Five people have been killed and around 100 people rescued after a fire ripped through a boat carrying tourists to islands north of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, authorities said.

Shocking video emerges showing a 'drunk' Indonesian pilot stumbling through security before making incoherent cockpit announcement.

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale has struck off eastern Indonesia, the Indonesian geophysics agency says.

Asia is top of the wish list for Kiwi travellers using Cheapflights.co.nz.

The 23-year-old Takapuna woman who died in Indonesia is being remembered as a "vibrant, friendly, free spirit who loved life".

A 23-year-old Takapuna woman has been identified as the Kiwi who died when a Contiki minivan crashed off a cliff in South Lombok.

A New Zealander killed in Indonesia on a Contiki tour worked for the tour company.

Beyond the Kuta sunsets and temples of Ubud, there's an unseen side to Bali that remains hidden to tourists. And it's fascinating.

An Australian teen watched in horror as Bali security delivered brutal street justice to the boy who allegedly tried to steal her mobile.

Five World War II warships have mysteriously disappeared from their watery graves, leaving nothing behind but a boat shaped indentation on the seabed.

The convicted drug smuggler, who has spent the last 12 years in Bali, will visit parole officers for the last time in May.

Missing Waikato man Josh Goudswaard has been found alive - "playing the bongos" on a Bali beach.

Visitors venturing from Indonesia's well-worn tourist haunts have thousands of alternatives, writes Kristi Eaton.

Friends and family are using social media to plead for sightings of a New Zealand man missing in Bali.

It pays to be aware of cultural customs and sensitivities to avoid giving offence in foreign countries, writes Paul Rush.

Rurik Jutting convicted for killing two prostitutes in Hong Kong, in a gruesome case that featured horrific video evidence of rape and torture.

The shocking discovery of a blind orangutan riddled with air rifle pellets and on the verge of death has highlighted the ongoing plight of the endangered species.

The lack of a complete autopsy and potential evidence tampering will be among the points raised in the appeal of an Australian found guilty of murder.

Damning footage has been uncovered in the case of a woman who allegedly murdered her friend with a cyanide-laced iced coffee at a Jakarta cafe.

New Zealand is helping Indonesia with a novel problem - managing its hugely lucrative fishery without using explosives.

In the hours after a Bali police officer was murdered Australian woman Sara Connor showered, called her bank to block her lost visa

A notorious people smuggler has been arrested for a third time by Indonesian police.

An explosion on a ferry carrying tourists from Bali to the Gili Island off Lombok has killed a German woman and a 12-year-old girl from Austria.

The Australian ex-husband of Bali murder suspect Sara Connor is expected to visit the mother of his two children in a Denpasar jail.

An Indonesian man who claims to be the longest living human in recorded history has described how he "just wants to die" at age 145.

Police in Bali now claim they have found the spot where a couple allegedly burned their bloody clothes in the aftermath of the death of a police officer.

It's a firm favourite, but this destination has more to worry about than Bintang and nasi goreng.

A proposed booze ban in in Bali may put tourists at risk, critics warn.

Shandelle Battersby enjoys the people watching and the setting sun in Canggu.

In the last leg of his visit to Indonesia, John Key stopped off in Surubaya to launch a competition which aimed to get more Indonesians interested in NZ.