Sri Lanka deal bid to curb asylum seekers
Australia and Sri Lanka have agreed to toughen measures against people smugglers.
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NZ doctor appeals for return of helicopter
NZ doctor appeals to Indonesian authorities to return his impounded helicopter so he can help earthquake victims in Padang.
Indonesia quake: 'They were sucked deep into the earth'
The official death toll from Wednesday's quake stood at 809 last night, but the Indonesian Red Cross believes up to 4,000 people are lying beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.
4 Aussies in Indonesia missing
Authorities have made contact with three Australians who had been unaccounted for in the earthquake-ravaged Indonesian city of Padang, but concerns remain for four others who still have not been in touch with officials.
Greenpeace moves palm kernel protest to port
Greenpeace is trying to keep up pressure on Fonterra to limit its use of palm kernel feed with a public rally outside the Ports of Tauranga.
Police: All 14 protesters removed from ship
Farmers have described Greenpeace's occupation of an inbound cargo vessel as 'economic treason.'
Second activist arrested from animal feed cargo ship
Police make second arrest while expressing serious safety concerns for activists aboard a cargo ship off the Tauranga coast.
NZ ready to assist Indonesia after earthquake
New Zealand is ready to offer assistance to Indonesia after a large earthquake killed at least 46 people and injured hundreds more.
Mango tree dances like 'muppet' during quake, says Rotorua man
A New Zealand man caught up in yesterday's powerful earthquake in Indonesia tells of his experience.
Schapelle Corby 'insane', could die
Schapelle Corby has gone insane and is "hanging on by a thread" says a top psychiatrist.
Schapelle Corby sentence could be cut
Schapelle Corby, sentenced to 20 years' jail after she was caught in Bali with 4.1kg of marijuana in a boogie board bag, may have her sentence reduced.