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What happened to MH370? Disturbing theories, twists, latest search 10 years on
Flight MH370 disappeared a decade ago. Many are still searching for answers.
'The younger the child, the greater the punishment': The nation castrating child rapists
'We wanted to protect children much more,' Justice Minister says.
Cruise-ship hell: Kiwi tells of abuse, rocks hurled at passengers over virus fears
Ship full of Kiwis, Australians has been refused entry to Madagascar and Mauritius.
Flooding, landslides leave 26 dead and 10,000 homes flooded in Madagascar
92,000 people have been affected by heavy rains on the Indian Ocean island.
Hōpara: Seeing the world in a completely different light
Elisabeth Easther talks to every day explorers about their best travel memories.
Student's fatal fall from plane sparks debate about anti-malarials
Telegraph: A look at the risks of gap year students taking anti-malrials.
Madagascar: Fear student's body may never be found
The pilot spoke of his desperate attempt to stop her from breaking open the door.
MH370 threats: Plane fragments 'linked' to murder of official
His mission is to solve the MH370 mystery. But who wants Blaine Gibson dead and why?
Five years since MH370: Kiwis' connection to major air disasters
Four people with links to New Zealand died in the 2014 Malaysia Airlines disasters.
Suffering in silence: 10 shocking world disasters
A horrific disaster is unfolding in this tiny country - it's just one of many.
Kiwi's giant lost cousin also loved the night-life
The kiwi's long-lost close cousin loved the night-life as much as our national icon does.
Madagascar: Africa's isle of wild surprises
Madagascar has occupied its unique place off of Africa for more than 100 million years.
MH370: 'Only option' to find missing plane
An Australian oceanographer has suggested a new search area for MH370.
Black Plague outbreak could become 'untreatable'
Fears that disease could spread to Europe, America via plane travel as Ebola did in 2014.
Deadly plague epidemic at 'crisis point'
Deadly epidemic predicted to reach inland Africa - where it'll be 'difficult to control'.
Everyone can make a difference - zoo
International animal protection groups are heading to Wellington Zoo to talk conservation.
Is this lost luggage from MH370?
A distinctive Angry Birds purse, a mobile phone case and several bags are among 20 possible MH370 items found by a US adventurer.
Booming demand is making vanilla taste bad
The price of the vanilla bean has more than tripled in the past year as output slips and quality suffers.
Captain Kidd's secret solved
A silver bar believed to be the first piece of the long-lost treasure haul of Scottish pirate William Kidd has been found in shallow waters off Madagascar, an island nation off Africa.
Boy, 13, killed by shark
A 13-year-old boy was killed by a shark while surfing off the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean.
Zoos drive animals crazy
In the mid-1990s, Gus, a polar bear in the Central Park Zoo, alarmed visitors by compulsively swimming figure eights in his pool, sometimes for 12 hours a day.
The Exotic Booze Club: Drinking across the globe
Seat-of-the-pants expedition filmmaker Brian Armstrong has an eye for weird and wonderful alcoholic concoctions.
Madagascar: How bizarre
Africa, Asia and Europe converge in a capital abuzz with surreal sights, finds Brett Atkinson.
NZ's forests second most endangered in world
NZ's forest ecosystems are the second most threatened in the world and house only 5 per cent of their original habitat, according to an international report.
TV Eye: A great night for a Fry-Up
How very British, how very self-deprecating, to name a TV series QI, meaning 'quite interesting'.