New Zealand seeks greater status with important Latin and South American bloc

Gastronomy becomes performance art in Lima, writes Sarah Marshal.

Free rooms are being listed and service fees waived for those affected by the cyclone

Shocking footage has emerged showing the aftermath of a plane crash in Peru.

The victims were in several vehicles waiting for the road to be cleared.

Dramatic video has emerged of a young girl almost swept away by a raging mudslide in Peru.

Tour operator denies having a role in mysterious death of Kiwi man in Peru.

Mother reveals her heartache after her Kiwi son died in psychedelic drug ceremony while on Peruvian jungle holiday.

Peruvian food is the hot cuisine trend right now. Elise Scott lists seven specialities contributing to the clamour.

John Key has a new bromance, this time with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Prime Minister John Key is hoping to speak to Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Apec summit in Lima today

COMMENT: The leaders of the 12 TPP countries thought they would be patting themselves on the back this year.

PM John Key will leave for the Apec summit in Peru today where TPP leaders will meet to try and salvage the agreement from a Donald Trump presidency.

The Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte is set to make a pit stop in New Zealand on his way to the APEC summit.

Pirates on River Amazon spared the lives of two New Zealanders only after desperate pleas from a jungle guide and his crew, it has been revealed.

Really, a pink dolphin would be an unexpected sight pretty much anywhere - but to see one from your loo? That's rare.

The word Peru has become almost synonymous with Machu Picchu - but there's so much more to see.

Two new cave paintings have been discovered near the Machu Picchu ruins in Peru.

Peru is one of those places you go to once and fall head over heels in love. It will surprise you, enchant you and have you craving for more.

Passengers and cabin crew were left in neck braces with bleeding heads after a flight from Lima to Buenos Aires hit severe turbulence.

Voters in Peru are choosing today between the daughter of their jailed strongman former ruler and a Wall Street banker related to Hollywood royalty as their president.

When it comes to Peru, three obvious destinations - Machu Picchu, Lima, and Cusco - never fail to make every top to-do list.

They are the bucket-list destinations tourists are loving to death. Some of these sites have been shut down, while for others the risk lingers.

First Justin Bieber flashed his bare bum at ancient ruins in Tulum Mexico, now two men have been arrested in Peru for getting naked at Machu Picchu.

An Auckland student is heading to Peru to help overcome the obstacles of poverty by hula-hooping her heart out.

An Auckland student is heading to Peru to help overcome the obstacles of poverty with a hula hoop.

Pamela Wade finds Peru a country of wonders - from the natural to the man-made, the ancient to the everyday.

Father of 24-year-old Matthew Dawson-Clarke warns others about danger of "cleansing ceremony".

An Antarctic explorer who died while travelling with his wife in Machu Picchu has been remembered as a “remarkable and lovely man”.