A small village in the northern Philippines has been overwhelmed by the increase of tourists in recent years.

Davao city's reputation as one of the safest, vibrant and best-run cities in the country is drawing business people in the thousands.

A New Zealand beauty queen has pulled out of a pageant in the Philippines due to fears for her safety.

With protesters at a summit meeting threatening violence it was time for the riot police to bring out their secret weapon - pop star Katy Perry.

Just a brief photo opportunity first, of the 21 leaders sitting at their round table before getting down to business at the Apec yesterday.

The Philippines is vowing "higher security" for world leaders at an economic summit in Manila next week following the Paris terror attacks.

The Philippines owner of Griffin's is gearing up to expand the 150-year-old Kiwi biscuit brand into Southeast Asia.

Cristobal Espinosa came to New Zealand from the Philippines last year to work on a dairy farm, but now he is worried about being sent back.

A homeless Filipino boy, who was photographed studying in the light of a McDonald's restaurant, has been overwhelmed with aid including a college scholarship.

An image of a homeless boy doing his homework by the light of a McDonald's restaurant has inspired thousands of internet users.

William Pesek grades Park Geun Hye of South Korea, Benigno Aquino of the Philippines and Joko Widodo of Indonesia.

Philippine Airlines will launch services to Auckland from Manila later this year. It will be the first time the airline has ever operated in New Zealand.

11,600 Filipino, US and Australian soldiers - twice as many as last year - are set to join the war games off Palawan province near contested South China Sea islands.

A powerful typhoon destroyed homes and flooded low-lying coastal villages in the Philippines, forcing a million people to flee to safety and reportedly leaving at least three dead.

A New Zealand exporter has won a $450,000 judgment against the suppliers of "defective" Philippine bananas.

Police are following the money trail left by paedophiles in paying for material and are using the information to shut down rings that include dozens of people across continents.

Police say possibilities of what happened to missing Auckland mother Blessie Gotingco are "limitless".

OceanaGold plans to scale back its operations and is expected to axe more than 100 jobs at the Macraes goldfield in Otago in response to a falling gold price.

At first it's hard to comprehend exactly what it is we're looking at.

A police official says at least 21 people were killed and 20 others were injured when a bus plunged from an elevated highway and onto a van in Manila.

More than 12,000 people displaced by the massive November 8 have made it to the capital. Most are with relatives; those with no family here are in shelters.

A Trade Me bidding war has started over an orange capsicum with a green stalk shaped like the head of a dragon - with bids already topping $200.