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Romania from above: Images to inspire your fairy tale road trip
Photographer shares an aerial adventure and advice to plan your own Romanian road trip.
Unwelcome visitors: Tourists from these countries find it tough to get a NZ visa
About 66 per cent from Iraq declined compared with only 5 per cent from China.
Cyprus serial killer case: Body in suitcase pulled from lake
Army officer claims he killed five women and two of their young daughters.
Accused Christchurch gunman donated $3650 to far-right French group
The Christchurch attack suspect transferred to the Generation Identity group in France
Whanganui trio prepare for international paddling duty
Whanganui trio Lucas Thompson, Jack Clifton and Sophie Brooke on international kayak duty
Gwynne Dyer: What went wrong in eastern Europe?
The dreams that drove the anti-Communist revolutions of 1989 are still alive but fading.
Heartfelt thanks to kidney donor from rugby star Sione Vaiomoʻunga
'I thank God I am alive. I have energy to play with my boys,' says Sione Vaiomoʻunga.
Dead man walking
Court refuses to overturn a man's death certificate, even though he appeared in person.
Rugby star's new chance at life
Ailing Tongan player Sione Vaiomounga is set to be given the gift of life.
Rare look inside ghostly abandoned casino
These chilling photographs reveal what was once a glamorous establishment fit for a king.
The Big Read: Man who risks his life for animals
Amir Khalil puts his life on the line to rescue animals in need as director of Four Paws.
Afghanistan veteran wins 2 Invictus golds
New Zealand's 10 medals at the Invictus Games has already surpassed our previous record.
Bank-card skimming gang nabbed in NZ
Globe-trotting gang locked up after living the high life on $100,000 withdrawn with stolen ATM cards.
Romanian weather girl nearly reveals all
A Romanian weather girl caused quite a stir by almost slipping out of her dress on live TV, as this cheeky video shows.
Is this the world's worst proposal?
Instead of getting down on one knee a man in Romania delivered a shock proposal to his bewildered girlfriend using masked hijackers.
Kiwi tourist dies in Romania
A 44-year-old kiwi tourist has drowned in the Black Sea, in a coastal town in south-east Romania.
Jetpack inventor dies
Justin Capra claimed to have beaten the Americans to make the world's first jetpack and went on to design dozens of vehicles.
Bar/fly: Bucharest, Romania
Even bloodthirsty Count Dracula likes a sundowner now and then, learns Kevin Pilley.
'Theft of the century' art burned
"I placed the suitcase containing the paintings in the stove." The mum of an art heist suspect says she "destroyed any evidence" - quite permanently.
Romania's Paris of the East
Bucharest was founded by a shepherd, according to local legend, and was later nicknamed the Paris of the East.
The beauty of Bucharest
The Romanian capital is home to two million people, with a cityscape that ranges from rundown grandeur to communist monstrosities and sleek modernism. It hums with a cosy, vibrant and seductive Byzantine charm
Foreigners suspected in crime plot
A group of Romanians have been prevented from entering New Zealand amid suspicions they were planning a crime spree down Auckland's Queen St.
Bucharest, Romania
Romania's fascinating capital city is a contradictory cityscape with ancient churches next to crumbling Communist-era flats; deserted shopfronts with broken windows next to vibrant cafes; sophisticated hipsters texting on iPhones and sharing the footpath with packs of feral dogs.
Romania's charming contradictory capital
Bucharest is a fascinating city of old and new, writes Laurie Hertzel.