An Auckland export cider company is moving to Hawke's Bay and selling shares to help make the move.

Singapore is eying Ohakea air base in Manawatu as a potential base for one of its own Air Force squadrons of F15 fighter jets.

The Airbus contender to replace the RNZAF's Hercules is making its 100-tonne presence felt in New Zealand this weekend.

A route that is meant to take under seven hours, took Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu 11 hours.

The unusual phenomenon has been compared to a brightly coloured Paddle Pop.

Wreaths laid on beach where Japanese soldiers ordered nurses to walk into the sea and then shot.

The older brother of Kim Jong-un has been assassinated at an airport. This is why the North Korean dictator might have wanted him dead.

Wellington Hospital has received more than $18,000 in donations and 17 PlayStations after its PlayStation was stolen from the cancer ward on Waitangi weekend.

In a plot fit for a spy novel, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother has been killed in Malaysia.

Singapore's aquarium of 100,000 creatures shows off sharks, eels and an acrobatic manta ray.

A Swiss national is the fifth person to be convicted of involvement in suspicious fund inflows of more than $1 billion.

NZ adventurer to attempt never-before-tried trip - rowing from Singapore to Darwin, cycling across Australia, rowing to New Plymouth and then a 40km cycle to Stratford.

With global growth under pressure, the outlook for the export-dependent region is faltering.

New Zealand students are performing below the international average when it comes to maths, a new study shows.

A Chinese developer is building a $100 billion city in the sea, the scale of which is dizzying.

COMMENT: The navies of the United States, Australia and Canada are joining New Zealand's earthquake relief effort.

Today's earthquake can trigger emotional trauma for Cantabrians even though there's been little physical damage in Christchurch, a psychologist says.

The 'ruck, rock and rumble' mantra has certainly worked well in Singapore, writes Andrew Alderson.

Anchor butter is a familiar sight on New Zealand supermarket shelves, but in far-flung Azerbaijan, they are eating it too.

New Zealand edged out Singapore as the easiest country for doing business in the World Bank's latest rankings.

Soak up the sights and smells of Singapore with these tips from Eli Orzessek.

The size of AJ Hackett International will double within the next three years as the company looks to forge new territory overseas.

Sports fan Andrew Alderson shares his tips for conquering the great Singapore credit card marathon.

Andrew Alderson flies from Singapore to Auckland on Singapore Airlines flight SQ285.

Tragedy struck with a barbed tail at Singapore's Underwater World aquarium this week after a stingray killed a diver working in the animal's enclosure.

Up to 100 New Zealand soldiers' bodies could be brought home from overseas, after the Government confirmed it was reviewing its policy on repatriation.

Location: Stands above a mall on Orchard Rd in the city centre. You'll literally get the picture when you go to the 20th-storey rooftop. Check-in:

Changi has been held aloft as one of the great airports of the world for many decades and is still worthy of that reputation.

The chief executive of Wellington Council says he would welcome outside scrutiny of a deal to pay Singapore Airlines to fly to the city.

The sale of a chunk of Rolling Stone magazine began with a casual meeting between a son from a rich Asian family and the son of the magazine's manager.