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![The best hotel in the world has just been named. Here's how much one night costs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The best hotel in the world has just been named. Here's how much one night costs
The hotel has almost exclusively received 5-star reviews from awe-struck guests.
![Boat filled with 20 corpses found floating off Brazilian coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boat filled with 20 corpses found floating off Brazilian coast
Reports say a small boat full of decomposing corpses was spotted by fishermen.
![South America bound? This secret Colombian island is an itinerary game-changer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
South America bound? This secret Colombian island is an itinerary game-changer
Add a slice of pure paradise to your bucket list.
![Kiwi Graeme Walls reflects on 40 years of changing lives on Mercy Ships](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi Graeme Walls reflects on 40 years of changing lives on Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships specialises in free, life-changing surgeries for people in need.
![I got scammed by two elderly 'holidaymakers' and they stole over $600](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
I got scammed by two elderly 'holidaymakers' and they stole over $600
Con artists come in all shapes and sizes.
![How to spend 36 hours in São Paulo:, where culture and 12 million people collide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to spend 36 hours in São Paulo:, where culture and 12 million people collide
Move over Rio, it's time to dive into São Paulo's cultural melting pot.
![Refugee flees cartel-connected abductor bent on revenge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Refugee flees cartel-connected abductor bent on revenge
The man spent time in hiding before eventually moving to New Zealand.
![ELE group collapse: Receivers’ report puts claims at $12.3m - who's owed money?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
ELE group collapse: Receivers’ report puts claims at $12.3m - who's owed money?
Buildhub, another labour hire business, had 60-70 staff. They were all sacked on Friday.
![Chile ex-president dies ‘saving passengers’ in helicopter crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chile ex-president dies ‘saving passengers’ in helicopter crash
Sebastian Piñera's passengers leapt from the aircraft while he wrestled with the controls.
![Why have Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny broken up?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why have Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny broken up?
The pair have chosen to part ways as they end their romance on a high note.
!['A Christmas to celebrate': 5yo migrant granted visa to attend school after Herald investigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'A Christmas to celebrate': 5yo migrant granted visa to attend school after Herald investigation
Ongoing visa issues have made NZ experience "painful and stressful" for migrant workers.
![Visiting the world's most remote Irish Pub on the edge of Antarctica](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Visiting the world's most remote Irish Pub on the edge of Antarctica
Penguins, whales and polar icebergs were to be expected. A pint of porter was not.
![Venezuela orders oil drilling in Guyana-run territory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Venezuela orders oil drilling in Guyana-run territory
Financial Times: Fear rises as Caracas claims ‘overwhelming’ mandate to exploit deposits.
![Don't be a boring tourist: What to do in Argentina beyond Buenos Aires](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Don't be a boring tourist: What to do in Argentina beyond Buenos Aires
Live like a cowboy in the little-known Uspallata Valley.
![The disturbing graveyard that's one of Argentina’s top tourist attractions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The disturbing graveyard that's one of Argentina’s top tourist attractions
Come and rent a graveyard by the day, even by the hour, in Buenos Aires.
![Colombia to cull drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Colombia to cull drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’
The 166-strong herd are descendants of animals brought there from Africa by Escobar.
![Watch: Workers left hanging 150m in the air after scaffolding collapses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Workers left hanging 150m in the air after scaffolding collapses
Construction workers were left clinging to cables at a high-rise building development.
![Consider your family an adventurous one?... Colombia's calling!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Consider your family an adventurous one?... Colombia's calling!
Seven years post-peace agreement, Colombia is safer and better than ever.
![How to dodge the piranha on an Amazon River excursion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to dodge the piranha on an Amazon River excursion
From sloths to screaming monkeys, cruising the Amazon River is a wild ride.
![Māori delegation to set record straight on ocean voyaging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Māori delegation to set record straight on ocean voyaging
Māori academics in Peru on a mission to reignite pre-colonial connections between cultures