Blazes threaten Brazil's tropical wetlands
Almost 1.5 million hectares consumed as fires ravage South American rain forests.
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Superyachts on the Med: Pandemic no barrier for super-wealthy Kiwi travellers
'Bugger it, we're still going to have summer in Europe', one super-wealthy Kiwi said.
Brazilian evangelical politician 'plotted to kill husband' with 10 of her 55 children
He was shot dead at the family home, but she said it was an armed robbery.
Songs surface from a barrage of heartbreak
After grief, Bebel Gilberto recovers her zen with new album
Family threatened with death in Colombia can stay in NZ
Intimidation came after a school was established to prevent kids entering a life of crime.
Couple stranded in Falklands hitch home on ship
After isolating, the couple are now waiting offshore for their Covid-19 test results.
Experimental Covid vaccine put to its biggest test
About 30,000 volunteers will receive shots. It will be months before results trickle in.
Fifth time lucky: Quarantined Kiwi performer decides to do yet another round of self isolation
Lauren Marshall is undertaking a voluntary fifth round of isolation - this time in Napier.
Virus rebounds around the world, deaths top 600,000
The World Health Organisation has reported its highest one-day tally yet.
Covid-19: Brazil hits 1000 deaths a day
Gruesome plateau infects 2 million in Latin American country and is yet to tilt downward.
Flying? There's no need to get in a flap
The world's largest soaring bird rides air currents for hours.
'A slap in the face:' Goya faces boycott after CEO praises Trump
Praise for Trump by Goya Foods CEO has angered Latinos hit hard by President's decisions.
Auckland man faces month-long wait in airport lounge
Kepa Harris faces being stuck in Sao Paulo's transit lounge for the next month.
Kiwi woman on gruelling five-day journey home
Hamilton woman says she wouldn't have got home to sick relative without help of strangers.
Latin America's outbreaks rival Europe's. But its options are worse
New York Times: Much of Latin America's pain is unfolding far from global view.
Colombian company creates hospital bed that can double as coffin
The beds can hold a weight of 150kg and will cost about NZ$140.
Anzac spirit: Qantas flight to bring home stranded Kiwis in Argentina
20 Kiwis stranded in South America have been rescued thanks to Aussie Govt and airline.
Murder rates were staggering. Pandemic has brought some quiet, for now
New York Times: There are fewer people outdoors, making the streets easier to police.
Mercy flight from Peru brings Kiwis home
Kiwis on board a mercy flight from Peru touched down in Auckland this morning.
Self-isolating on one of the most remote places on the planet
There is self-isolating, and then there is self-isolating on Easter Island.
Covid 19: US expels thousands after halting asylum
Trump shuts down nation's asylum system, setting aside decades of immigration laws.
Venezuela elites still party in Covid-19 pandemic
Unbeknown to several elite, the coronavirus was spreading among them.
Coronavirus: Kiwi med students 'forgotten and alone' in Peru
Shamus Moffatt and Connie Wan have had no clear answer on what will happen to them.
A Bataclan survivor's wheelchair journey across New Zealand
Pierre Cabon was paralysed in the Paris attacks. Five years later he climbed Tongariro
Stranded in Argentina as flights out cancelled
A New Zealand citizen must use her German passport to get out of Argentina.
New Zealanders overseas struggling to get home
New Zealanders stranded overseas say government intervention is their "only hope".
Final call: Kiwi couple's race to self-isolation
COMMENT: Home is the only place I've wanted to be for the last three days.
Kiwis stranded in Peru as Air NZ cancels service to South America
"We're feeling quite alone right now."
Coronavirus: Kiwi cruise ship passenger stranded at Chilean port by protesters
Herald writer stuck on board cruise ship as protesters prevent passengers leaving.
Brazil dancer breaks Carnival parade taboo
Transgender dancer fulfils a dream of feminine beauty nearly three decades old.
The South American airline where things run like clockwork
Rio is a surreal city, but its airport is modern and easy to navigate.
Cruising: An Atlantic odyssey
Greg Fleming crosses the Atlantic, from Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro, on Oceania's Marina