Andrew Stone spends 24 hours in a plantation manager's restored estate home.

It may be small and far away but Sri Lanka ticks all the travellers' boxes.

The father of 'tropical modernism' has a cultish following, writes Andrew Stone.

There's a very good reason why this destination has become the new place to be.

An elephant gifted to New Zealand has been stopped from leaving Sri Lanka.

International festival, Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organised by PangeaSeed, a public art project that brings the oceans into the streets around the world, is coming back to Napier for a second year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A group of Kiwis badly hurt in a Sri Lankan road crash have scrapped their wedding trip and are heading back to New Zealand for "proper" medical treatment.

Six New Zealanders have reportedly been injured in a crash in Sri Lanka.

A man who lost his wife, 5-year-old son and mother-in-law in a fatal house fire on Thursday has opened his eyes for the first time since the tragedy.

Ties between New Zealand and Sri Lanka have been cemented this morning as Ranil Wickremesinghe visits Auckland.

A diplomatic gift of an elephant risks becoming a nightmare for the NZ Government as groups take legal action to stop the animal coming to Auckland Zoo.

ChildFund NZ is taking Kiwi teaching methods to underprivileged schools in Sri Lanka.

More than 10 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, the tiny village of Mirissa, on the south coast of Sri Lanka, is still doing it tough.

Most Kiwis are partial to a good cuppa. Many are also partial to a nice wine. And in Sri Lanka, you can have both in one glass.

Fonterra's Sri Lanka business has fully recovered after a 2013 food safety scare sparked public protests and forced the temporary closure of its operations there.

Carroll du Chateau's enjoyable tour of Sri Lanka takes an unexpected medical detour.

Auckland Zoo's new elephant, Anjalee, enjoys a pat while in quarantine on Niue.

Few Kiwis realise just what a star has passed with Kumar Sangakkara's exit from this Cricket World Cup into retirement, writes Paul Lewis.

Sri Lanka have the capability to go all the way to the World Cup final, but don't expect them to get there without a hiccup along the way.

Alex Robertson makes a moonlight trek up a sacred mountain to experience its magnificent view of the rising sun.

Today can't come and go quickly enough for Faf du Plessis.

It was raining at Eden Park, so the crowd poured on to the concourses.

Sri Lanka will top the World Cup teams in at least one respect - they've got a pile more caps than any other nation.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the peaceful elections in Sri Lanka and congratulated the country's new president after a shock election result.

New Zealand have a range of qualities in their test side but a collective talent for digging deep is among the most significant.

For the third straight day, the Basin Reserve was treated to marvellous batting yesterday; throw in an intriguing declaration and the second test is set up for a potentially cracking finale today.

Win or lose against Sri Lanka in Wellington next week, it won't alter the fact New Zealand have been unbeaten in their last six series, going back to the middle of last year.

New Zealand's test spinning ranks are into their third year of the time classification known as PV (Post-Vettori) and off-spinner Mark Craig and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi are showing signs of promise.

Sri Lankans revere and celebrate their tumultuous history. As Chris Pritchard learned, they like visitors to enjoy it, too.