Thailand is New Zealand's sixth largest source of international students, with about 3000 students arriving here every year.

It's a map of a country familiar to many travellers but on closer inspection it reveals a heartbreaking reality.

Inside the world of a Thailand elephant sanctuary on the banks of the River Kwai.

The Thai community in Auckland are planning several celebrations in honour of their king, but remain anxious about his health.

What most people don't realise is that Bangkok is an amazing destination for families.

A silver and white car linked to the shooting of a 14-year-old boy in June has been recovered.

'The Doctor' opened doors to the world, supplying pristine fake passports, from an unassuming, scruffy house in the Bangkok suburbs.

Thailand is known for its beaches and temples but it's also no secret the country has a thriving sex industry. That could be about to change.

Tourists visiting Thailand are urged not to take selfies with slow loris animals after one was found with his teeth ripped out.

Marking World Refugee Day, the Herald spoke to a refugee family who escaped from Laos to New Zealand 33 years ago, risking their lives to do so.

A shocking video has emerged of a fire raging inside an airport bus that was transferring passengers to a terminal.

Life in Thailand has been taking on a creepy Big Brother-style feeling of late.

Thailand is the "Kitchen of the World" and a hub of world-class manufacturing facilities.

Most people heading to Thailand usually arrive in Bangkok and promptly board a plane south in search of sandy shores and blue seas.

Idyllic celebration turned into heartbreak when newlywed couple's speedboat capsized off the island of Koh Samui.

Given my physical location, I'm sometimes asked how I describe myself - where am I mentally, if you will.

Shops and restaurants on three Thai islands have been dismantled this week as authorities enforce a new ban on tourists in the area in a bid to protect the corals.

Calm washes over me as I listen to the soothing chants of a monk praying in the early-morning sun.

The hotel manager offers a broad smile as he guides me down the boat ramp on to the warm sand of the eastern shore of Phi Phi Island (pronounced "PP").

A British family savagely beaten while on holiday in Thailand have vowed never to return to the country.

WATCH: Shocking footage has emerged of a gang of thugs brutally beating a British family in Thailand apparently because they were Western tourists.

Thailand may be going through its driest period in 20 years, but the biggest water fight in the world is still on.

Brave young Kiwis are going undercover, to expose child sex trafficking in Asia. By putting their own safety on the line, they hope to save lives.

The booming tourist trade has had a serious impact on the welfare of Thailand's wildlife.

A toilet thought to have cost up to $40,000 has been built for the princess of Thailand when she visits Cambodia.

Phuket crash victim gifted second highest amount through Givealittle site last year.

Thai Police have confirmed the body of a man who was found on a New Zealand-registered yacht at a Phuket beach was a NZ-citizen.

A Thai airline has offered to serve food and drinks to dolls - as long as they've purchased a ticket.

The Thai junta is pursuing a crackdown on scantily clad tourists as part of a "morality cleanse" begun by the ruling generals.