A lone female American backpacker has described the horrific moment she broke her back in Thailand.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent were in Thailand and Cambodia for just under a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent are in Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent are off to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent travel to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Former TV presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent visit Thailand and Cambodia to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new hotel just off the main west coast road in Phuket.

Grieving colleagues of a Dunedin man who fell four storeys to his death in Thailand have described him as a fun-loving man.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new resort just across the road from Phuket's eye-catching Karon Beach.

Police looked for suspects and a motive behind a series of blasts that shook resort towns across Thailand, killing four people and wounding dozens more.

There is less you may be able to get away with in Thailand if authorities go ahead with a bold new tourist rule.

A new wave of bomb attacks has killed at least four people and wounding dozens more.

One dead after two bombs exploded at the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin.

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.

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.

One of the country's youngest mixed martial arts athletes is heading to the world MuayThai champs in Thailand.

A New Zealand man has reportedly been stabbed while walking along a beach in Thailand.

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.