A 23-year-old New Zealand-born woman has died while backpacking in Thailand.

Posing with a New Zealand passport on his Facebook page did not do Ekaphop Luera any favours.

New Zealand is being urged by Thailand to revoke the passport of a Thai fugitive who has fled to this country.

New Zealand man faces a hefty fine or years behind bars in an overcrowded Thai jail after he was allegedly caught in possession of illegal drug.

A New Zealand man is in a Thai jail after he was busted in possession of illegal drugs on the holiday island of Phuket.

It was the first time in 40 years Andrew Welch had not been home for Christmas, his brother Jeremy recalls.

The new Hunger Games Movie has reportedly been banned from a number of cinemas in Thailand after protesters adopted the film's hand gesture as an anti-authority symbol.

Helen van Berkel meets a scamster driving a tuk-tuk, but still manages to pack in a stack of sightseeing pleasures that will give her dinner party anecdotes to last into her dotage.

A British man has fled the Thai island where two fellow backpackers were murdered last week after claiming the "mafia" was trying to kill him.

Two British women were reportedly mugged by a Thai motorbike gang on the same beach where two backpackers were brutally murdered and just one night before the killings took place.

At what point paradise becomes lost depends on whom you speak to.

Robert Colvile finds delights away from the decadence in Phuket.

A clampdown on paid surrogacy in Thailand following the abandoning of Down syndrome baby "Gammy" by his Australian parents, will shut the door on desperate Kiwi couples.

The couple accused of abandoning a surrogate baby with Down syndrome say they left him in Thailand because they were told he had only a day to live.

An Australian man accused of abandoning his surrogate boy in Thailand after learning the baby had Down syndrome was previously convicted of child sex offences in Australia, it is claimed.

Exclusivity and privacy is still available for a family holiday in the sun, even at bustling Phuket, finds Leanne Chamberlin.

A Rotorua Living Well church senior leader is proving a humble pillowcase is a versatile item - especially when helping the needy.

Editorial: Few eyebrows were raised when the army seized power in Thailand last week. This was, after all, the 12th military coup since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932.

Thailand's new army junta ordered dozens of outspoken activists, academics and journalists to surrender themselves to military authorities.

A New Zealander has reportedly been arrested in Thailand after police raided an illegal gambling den in the seedy tourist hotspot Pattaya.

New Zealanders living in politically-troubled Thailand say the latest military coup has not led to major violence

See Bangkok life from different perspectives, says Megan Singleton.

Kiwis are being urged not to travel to some areas of Thailand and to be extremely careful in others after martial law was declared across the country.

Learning English was just a dream for Ye Tun Oo, let alone being able to start a degree in an English-speaking country.

The photograph of the two men was nothing less than remarkable.