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A novice politician has Thailand's leader scrambling to keep his job. Andrew Buncombe reports.

The arrest of two New Zealand citizens caught allegedly trying to smuggle methamphetamine into Tokyo's airport earlier this month is just the latest example of the dangers of drug trafficking, say New Zealand police.

New elephants are coming to Auckland Zoo - but not everyone is happy about it. We look at the arguments for and against the council's $3.5 million new attractions

Sarah Carter's father refuses to accept Thai authorities' belief that her death was not linked to an insect control chemical.

An insecticide implicated in a Kiwi tourist's death could be harming NZ workers, the Green Party claims.

The father of a New Zealander who died suddenly in Thailand suspects Thai authorities have covered up the circumstances surrounding her death to protect their tourism industry.

Chat sessions with monks provide a rare insight into their lives, says Kate Roff.

A trip to northern Thailand brings exotic experiences and confronting flavours.

Sweet, salty, sour, spicy and bitter tastes are perfectly balanced in Thai cuisine.

A Thai overstayer who has been living in New Zealand illegally for 10 years has been deported to Thailand, after a failed bid to stay with his partner and New Zealand-born daughter.

The parents of a New Zealand woman who died in mysterious circumstances while on holiday in Thailand are setting up a website to make others aware of the "very real dangers" in the Southeast Asian nation.

No roads, no phones, no power. But that doesn't get in the way of two Auckland ad men who are bringing schools to Southeast Asia's poorest kids - by motorbike. Kirsten Warner meets them.

The World Health Organisation is still stumped over the cause of the string of "puzzling" deaths in Chiang Mai.

Since his eldest child died while backpacking in Thailand, Richard Carter does not welcome idle time.