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Bumpy journey to Vietnam for PM
After what had potential to be a very bumpy journey after a weather radar problem on the plane, New Zealand has arrived at the East Asia Summit.
<i>Cafe Hanoi</i>, Auckland CBD
Anyone who has been to Vietnam knows that the best food comes from the north.
Kiwi Vietnam war hero dies
A former New Zealand Vietnam war hero who was recently presented with a bravery award for saving the lives of Australian soldiers has died.
Apocalypse then
As a soldier in Vietnam, Karl Marlantes came face-to-face with war. Thirty years later he has turned that experience into a New York Times best-seller.
Charges over freak fatal motorway accident
A freak road accident where a truck wheel came loose and killed a man in a bus on Auckland's southern motorway earlier this year is heading to court.
Ask Lonely Planet: All that's eco is not green in Vietnam
Eco-tourism in Vietnam is often promoted by companies who either by ignorance or outright unscrupulousness do not adhere to the ethics that would constitute viable eco-tourism projects.
Kiwi war hero rewarded by Australia
A former New Zealand artillery officer has been given a bravery award by the Australian Government.
Vientiane, Laos
Laos' bizarre capital is a languid collection of wide French-style avenues furnished with cruising tuk tuks, and plane-tree studded neighbourhoods dotted with Buddhist temples and French colonial architecture.
Travel book: <i>Destination Saigon</i>
Being a large man taking up a space usually occupied by three Vietnamese, writer Walter Mason was obviously an easily noticed foreign visitor in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon).
Vietnam: At home in the city that soldiered on
Laura Franklin feels the love in Vietnam, where war has been trumped by resilience.