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Paul Holmes: How Goff dropped the ball after strong start

No Aratere ferry passenger sailings till Tuesday

Kiwi crash victim an arts 'institution'

Cook strait ferry sailings remain banned

Lyttelton Port cruise ship numbers plunge

Salil Shetty: Commonwealth should stand up for human rights

Grit needed to make it on runways

When a language is on its death bed

Dona Aida de Jesus is 96 years old and one of the last custodians of a dying language.

Auckland Mayor to lead major China business mission

Malaysia: In Rick Stein's foodie footsteps

Lauraine Jacobs heads to Bon Ton, the tiny resort on the island of Langkawi that's a favourite of Rick Stein.

Burmese president placates cynics

All eyes on change in Burma

Cricket match a life-changer

Starvation still stalking masses in wealthy India

Malaysia: Sea tree turns over new leaf

An eye-catching Malaysian resort mixes pleasure and responsibility, finds P.K. Stowers.

Hanoi: Uncle Ho lies in surreal state

In Hanoi, Brett Atkinson is struck by the incongruity of Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum.