Singapore Airlines axes 'Capital Express'
Four-times-weekly flight from Wellington to Singapore will now stop in Melbourne
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Singapore: Streets of delight
The city state's food stalls are delicious and fabulously cheap, writes Nicholas Jones.
The H Files: Migrant murdered for money, opium
Victim was quiet Chinese gambler who gave icecreams to children.
Skier killed as Japanese volcano erupts
Flying rocks from the eruption of Mount Kusatsu-Shirane killed a skier in Japan.
NZ stocks take back seat to Wall Street rally
The local share market has taken a back seat to Wall Street's record gains.
Thailand: Finding peace in Bangkok
A Michelin-star meal gives Helen van Berkel respite from the buzz of the city.
Tim Warrington: 'The bus trip was hot'
As Tim Warrington finds, not all travellers treat their destinations with respect.
Should all kids learn a second language?
Bill would require listing at least 10 languages as "national priority languages".
Monolingual no more: kids lead the way
Diverse population spurs students to learn other nations' languages.
Kiwi woman drowns in Thailand after leaving tour group
The woman is believed to have separated from her tour group.
'He's a god': Hillary's greatest legacy
Ten years after his death, Ed Hillary's legacy lives on strongly
Sickening: Hotel workers busted using toilet brushes to do washing up
Cleaners at three hotels have been caught on film.
China steering economy through mountain of debt
China's leadership has made preventing financial risk a priority for the next three years
Volunteer killed in fall was PhD student
Calvin Lim, 29, of Christchurch died in a fall near Pinnacles Hut at Mt Somers.
Whanganui trio make national canoe sprint team
Three Whanganui paddlers selected for national U18 canoe sprint team
Highest Japanese honour for Helen Clark
Japan credits Helen Clark for making NZ "one of the best friends Japan could wish for".
Kiwi woken by killer quake
NZ Golf Open tournament director Michael Glading was 16 floors up when the shaking began.
Chinese gang sold poisoned darts to kill dogs
Poisoned syringes and dead dogs found after Chinese police raid gang workshop.
Two Auckland motorists clamped while in their cars
The AA says clamping while someone is in the car "smacks of revenue raising".
Raped by armed forces: 21 survivors recount horrific ordeals
"They yanked off her jewellery, tore off her clothes and threw her to the floor."
India: A life of spice
Laura Harding discovers that the scented haven of Kerala is unlike any other.
Laos: The road from Phonsavan
Justine Tyerman encounters good humour and some odd food items on a road trip in Laos.
India's colourful trail
To tour the Golden Triangle is to observe the core of the country's multifaceted history.
Family's heartbreak: Mum's not coming home
Arlene Padawag-Cosme suffered a brain aneurysm four days after her baby girl was born
World's newest cocktail capital
Singapore offers cocktails that have a tendency to make your heart race.
Amazing photos: Orangutan grabs camera, takes selfies
What happens when a wild orangutan grabs a GoPro camera? You'll be surprised!
North Korean soldier's survival 'a miracle'
Rescuers who first helped shot North Korean defector say his survival is miraculous.
Emperor Akihito to step down in 2019
This is first abdication of a Japanese monarch in about two centuries.
Room Check: Crest Resort and Pool Villas
Helen van Berkel checks into the Crest Resort and Pool Villas in Phuket, Thailand
Laos: The hills of paradise
Justine Tyerman puts forward her own theory about the enigmatic Plain of Jars.
Silent bullet killing Vietnam veterans
Hundreds of US veterans are dying from slow killing parasite ingested in Vietnam
Borat star offers to pay Czechs' fines
Sacha Baron Cohen has offered to cover fines of six men arrested for dressing as Borat.