Mukul Resort provides classes for employees, plus health care, portable water and a soccer academy for the local community.

Which species will Ben Ross add to his Life List?

A supervolcano forming north of New Zealand could spell the end of the world - but there is no need to panic, it won't happen for at least 100 million years.

A group of Latin American leaders yesterday declared that votes by two American states to legalise cannabis have important implications for efforts to quash drug smuggling.

A Kiwi scientist has helped discover a monster volcano under Hong Kong - one of just 50 'supervolcanoes' worldwide on the scale found under the city.

If you haven't booked for the party of the year, which marks the start of a new era for humanity, you'd better hurry.

The San Blas archipelago in northern Panama is made up of almost 400 Caribbean Sea islands.

The people of San Blas have preserved their colourful lifestyle, writes Brett Atkinson.

Andrew Stone surveys some of the more remarkable trends and breakthroughs which may - or may not - come to pass next year

Leftist politicians in Mexico have proposed that the country issue a new kind of marriage licence - one valid for two years.

Expensive dental and cosmetic surgery here is creating a burgeoning industry overseas. While a nip and tuck is cheaper offshore, experts say it might also be riskier.

Japan's biggest quake since records began triggered a shocking 10m tsunami. See how the quake ranks in history.

The link between seas is still a marvel, writes Bronwyn Elsmore.

Defender Winston Reid expects to be named in Ricki Herbert's All Whites squad today after recovering from a hip injury.

Joaquin Phoenix really let it all go when he gave up acting.

A crate of plants came with an exotic surprise this afternoon as biodiversity officials discovered a live boa constrictor hiding inside.

You wait all these years for James Cameron to make a 3D film about a peaceful tribe whose pastoral existence is threatened by greedy developers, then, like the proverbial bus, three come along in quick succession.