It wasn't what I'd imagined a tsunami shelter would look like.

Kuta Beach would be the main nearby attraction, but there are famous nightlife spots, such as Cocoon, Potato Head and Ku De Ta, a short cab ride away.

Auckland man Davinder Singh said he was planning to return to work today despite working in a building close to the scene of yesterday's terror attack in Jakarta.

Malcolm Turnbull held talks in Indonesia yesterday aiming to reset ties as he starts his first overseas tour since wresting control of the Government.

Gabrielle Dunlevy cleanses her body, soul and mind in an Indonesian healing resort.

A little over a year ago, Joko Widodo swept to power in Indonesia promising bold change and higher living standards.

New Zealand is prepared to fight for "the principles of trade" in its beef battle with Indonesia, says our ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation.

In Bali's hills, far from the madding crowds, Shandelle Battersby finds a perfectly positioned eco-resort.

16 years after her last visit, former spokesperson for the Auckland East Timor Independence Committee Marie Leadbeater finds it a study in contrasts.

Bali-bound travellers had their hopes of relaxing tropical holidays and family reunions dashed mid-flight as volcanic ash forced their plane to return to Auckland.

Ash spewing from Mount Raung has disrupted the plans of Kiwis and Indonesians travelling to Bali, with a flight from New Zealand forced to turn back.

Readers of US-based Travel and Leisure magazine have voted the ten best islands in the world in its annual survey.

Indonesian authorities trying to trace two commercial pilots believed to support Isis (Islamic State) say Australian Federal Police intelligence on the men wasn't shared with them.

An ageing Indonesian military plane packed with soldiers and their families crashed after takeoff in a densely populated area of Sumatra's biggest city, killing more than 140 in the latest air....

"The things that I've heard people say online and to my face have astounded me," says pastor Nick Watt.

The lawyers of a NZ man who escaped the death penalty for trafficking crystal meth in Bali says there are a "number of grounds" on which to appeal his prison sentence.

Kiwi Antony de Malmanche has been handed a heavy sentence after being found guilty of smuggling almost 2kg of methamphetamine into Bali.

Large crowds and emergency services gathered around the flaming wreckage shortly after the crash in the city of Medan, on Sumatra island.

Helen Jackson finds her happy place among an exuberant island people.

Indonesia investigates allegation that Australian patrol paid people traffickers to turn back.

The family of murdered New Zealand businessman Robert Ellis is in shock at the 12-year sentence handed down to his wife.

Indonesian ferry explosion victim Paul Sinclair is expected to arrive back home in NZ this week after he is discharged from hospital in northern Australia.

A Kiwi holidaying in Bali last night told of his miracle survival after a horror ferry explosion in the tropical paradise.

Antony de Malmanche told the court he went to Bali where he believed he would meet his internet girlfriend, “Jesse”.

William Pesek grades Park Geun Hye of South Korea, Benigno Aquino of the Philippines and Joko Widodo of Indonesia.

Christopher Adams battles Kuta's crazy traffic and beer bellies before escaping east.

Migrants stranded at sea for four months resorted to stabbing, hanging each other and throwing passengers overboard in a desperate struggle for the last remaining food.

Katie Shepherd finds a clifftop resort away from the hustle and bustle of Kuta.

It's a tough time to be an investment banker in Southeast Asia. Mergers involving Southeast Asian companies have dropped 45 per cent this year to the lowest level since 2009.

A Bali drug squad officer has told the trial of Antony De Malmanche he didn’t seek a translator or lawyer for the accused Kiwi drug mule.