A new report promised long-awaited answers about how the doomed flight went down but a veteran pilot says he's far from convinced.

The Malaysian diplomat convicted of indecently assaulting a Wellington woman has been deported after finishing his sentence.

Borneo appeals to us, satisfying a long time goal of being with orangutans, turtles, and animals.

COMMENT: Paul Thomas is from a remarkable family of eight boys and three girls. All eight boys served in the New Zealand army. Five saw active duty.

Up to 100 New Zealand soldiers' bodies could be brought home from overseas, after the Government confirmed it was reviewing its policy on repatriation.

Hundreds of Malaysians will risk being banned from travelling by their Government to attend a rally in Auckland next month calling for the resignation of their prime minister.

Malaysia Airlines did not meet its own rules for tracking the location of lost Flight MH370 while it was in the air, a new book has claimed.

A ship carrying palm kernel extract that's been barred from entering New Zealand for nearly a month should be sent back to Malaysia, says Damien O'Connor.

The world beneath its waters is the colourful attraction of this rough and raw tropical islet, writes Inger Vos.

Air crash investigators are planning to dump replica Boeing 777 wing flaps fitted with satellite trackers into the Indian Ocean.

Veteran Robert Davies says the failure to repatriate soldiers from non-commonwealth war cemeteries in Malaysia is a "a blight on the honour of this country".

Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has been found to have taken a catastrophic dive, analysis by defense scientists reveals.

Malaysians living in New Zealand can be barred from travelling overseas for three years upon their return if they discredit or ridicule their Government.

No bananas! I couldn't believe there had been no bananas in our entire village and in the middle of a sweat-drenched 10km jungle trek, I was starting to cramp up.

The wife of MH370's captain has gone into hiding and is refusing to answer questions about her husband's thoughts and behaviour prior to the doomed flight.

The family of the young Malaysian man who drowned during a diving assessment has been awarded $151,000, to be paid by the diving company.

Ask just about anyone in Malaysia what their hobbies are and they are bound to include eating.

Malaysia's attorney-general says $1 billion transferred into PM Najib Razak's personal bank account was a gift from the royal family in Saudi Arabia.

Hayden Rae died after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road in Malaysia.

Malaysian media are reporting that a New Zealand man has died after being hit by a motorcycle in Kuala Lumpur.

Trade Minister Tim Groser says Southeast Asia is New Zealand's "number one insurance policy".

Sue Baxalle makes the handily-located Sheraton Imperial her base for sightseeing in the Malaysian capital.

Expert says Malaysia Airlines jet probably made a soft landing on the water, floated for a while on the surface, and then sank mostly in one piece.

Families with loved ones on board the doomed MH370 flight say they are critical of the way the Malaysian authorities have handled the tragedy from day one.

While MH370 families wait for confirmation part found on Reunion Island belonged to missing plane, anxiety mounts.

Malaysia has asked the islands surrounding Reunion to be vigilant for possible plane wreckage, as France confirmed the object washed up was from a Boeing 777.

Malaysian officials said they are finally close to "solving the mystery" of MH370.

An inability to guarantee justice for the families of those killed in downed flight MH17 is "infuriating" Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.

Authorities are increasingly confident the plane wreckage found on an Indian Ocean island is from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Families of those killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine last year have demanded justice at an emotional memorial ceremony.