Wreaths laid on beach where Japanese soldiers ordered nurses to walk into the sea and then shot.

The older brother of Kim Jong-un has been assassinated at an airport. This is why the North Korean dictator might have wanted him dead.

Wellington Hospital has received more than $18,000 in donations and 17 PlayStations after its PlayStation was stolen from the cancer ward on Waitangi weekend.

In a plot fit for a spy novel, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother has been killed in Malaysia.

Kiwi consumers could soon have their pick of a new super-sized superfood - a jumbo blueberry the size of a $2 coin.

New Zealand will join Japan, Australia and Singapore in exploring the survival of the TPP without the United States.

Singapore's aquarium of 100,000 creatures shows off sharks, eels and an acrobatic manta ray.

A Swiss national is the fifth person to be convicted of involvement in suspicious fund inflows of more than $1 billion.

NZ adventurer to attempt never-before-tried trip - rowing from Singapore to Darwin, cycling across Australia, rowing to New Plymouth and then a 40km cycle to Stratford.

A Chinese developer is building a $100 billion city in the sea, the scale of which is dizzying.

COMMENT: The navies of the United States, Australia and Canada are joining New Zealand's earthquake relief effort.

Today's earthquake can trigger emotional trauma for Cantabrians even though there's been little physical damage in Christchurch, a psychologist says.

The 'ruck, rock and rumble' mantra has certainly worked well in Singapore, writes Andrew Alderson.

Tick off another destination on your bucket list with a stopover en route to Europe, writes Caroline Berdon.

A pair of best friends who split at $12.3 million Big Wednesday win last year have some advice for tonight's potential jackpot winner.

Anchor butter is a familiar sight on New Zealand supermarket shelves, but in far-flung Azerbaijan, they are eating it too.

New Zealand edged out Singapore as the easiest country for doing business in the World Bank's latest rankings.

Soak up the sights and smells of Singapore with these tips from Eli Orzessek.

Andrew Alderson flies from Singapore to Auckland on Singapore Airlines flight SQ285.

Tragedy struck with a barbed tail at Singapore's Underwater World aquarium this week after a stingray killed a diver working in the animal's enclosure.

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

Location: Stands above a mall on Orchard Rd in the city centre. You'll literally get the picture when you go to the 20th-storey rooftop. Check-in:

Changi has been held aloft as one of the great airports of the world for many decades and is still worthy of that reputation.

The chief executive of Wellington Council says he would welcome outside scrutiny of a deal to pay Singapore Airlines to fly to the city.

The sale of a chunk of Rolling Stone magazine began with a casual meeting between a son from a rich Asian family and the son of the magazine's manager.

COMMENT: The key ingredients for cracking the business bigtime in Asia can be found close to home.

The death of a young Kiwi accountant during a running race in Singapore has prompted calls for more resuscitation devices at sporting events.

This is the amazing moment a little boy appeared to survive a car running him over at high speed after it crashed into his house.

GRAPHIC WARNING: A young schoolboy was hit by a moving car and flung across a busy road when he ran into the street in Singapore.

Singapore Airlines is hiring staff in Wellington for its service which will links the capital, Canberra and Singapore.