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An A-to-Z for touring Sri Lanka

Alex Robertson and award-winning travel photographer Babiche Martens get to grips with a complex and beautiful land.

Customers reassured NZ milk is safe

The Ministry of Primary Industries has reassured overseas consumers that NZ milk is safe after claims it could be contaminated with radioactive chemicals.

Undetected boat stuns border officials

Sri Lanka: The palace of the lion king

Jill Worrall: Sri Lanka

Tamil Tiger leader's son, 12, 'was executed'

Photographs have emerged which raise fresh questions about the conduct of Sri Lanka's armed forces during the final stages of the operation against Tamil rebels.

Fit Southee welcome boost for NZ

Tim Southee's return to action today is part of an intriguing puzzle developing ahead of New Zealand's first test against England.

Southee to make comeback for ND tomorrow

Cricket: Time nearly up for vets

Immigration staffer worked without correct visa

Tiny Cocos Islands hit by influx of refugees

Sri Lanka: Portrait of a people

Photographer Babiche Martens puts the fascinating inhabitants of Sri Lanka in the frame.

Images of Sri Lanka

<I>Herald</I> photographer Babiche Martens snapped these beautiful shots during a trip around Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka: Galle's slow tsunami recovery

Galle has been a strategic port since the late 1500s and the scene of many shipwrecks over the subsequent 500 years.

Galle, Sri Lanka

Galle has been a strategic Sri Lankan port since the late 1500s and the scene of many shipwrecks over the subsequent 500 years. As such, there have been plenty of historical treasures to find in the waters of the Indian Ocean just off shore.

Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka

This park, in Sri Lanka's hill country is the only one in the country where it is considered safe to explore on foot as the native elephant population which used to inhabit the area was decimated by colonial hunters.