He was seen "waving his hands in the air" in desperation before being dragged under water.

Far-right group chartered boat to repel migrants. Then part of its crew filed for asylum.

Two young elephants washed out to sea saved were from drowning.

Divers spent 12 hours gently towing the elephant back to shallow water.

The Sri Lankan navy has rescued an elephant eight nautical miles off shore.

Andrew Stone spends 24 hours in a plantation manager's restored estate home.

It may be small and far away but Sri Lanka ticks all the travellers' boxes.

The father of 'tropical modernism' has a cultish following, writes Andrew Stone.

There's a very good reason why this destination has become the new place to be.

A group of Kiwis badly hurt in a Sri Lankan road crash have scrapped their wedding trip and are heading back to New Zealand for "proper" medical treatment.

Six New Zealanders have reportedly been injured in a crash in Sri Lanka.

A man who lost his wife, 5-year-old son and mother-in-law in a fatal house fire on Thursday has opened his eyes for the first time since the tragedy.

A Sri Lankan couple fearing harm after their family members were shot and killed by underworld criminal have been granted refugee status.

Cathrin Schaer finds a flash, chauffeur-driven way to go wining, dining and singing with the locals in Sri Lanka's capital.

Ties between New Zealand and Sri Lanka have been cemented this morning as Ranil Wickremesinghe visits Auckland.

A diplomatic gift of an elephant risks becoming a nightmare for the NZ Government as groups take legal action to stop the animal coming to Auckland Zoo.

ChildFund NZ is taking Kiwi teaching methods to underprivileged schools in Sri Lanka.

More than 10 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, the tiny village of Mirissa, on the south coast of Sri Lanka, is still doing it tough.

Carroll du Chateau's enjoyable tour of Sri Lanka takes an unexpected medical detour.

Auckland Zoo's new elephant, Anjalee, enjoys a pat while in quarantine on Niue.

Eight-year-old Anjalee is munching into mountains of coconuts in Niue as she waits for the 90-day quarantine period to pass before entering Auckland.

Eight-year-old Anjalee is spending 90 days in quarantine on Niue as she waits for her boarding pass to Auckland, where she will eventually live in Auckland Zoo.

Few Kiwis realise just what a star has passed with Kumar Sangakkara's exit from this Cricket World Cup into retirement, writes Paul Lewis.

Sri Lanka have the capability to go all the way to the World Cup final, but don't expect them to get there without a hiccup along the way.

Alex Robertson makes a moonlight trek up a sacred mountain to experience its magnificent view of the rising sun.

Today can't come and go quickly enough for Faf du Plessis.

It was raining at Eden Park, so the crowd poured on to the concourses.

Sri Lanka will top the World Cup teams in at least one respect - they've got a pile more caps than any other nation.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the peaceful elections in Sri Lanka and congratulated the country's new president after a shock election result.