World Health doctors still puzzled by Thai hotel deaths
The World Health Organisation is still stumped over the cause of the string of "puzzling" deaths in Chiang Mai.
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Update on Thai probe into deaths expected
NZ's Foreign Affairs Minister is expecting to receive more information today about the death in Thailand of Sarah Carter.
Kiwi tourist had disease linked to heart condition
A young New Zealander who died in Thailand last month had a highly infectious virus which can spark the heart condition which killed her, tests show.
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Another mystery death in Thailand
A fifth tourist has died in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in circumstances eerily similar to New Zealander Sarah Carter's mysterious death - which health officials initially blamed on food poisoning.
Father of dead tourist calls for hotel to be closed
The father of New Zealand tourist Sarah Carter wants the Thai hotel she stayed in closed and a more thorough investigation carried out into her death.
NZ woman one of four to die mysteriously at Thai hotel
Four people have died in mysterious circumstances at the Thai hotel where a New Zealand woman fell fatally ill last month.
Hundreds gather to farewell poisoning victim
Hundreds have gathered at a church in east Auckland today to farewell Sarah Carter, who died of food poisoning in Thailand on Waitangi Day.
I wanted them to go to hospital, says hotel chief
The Thai hotel manager who tried to help three young NZ women with food poisoning has described how the trio were bedridden and vomiting.
'I just told her she was a strong girl'
The father of a woman who died of poisoning in Thailand has described his last words to her.
Friends pay tribute to food poisoning victim on Facebook
Friends have spoken of their grief after the death of Sarah Carter, the 23-year-old new Zealander who died from food poisoning in Thailand at the weekend, on a Facebook tribute page.
Poisoned woman dies on OE
A dream OE has turned to tragedy for three young NZ women after food poisoning killed one and left the other two in hospital.
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Tennis: NZ withdraw from Fed Cup
New Zealand have withdrawn from the Asia/Oceania Group I Fed Cup event in Thailand next month.