Ian McCrae, is the CEO and majority shareholder of Orion Health, the large Auckland health software company which has just celebrated its 20th birthday.

Seat-of-the-pants expedition filmmaker Brian Armstrong has an eye for weird and wonderful alcoholic concoctions.

China mesmerises and intrigues Leanne Rinne.

Ewan McDonald rambles on about a group of Aucklanders taking a walking holiday with a few differences.

The Government is maintaining there is no specific threat to the safety of New Zealanders in South Korea, despite a new warning issued by the North.

Japan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack.

Hanoi, Vietnam, is a wonderfully chaotic city. Here, Isaac Davison tells you how to to get the most out of the place as an unabashed, camera-toting tourist, or as a savvy local.

Australia has offered Indonesia an "official guarantee" that convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby will not breach parole if she is released from jail.

Eco-tourism is popping up all over India. Liz Light goes birdwatching.

Phnom Penh's developing tourism sector also means that nearly every attraction has an entry fee, even if just a dollar or two. But in keeping with history, some sites cost nothing at all.

Vietnam's biggest city packs in fresh flavours, French relics and a futuristic skyline.

On Lantau Island off Hong Kong, Duncan Gillies sees Snow White and an extremely large Buddha.

Shane Jones has received a draft copy of the auditor-general's report into his decision to grant Chinese billionaire William Yan citizenship - but won't reveal the contents.

A decade ago Macau was pretty sleepy, having opened an airport only in 1995. Now it is a boom town.

Ann Huston took her sons on a voyage to Borneo’s Tanjung Puting National Park to meet their orange relatives.