The Thai hotel manager who tried to help three young NZ women with food poisoning has described how the trio were bedridden and vomiting.

The father of a woman who died of poisoning in Thailand has described his last words to her.

It's getting easier for darker skinned women to find makeup that suits, but equal choice is still a work in progress.

Senior Australian MPs from opposite sides of politics have defended Opposition Leader Tony Abbott following edited television footage of him apparently describing the death of an Australian soldier as "shit happens".

The couple have called time on their relationship for a second time, 15 months after they reunited, the 38-year-old actor's representative has confirmed.

Food is an integral and symbolic part of Chinese New Year celebrations.

The New Zealand pinot noir movement is gathering pace and the great and good of the wine world jetted in from Singapore, Stockholm and San Francisco last week to experience Central Otago's take on the grape.

Paul Torday produces an intriguing page-turner that won't fail to surprise.

BioVittora has big plans for natural sweetener, despite investors' earlier snub.

This work of speculative fiction arrives on New Zealand shelves with the degree of hype usually reserved for angst-ridden teen vamps or boy wizards.

NZ's forest ecosystems are the second most threatened in the world and house only 5 per cent of their original habitat, according to an international report.

There are thought to be only about 11,000 black-necked cranes in the world.

Japanese ceramics artist Asumi Mizuo has found a unique way to create beauty out of imperfection.

A visit to an ancestral temple at a famous Chinese beauty spot earned Jim Eagles a blessing from an ancient goddess.

John Key says he is confident security for the Rugby World Cup will not be compromised by extending the deployment of the SAS in Afghanistan.

American sci-fi author Paolo Bacigalupi tells Stephen Jewell how his ruthless corporations’ environmental impact could be mirrored in real life.

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) will not play the Auckland Laneway Festival today due to a flight from Singapore that was delayed by more than seven hours.

Technical advances help windsurfing company chase overseas sales.

The Black Caps chase for victory in the third one-day cricket international against Pakistan limped to a failed 43-run defeat.