A man allegedly killed his girlfriend and left her body to decompose in an Auckland apartment for up to 3-1/2 weeks, the High Court hears.

The world could run out of affordable chocolate within 20 years as farmers in West Africa abandon their crops, industry experts claim.

Witnesses say Daniel Bell was far more affected by alcohol than the "couple of beers" assessment Swimming NZ gave when they sent him home from the Commonwealth Games.

Three New Zealand men, missing after Indonesia was struck by a tsunami, have been located and are said to be safe and well.

A Qantas plane carrying 459 people has made an emergency landing at Singapore airport after initial reports it had crashed.

nzherald.co.nz brings live scoring of the first test between the Black Caps and India in Ahmedabad.

The mother of one of three NZ sailors missing in Indonesia is hopeful they were not in the area struck by a tsunami on October 25

It's strawberry fields forever, as Ian D Robinson finds Beatle-mania in Mongolia.

Stronger trade ties with Asia's major economies will strengthen NZ's economy, John Key says.

New Zealand organisation SurfAid has been appointed the lead NGO responsible for running relief efforts for the tsunami-hit islands of Indonesia.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is to visit NZ for talks early next year likely to yield progress in aligning the two nations' economies, says John Key.

After what had potential to be a very bumpy journey after a weather radar problem on the plane, New Zealand has arrived at the East Asia Summit.

Many of China's terracotta soldiers are still waiting to fall in line, discovers Jim Eagles.