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A touch of Egypt in Auckland: What's behind this rooftop film set?
Who's behind the ziggurat on an inner-city gym rooftop?
Crocodile handbag celebrity smuggler sent to jail
Sprawling multi-year conspiracy involved recruiting couriers to transport her handbags.
Refugee flees cartel-connected abductor bent on revenge
The man spent time in hiding before eventually moving to New Zealand.
ELE group collapse: Receivers’ report puts claims at $12.3m - who's owed money?
Buildhub, another labour hire business, had 60-70 staff. They were all sacked on Friday.
The disturbing graveyard that's one of Argentina’s top tourist attractions
Come and rent a graveyard by the day, even by the hour, in Buenos Aires.
Colombia to cull drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’
The 166-strong herd are descendants of animals brought there from Africa by Escobar.
Watch: Workers left hanging 150m in the air after scaffolding collapses
Construction workers were left clinging to cables at a high-rise building development.
Consider your family an adventurous one?... Colombia's calling!
Seven years post-peace agreement, Colombia is safer and better than ever.
How to dodge the piranha on an Amazon River excursion
From sloths to screaming monkeys, cruising the Amazon River is a wild ride.
Māori delegation to set record straight on ocean voyaging
Māori academics in Peru on a mission to reignite pre-colonial connections between cultures
Drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine
Ecuador is increasingly at the confluence of two global trades: bananas and cocaine.
Nearly 200 firms probed in migrant visa scandal
Nearly 200 offshore migrants, linked to companies under investigation, told not to come.
Bird flu raced through South America. Antarctica could be next
New York Times: The negative impact on Antarctic wildlife could be "immense".
The best time of year to hike the Inca Trail is coming up
Don't miss your optimum chance to see Machu Picchu in all its glory.
Editorial: Migrant exploitation woes shameful
EDITORIAL: The New Zealand dream? Sadly not for some migrants, to our great shame.
'Begging for food': Migrant workers claim they have been duped over jobs, Kiwi life
About 200 people are believed to have paid thousands for visas and job offers.
Deadly floodwaters hit Mexico, California braces for first tropical storm in 84 years
Hilary is the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.
Airline pilot dies after medical emergency at controls of Santiago flight
Crew announced the diversion for a medical emergency. They did not say it was the pilot.