Intrepid explorer David Farrier finds there's more to Mongolia than the dreaded Death Worm.

Bridgestone's Japanese owners blame tougher global competition for the closure. They are also shutting a plant in Adelaide.

Prime Minister John Key and Foreign Minister Murray McCully leave today for a series of Asian trade summits.

An Auckland Grammar student alleged to have imported drugs into NZ is part of a growing and alarming trend, police say.

Film studio Universal has cancelled historical drama Indian Summer, which was to star Cate Blanchett.