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Kiwi on stricken Antarctic cruise ship
08:08PM
One New Zealander is among the passengers on board a stricken Argentinean cruise ship that is leaking and adrift in Antarctic waters, Australian authorities say.
The queue to leave Thailand
By THIN LEI WIN - Reuters
Having spent days helping report on the woes of foreign tourists trying to leave Thailand in the wake of the airport blockades by anti-government protesters, it was my turn to experience the hassles first hand.
Stranded travellers should check insurance
By MICHAEL FOX - Stuff.co.nz | 08:10PM
Kiwis are being warned to read their travel insurance polices carefully, following fears hundreds could be lumped with unexpected costs after being stranded in Thailand.
Kiwi missionaries' Bangkok miracle
The queue to leave Thailand
On-time flights, service ease pain of travel
Reuters
Good service, edible food and on-time departures were on a list of what business travelers in Asia like about air travel although the whole experience was voted as being less pleasant this year in a survey.
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HOME SWEET HOME: Nicky Burrell, Natalia Steele, Nicola Burroughs, Halina Wolyncewicz, Alana Garland and Rebecca Dunn are describing their belated escape from a mission in Thailand as a miracle.
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Salzburg turns down Sound of Music hotel
The Sound of Music has faded in the Austrian city of Salzburg, which has blocked plans to turn the original von Trapp family villa portrayed in the Hollywood favorite into a hotel, says the company behind the idea.
Nelson's world of sustainable arts
The once-wacky art scene in the sun-drenched South Island town of Nelson is not only alive and well, it's getting stronger.
Thai crisis shifts to king
Thailand's crippling political crisis shifted its focus from Bangkok's gradually opening Suvarnabhumi airport to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who will address the nation on the eve of his 81st birthday.