Philippines
Philippines VP threatens to have president assassinated
Security agencies in the Philippines have stepped up safety protocols after the country's vice president said she would have president assassinated if she herself were killed.
Kiwi sets up schools to help undocumented children in Malaysia
Children growing up undocumented in Malaysia cannot go to school, or look forward to careers or getting their drivers licence, but schools set up by a Kiwi woman are helping.
Tensions running high between Philippines and China
Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about tensions running high in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China, Vladimir Putin's tour of Asia and Japan's tourism industry… Audio
Philippine military on high alert after bombing called terrorism
Philippine forces were on high alert on Sunday after a bomb killed four people and wounded several during a Catholic Mass in a university gymnasium in the south of the country, an attack the…
Philippines says China boat collided with supply ship
The Philippines has accused China's coast guard of colliding with a Filipino supply boat in the South China Sea
Rediscovered WWII ship wreck: NZers may have been on board
New Zealanders may have been on board the just-rediscovered sunken WWII ship Montevideo Maru when it sank full of Australian prisoners, a historian says.
Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa
Filipino-American journalist and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa could still face life in prison despite being cleared of tax evasion charges in the Philippines in January. The CEO and… Audio
Philippines storm death toll rises to 29
Most of the deaths have been from drowning, while among the missing were fishermen whose boats capsized.
Philippines: 8 dead as floods disrupt Christmas celebrations
Philippine authorities say at least eight people have died after floods and heavy rains, as Christmas celebrations were disrupted for thousands forced to evacuate.
Regine Cabato: how the Marcos dynasty regained power in Philippines
Thirty-six years after his father was ousted, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr has been elected president of the Philippines in a landslide win. Regine Cabato is the Manila reporter for The Washington… Audio
No gumboots, no problem: Newcomer to dairy farming now cream of the crop
Fourteen years ago Christopher Vila switched careers and countries and turned up to milk cows in street clothes. He can hardly believe he's now New Zealand's Dairy Manager of the Year... Audio
Call for tech donations for the Philippines
Ronan Yabut is asking New Zealanders to consider donating old technology to a good cause instead of throwing it away. Laptops are at the top of his list as he wants to send as many as he can back home… Audio
Why H&M was deleted from the Chinese digital landscape
An extraordinary move against the Swedish clothing company H&M took place in China this week because of its refusal to use cotton from Xinjiang due to suspicions of forced labour. China correspondent… Audio
South China Sea dispute: Huge Chinese 'fishing fleet' alarms Philippines
The Philippines has called on China to withdraw more than 200 ships it says are crewed by militia and accuses of encroaching upon its territorial waters in the South China Sea.
Filmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Five Month War
Leaving behind everything he'd ever known to help people struggling in his community wasn't something Abubakar (Abs) expected to do in his early twenties. But when war broke out in his hometown he… Audio
Off the beaten marine track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy discusses his latest story for National Geographic about the vision of the Pristine Seas project, and describes a visit to one of the Philippines' first marine sanctuaries, at Apo Island. Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
The Philippines is back under lockdown and in Hong Kong, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced she will be delaying the city's elections by a year, following Covid-19 resurgence concerns, but… Audio
Lauren Greenfield on her revealing portrait of Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos' vast shoe collection (anywhere from 1,200 to 3,000 pairs) became an emblem of the corrupt and lavish regime of her husband, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos. It's estimated that… Video, Audio
Filipino journalist Maria Ressa 'This is a moment of reckoning'
Maria Ressa says she is 'the cautionary tale' after being found guilty of a spurious cyber libel charge against her and a former researcher at her news website, Rappler, earlier this week. To many… Audio
