India
McCullum moves to Rajkot
The New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum has been picked up by the new Rajkot team for the next Indian Premier League.
Indian Motorbike Tour - Steve Krzystyniak
He's spent nearly 20 years riding Royal Enfield Bullets throughout India. Steve Krzystyniak is one part owner, operator of Indian Motorcycle Adventures. And he's just wrapped up another year of… Audio
Pune and Rajkot get IPL teams
The cities of Pune and Rajkot will host teams in cricket's Indian Premier League for the next two years.
Flooding engulfs homes, kills 269 in India
Thousands are feared trapped in their submerged homes after flooding devastated southern India, killing at least 269 people.
Govt accused of creating 'people smuggling paradise'
The Government has been accused of creating a "people smuggling paradise" by turning a blind eye to Indian immigration advisors promoting students visas, as a way of obtaining permanent residency in… Audio
Nepal's crippling fuel crisis escalates
There have been fresh clashes in Nepal over the country's new constitution, which has already led to a two month border blockade with India, severe fuel shortages, and the paralysis of key agencies. Audio
Accelerated access to India's economy looks unlikely
Rekindling free trade talks with India remains a faint hope for the Prime Minister, John Key. Audio
NZ to invest more than $200m in SE Asia
New Zealand will invest more than $200 million in South East Asia over the next three years, to boost trade and investment.
Protecting India's traditional medicine
Nicola Twilley's been having a play with Google's Smart Reply, a predictive email response system driven by AI. And drug companies patenting traditional medicines and how India is fighting back. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - The Endless Ride
Lyttleton's Lionel Newbury on his late 70's Moto Guzzi tour where he got on his bike and and just rode... no plan, no backup and not near enough money, from the UK "You go east because it's cheaper… Audio
Manohar to take over control of ICC
Shashank Manohar is set to replace N Srinivasan as chairman of cricket's world governing body for the remainder of his term.
Dancing with the Stars - NZ Police and Diwali
For the first time the NZ Police and male leaders within the Indian community are teaming up with international performers during Diwali - the Hindu Festival of Lights - to push the White Ribbon… Audio, Gallery
Dancing with the Stars - NZ Police and Diwali
For the first time the NZ Police and male leaders within the Indian community are teaming up with international performers during Diwali - the Hindu Festival of Lights - to push the White Ribbon…
AudioIndian minister slammed for kicking beggar
A minister from India's governing BJP party has been filmed kicking away a begging child in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
The Best Biryani
David Steemson scours Auckland's 'Little India' for the secrets behind one of South Asia’s celebrated signature dishes. Audio
Afghan-Pakistan quake rescue expands
Rescue efforts are being stepped up after a devastating magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 275. Audio
India
Our correspondent in the second-most populated nation of the world, India, pop. 1,210,193,422 (census. 2011) is Bangalore based, Shoba Narayan, who, given we're talking about it here, discusses… Audio
The Gujarat Experiment - When identity and hate are used as weapons
In early 2002, after a train fire killed 58 Hindus, a frenzy of violence against Muslims killed more than 2000 people. Radio New Zealand's Phil Smith asks whether the Gujarat government planned the… Audio
The Gujarat Experiment
In early 2002, after a train fire killed 58 Hindus, a frenzy of violence against Moslems killed more than two thousand people. The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, called the massacre… Audio
Mumbai man found alive in mortuary dies
An Indian man who surprised mortuary staff by waking up just before a post-mortem examination has died two days later in the same hospital.