Costa Rica
Leading juniors reunite with Football Ferns in Costa Rica
Midfielder Maya Hahn is reminiscing and reconnecting as she joins the Football Ferns for the first time as a senior player.
Latin Music with Mona-Lynn Courteau
Costa Ricans call themselves Ticos and their country Tiquicia, or land of the Ticos. The country's motto is "pura vida" - pure life. Costa Rica, pura vida. Nights latin music expert explores the music… Audio
Costa Rica 'at war' with Russian hackers
Costa Rica is in a state of emergency after cyber attacks that crippled health, education and tax services, and experts warn other nations should beware.
Calling Home: Colin Macrae in Panama
Titirangi native Colin Macrae used to make his living as a chief engineer on super yachts. You might have seen him before if you've seen the Below Deck Sailing Yacht television series. However, Colin… Audio, Gallery
Calling Home: Rachel Kirby in Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Rachel Kirby has lived in Santa Ana, Costa Rica for the past six years, having arrived in the small Central American country after stints in London, Vancouver, Wellington, Surbaya and Hiroshima. She's… Audio
Calling Home: Duncan Clarke in Costa Rica
Technically, Duncan Clarke still lives at his mother's place in Wellington, but that's because his vocation as a long-haul tour bus driver means he is effectively of no fixed abode. The former… Audio, Gallery
Raphael Rowe: Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Raphael Rowe spent 12 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, and now he's heading back to prison in his role as the host of Inside the World's Toughest Prisons. Video, Audio
Costa Rica set for centre-left president
The candidate for the governing centre-left party in Costa Rica's presidential elections, Carlos Alvarado, has won a surprise landslide victory.
Storm Nate kills at least 22 in Central America
Tropical Storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and Honduras before it moves north towards the United States.
Zipping Along
Ziplining through native bush is fun for the tourists and beneficial for the flora and fauna. Canopy Tours is into its fourth year of operation and visitors have been so excited by the pest control… Audio
Indonesian volcano erupts, killing seven people
Mount Sinabung, a volcano in Western Indonesia, has erupted killing several farmers.
Whose River
that moment when one must apply their skills as a fluvial geomorphologist in determining a centuries-old border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua - with Prof. Colin Thorne, Chair of Physical… Audio
