Tom Hall
Power to the pedal
Economic and ecological forces are driving a change in transport, with two-wheeled options on the rise. At Europe's largest trade show, the buzz around electric bikes is causing a stir among traditionalists.
Diplomacy
We meet José Luís Robaína García, Cuba's ambassador to New Zealand, for our new series on diplomacy. We also look at the 'diplomatic pouch', the quaint method of shipping secret documents.
Oceania
The king of Tonga is our dapper Style Leader, Australia is a wise old goat, and New Zealand strips its prisoners of the right to vote and smoke.
Oceania
The Solomon Islands men who have gone from government to jail and back to government, and why Samoa is considering a plan to switch timezones.
Oceania
The latest from the Pacific islands, including a sanitation crisis in Tuvalu and the phasing of Vanuatu's handwritten passport.
