Hong Kong
China-backed Lam elected as next HK leader
A Beijing-backed civil servant, Carrie Lam, has been chosen to be Hong Kong's next leader amid accusations that Beijing meddled in the process.
Up against the Great Firewall of China
How can news be controlled with more than 600 million citizens of mainland China now online? A veteran journalist and media freedom advocate in neighbouring Hong Kong tells Mediawatch about working… Audio
Sport: Fiji helps Hong Kong sevens prepare
The Fiji sevens team is scheduled to spend the day playing and training with their new coach's former team, Hong Kong.
China moves to bar Hong Kong lawmakers from taking office
China has made its most direct intervention into Hong Kong's legal and political system since the handover from Britain in 1997.
English's meeting canned over diplomatic sensitivity
A meeting between the Deputy Prime Minister and two prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures was cancelled after he was told it could be 'diplomatically sensitive'.
Hong Kong democracy group asks if China has influenced NZ
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English has axed a meeting with two prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures, and one has asked if China had a role in the cancellation.
China scholar slates NZ govt snub of HK democracy figures
Chinese specialist says Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully is thought to have pressured Bill English to cancel a meeting with Hong Kong democracy advocates. Audio
Bill English cancels meeting with Hong Kong activists
Hong Kong pro democracy campaigner urges New Zealand to stand up to China after his meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Bill English was cancelled at the last moment. Audio
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong 'detained in Thailand'
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been detained by Thai authorities in Bangkok, according to his political party.
Doryun Chong: M+, curation, and the Walters Prize
Kim Hill talks to Doryun Chong, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at M+ Hong Kong, and former Curator of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA. He is the judge of the 2016 Walters Prize. Audio
Making a museum from the ground up
Doryun Chong is in New Zealand to be part of the judging panel for contemporary art award; the Walters Prize, and was previously Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture at New York’s Museum of… Audio
Asia correspondent Charlotte Glennie
Charlotte Glennie discusses the international response to North Korea's 5th nuclear test, and Hong Kong's angry youth - what has happened to the umbrella movement protestors? Audio
Anti-China activists take HK seats
A new generation of pro-democracy activists have won seats on Hong Kong's Legislative Council.
Student activist convicted over Hong Kong rallies
A court in Hong Kong has convicted a 19-year-old student who helped trigger pro-democracy rallies of taking part in an unlawful assembly.
Elaine Yan Ling Ng: textiles and tehnology
Kim Hill talks to Hong Kong-based designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng who interweaves technology with her textiles and furnishings at The Fabrick Lab. She visited Wellington as a keynote speaker for Nature… Audio
Expat: Vaughn Hill in Hong Kong
Teacher, Vaughn Hill has lived in Hong Kong since 2006 Audio
Businesswoman banned in HK is an NZ director
The latest Panama Papers investigation shows a business woman banned from working in the financial industry in Hong Kong for a decade is now a director of a New Zealand company. That's raised… Audio
Final chapter in ill-fated bid for Crafar farms by May Wang
The ill-fated bid by a group of Chinese business people to establish a New Zealand dairy farming empire will reach its ultimate conclusion in a Hong Kong courtroom later this month. Audio
Heightened security as Chinese leader visits Hong Kong
Tight security is in place in Hong Kong for the visit of the most senior official from Beijing since large pro-democracy protests in 2014.
Concern grows for missing Hong Kong booksellers
Thousands of people in Hong Kong have been rallying against the disappearance of five booksellers from a shop known for selling works critical of China. Audio