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Global poverty: 'NZ needs to step up', aid agencies say
Call for extra billion dollars of govt funding as Covid-19 plunges millions into poverty.
Aid agencies urge Kiwis to help starving children hit by pandemic
It comes as UN report says nearly a billion people could go hungry this year.
Injured soldiers named
The identities of two soldiers injured in an Afghanistan insurgent attack overnight have been revealed.
NZ soldier killed in Afghanistan named
The New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan overnight was a decorated officer who had been in the army for five years.
Key: Afghan attack not reason to withdraw
New Zealand's first combat death in Afghanistan is not a reason to withdraw our troops from the country, Prime Minister John Key says.
Tight-knit base will be shattered by death
Maggie Tait, who visited Bamiyan in May, reflects on life on the New Zealand base there in the wake of its first combat death.
NZ soldier killed, two hurt in Afghanistan
A New Zealand soldier has been killed and two others injured in an attack on a routine patrol in Afghanistan, the Defence Force announced today. A local interpreter with the patrol was also injured during the attack.
NZers descend on Tuvalu for aid exercise
A double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.
<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Helping hand for a fledgling nation
More than a decade later, Kiwis are still patrolling the streets of East Timor.
<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Wisdom in the Solomons
Gaining the trust of locals is a big part of the job for part-time soldiers deployed in the Pacific.
<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Firm footing on dangerous grounds
The New Zealand operation in Afghanistan has drawn praise from international military commanders.
<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Snow bound
The NZDF’S Antarctic contingent keeps things running on the icy continent.
<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Cool heads in hotspots
Our small country has a long record in world peacekeeping.
Second cyclone set to hit Cook Islands
Residents on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands are preparing for a second cyclone following the category three Cyclone Pat which struck the island yesterday.
Quake widow plans memorial for husband
The NZ woman whose husband died in the Haitian quake hopes to start a foundation in his name focusing on youth, sports and education in Haiti.
NZ agents join secret war in Afghanistan
The Government has been secretly sending intelligence operatives to take part in the war in Afghanistan.