WorldTaliban forms all-male government for AfghanistanInterior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani is on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $5m bounty.07 Sep 06:59 PM
World'Living with Covid': Life in the country that's 80% vaxxedThis Asian country has the highest vaxxed population and is "becoming Covid-resilient".04 Sep 08:31 PM
World'People are going to be very happy': Huge Trump announcement 'any day now'Tired of his life of leisure, the former president is gearing up for his next big move.03 Sep 09:33 PM
WorldFiji declares 'only fully vaccinated' allowed to enter the countryFiji government confirmed this week the only exemptions would be "a few emergencies".03 Sep 08:38 PM
WorldChina bans men it sees as not masculine enough from TVChina's govt banned effeminate men on TV to tighten control over business and society.02 Sep 10:21 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatt Robson: The lesson of AfghanistanOPINION: Matt Robson writes in response to Josie Pagani's call for action on Afghanistan.02 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldBiden addresses tough questions after fall of AfghanistanUS President under intense scrutiny after chaos at Kabul airport.31 Aug 05:52 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJosie Pagani: This time it's personal - why we owe Afghans a debt of kindnessOPINION: The US withdrawal is a chance for NZ to step up.31 Aug 05:00 PM
World'Visibly petrified': Taliban's chilling appearance on live TV'This is what a political debate now looks like on Afghan TV,' BBC journalist says.30 Aug 07:56 AM
New Zealand'Desperate, hopeless, terrified': Afghan interpreters left stranded as NZ evacuation mission endsSource says none of the group of 37 Afghan civilians who helped NZ in Bamiyan got out.27 Aug 01:18 AM
New ZealandKabul terror threat: Fleeing Kiwis told to stay away from airportTerror threats as overnight NZDF makes second successful evacuation flight. 25 Aug 10:55 PM
New ZealandAfghan interpreters resettled in NZ fear Taliban revenge on family left behindResettled interpreters have been pleading their cases for family for up to four years.25 Aug 04:00 AM
World'Smear, coerce and bully': US, Beijing trade insults over disputed South China SeaThe US showed its "definition of rules and order" in Afghanistan, Beijing says.24 Aug 11:00 PM
New ZealandLeaders still committed to Zero Covid are embracing a dangerous paranoiaOPINION: It is a policy that is increasingly detached from all facts and reason23 Aug 09:47 PM
New ZealandAustralia concedes lockdowns are 'unsustainable' as Jacinda Ardern extends delta restrictionsAustralian PM Scott Morrison says continuous lockdowns are "unsustainable".23 Aug 09:16 PM
WorldChaotic Afghanistan withdrawal 'boost to militant Islam'President to address the nation for third time in a week, in an effort to quell criticism.22 Aug 06:49 PM
World'Saudi Arabia of lithium': Taliban sits on $1 trillion of minerals, China may seek businessAfghanistan's vast supplies of lithium key to global push to develop green technologies.21 Aug 11:00 PM
World'10 people a day': Fiji's Covid death toll keeps risingFiji's death toll is at 433; of those, 431 were in this latest outbreak.21 Aug 08:39 PM
World'Leave Kabul ASAP': Evacuating people 'being crushed to death'"I've seen many bad things, but right now I can't think of anything worse." - UK reporter.21 Aug 08:19 PM
New Zealand'Isis bride' Suhayra Aden arrives in NZThe PM confirmed last month that Aden and her two children would return to NZ.21 Aug 02:17 AM
WorldAfghan woman set on fire by Taliban for 'bad cooking', others used as sex slavesWomen being forced to cook for the militants; girls as young as 12 traded as sex slaves.21 Aug 01:44 AM
WorldHorrifying execution: Taliban kill police chief to show powerTaliban had said "they pardoned all former govt officials" and no need for anyone to flee.20 Aug 08:02 PM
WorldTaliban face dissent over new rule as economic crisis beckonsThe Taliban will need international recognition if they are to save the crumbling economy.20 Aug 01:32 AM
WorldTaliban block evacuees at airport, shoot at crowd - reportsThe jihadi group has previously said it would allow safe passage for evacuees.19 Aug 10:58 PM
New ZealandMercy dash to Kabul: NZ military plane leaves for evacuation missionNZDF would not confirm whether any special forces operatives were on board.19 Aug 12:03 AM
WorldTaliban announces 'amnesty' in Afghanistan as reports emerge of beatings, home invasions"[Women] should be in government structure according to Shariah law" - Taliban spokesman.17 Aug 08:49 AM
WorldHow Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in two short weeksTaliban fighters captured their first provincial capital on August 6.16 Aug 06:42 AM
World'Evil deed': China's fury at Lithuania over TaiwanChina has labelled a tiny European country "evil" - for the use of a single word.13 Aug 03:36 AM
WorldCovid 'likely' came from Wuhan lab - WHO investigation headIt's a "likely hypothesis" that a Chinese scientist was infected in the field: WHO expert.12 Aug 10:55 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDon Rothwell: NZ in South China Sea disputeOPINION: China will note the NZ intervention and a formal response can be expected.12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldSpying on the Stasi: The dark past of East Germany's secret police is coming to lightNew York Times: 'You could read something in these files that will disturb you forever.'10 Aug 11:59 PM
WorldCovid: China punishes 30 officials for pandemic failuresAmong those fired were a vice mayor, heads of city districts and hospital managers.09 Aug 04:12 AM
New ZealandRight-wing, conspiracy beliefs linked to Covid vaccine scepticismStudy finds right-wing link to vaccine scepticism - but only with conspiratorial thinking.08 Aug 04:00 AM
New ZealandMan, 43, who went to Oz as a baby to be deported to NZHeath Cowgill moved to Aussie when he was 11 months old and says he has no links to NZ.07 Aug 10:50 PM
