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
WorldGlobal vaccine rollout must sprint to avoid mutated variantsWorld vaccination campaign must proceed faster to avoid variants with extreme resistance.07 Aug 08:22 PM
WorldBoris Johnson will not isolate after aide tests positive for CovidA member of the British PM's team on a recent visit to Scotland tested positive for Covid.06 Aug 11:00 PM
World'Could be arrested': Aide files criminal complaint against CuomoThe complaints filing is a potential first step toward bringing criminal charges on Cuomo.06 Aug 09:33 PM
LifestyleKiwi alpaca Geronimo on death row in UK after Boris Johnson refuses to save itTens of thousands pleaded to save Geronimo's life after he tested positive for bovine TB.06 Aug 09:20 PM
OlympicsBelarus Olympic runner's quick thinking to avoid being sent homeThe sprinter was warned by her grandma of reprisals back home.05 Aug 09:53 PM
PoliticsCivilians who worked with NZDF plead with NZ PM, to help them escapeCivilians who worked with NZDF, plead with Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to help them escape the Taliban. Video / SuppliedWatch30 Jul 05:00 PM
World'Most significant expansion ever' of China's nuclear arsenalDiscovery of second missile base comes weeks after a silo field was spotted in Yumen.28 Jul 12:19 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionStephen Hoadley: Remembering the 'forgotten war'Opinion: July 27 marks the 68th anniversary of the Korean Armistice.26 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldSamoa's outgoing PM refuses to concede despite Court of Appeal lossTuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi told local media the court's decision is unconstitutional.23 Jul 10:25 PM
World'They need to be taught': Inside China's largest detention centreThe vast complex is ringed by 25-feet-tall concrete walls, watchtowers and electric wire.22 Jul 10:07 PM
