World'Blood for blood': Isis supportersNo group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Isis supporters appear happy about.22 Mar 07:45 PM
New ZealandInside Brownlee's secret Iraq missionAudrey Young gives a first-hand account of visiting Iraq with the Defence Minister.22 Mar 07:20 AM
New ZealandDefence Minister's top secret Iraq tripExclusive: The Herald was with Gerry Brownlee on his trip to Iraq this week.21 Mar 09:09 PM
WorldCrisis looming after Islamic State defeatIf you thought the defeat of Isis in Iraq would be a major win, think again. What lies ahead is a total mess.15 Mar 05:38 PM
New ZealandLeggett scraps plans to run for ParliamentNick Leggett says he has decided against running for Parliament in Mana.09 Mar 09:45 PM
WorldWhite House says wire tap not newWhite House press conference on Obamacare and immigration ban.07 Mar 06:36 PM
WorldIsis used 'chemical agent'Twelve people from Mosul, including a 2-month-old baby, have been treated for suspected exposure to a blistering chemical agent.05 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldBodies buried in booby-trapped sinkholeThe true horror of Islamic State's mass killings may never fully be known.02 Mar 09:08 PM
New ZealandSponsors pay basics for 3400 Kiwi kidsMore than 2800 needy children are already being sponsored by the charity Variety's Kiwi Kids scheme, launched in 2013, and a further 600 are on its waiting list.16 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldTrump: 'Courts seem to be so political'President Donald Trump denounced arguments against his immigration order as "disgraceful".08 Feb 05:25 PM
WorldTrump's ban has support of AmericansNearly one in two Americans support Donald Trump's block on some immigrants01 Feb 04:15 PM
WorldCharles: Don't forget lessons of pastThe Prince of Wales has warned the world is in danger of "forgetting the lessons of the past" in a speech about the Holocaust.31 Jan 08:26 PM
New ZealandMcCully slams MFat over US travel banUS Embassy confirms NZ dual citizens excluded from travel ban.31 Jan 07:51 PM
WorldIs Trump's ban a chilling prophecy?It was a chilling prediction issued as part of a propaganda video intended to fuel hatred between Muslims and the West.31 Jan 07:02 PM
New ZealandKiwi couple caught by Trump banA young Kiwi couple's dream to see America has been dashed - at least temporarily - by Donald Trump's ban on visitors from seven majority-Muslim nations.31 Jan 05:47 AM
PoliticsNZ Govt still unclear on US travel banPrime Minister Bill English says it remains unclear whether a US travel ban applies to New Zealanders who also hold a passport from Muslim-majority countries.31 Jan 01:26 AM
PoliticsEnglish urged to condemn Trump's travel banPrime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.29 Jan 03:02 AM
WorldTrump's 'Muslim ban' causes chaosTravellers with valid visas and green cards have reportedly been prevented from boarding flights and turned away at US border control.28 Jan 05:54 PM
WorldRiddle of soldier's disappearancePolice hope military-grade software will help solve the seemingly "impossible" disappearance of a swinging soldier under heavy surveillance.26 Jan 08:40 PM
WorldTrump defends Obama after criticismPolitics sure makes for strange bedfellows. Donald Trump has slammed Chelsea Manning as an "ungrateful traitor" for criticising Barack Obama.26 Jan 05:19 PM
New ZealandRefugees journey home to New ZealandThe 750 refugees who arrive in NZ each year now face a whole new journey navigating our foreign land.22 Jan 04:00 PM
WorldWho was the US airport shooter?Gunman Esteban Santiago - an Iraq war veteran - was taken into custody after he opened fire in the baggage claim.07 Jan 02:39 AM
OpinionRoss Meurant: Warlords real power behind the throneFor better or worse however, many countries and cultures rely more on traditional forms of social control.05 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldDozens dead after market suicide bombsTwo bombs have exploded in a market in central Baghdad killing dozens and wounding many more31 Dec 07:05 AM
WorldPutin announces Syrian ceasefireA truce aimed at ending the bloody five-year war in Syria has been announced. But what does it mean?29 Dec 05:09 PM
WorldAttacks in Jordan kill at least 10Seven policemen, two Jordanian civilians and one Canadian tourist were killed on Sunday.18 Dec 08:46 PM
World'They told me to blow myself up'A 15-year-old boy who tried to enter a football stadium wearing a suicide belt has spoken of the training he was given by Isis and his disappointment at failing.05 Dec 06:10 PM
WorldWood tanks weapons of distractionAs they battle to hold on to the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, Isis militants have added a new weapon to their arsenal: tanks made of wood.18 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentIraqi superstar to perform in AucklandIraqi superstar Kadim Al Sahir will be bringing strains of Arabic music to Auckland, performing a one-night-only concert here next weekend.13 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldUS shows world how not to do democracyThe US presidential election has become an object lesson in everything that ails a country long seen as a beacon of freedom and hope.06 Nov 12:54 AM
WorldMosul residents flee as troops move inThousands of residents poured out of eastern neighbourhoods of Mosul yesterday, the first significant wave of people to escape the city held by Isis.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis in Iraq to train armed policeNew Zealand troops have approval to work at three bases but could be sent to other bases says Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee.04 Nov 03:43 AM
WorldIsis child soldiers killed in Mosul battleMore than 300 child soldiers, dubbed the "cubs of the caliphate", have reportedly been killed after being sent into battle.02 Nov 08:27 PM
WorldSoldiers ordered to pay back bonusesThousands of US servicemen have been told to pay back enlistment bonuses, a decade after signing up for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.26 Oct 04:50 PM
