OpinionRobert G Patman: 'Behind the wire'Edmund Burke once said political decisions often involve a choice between intolerable and disagreeable options.25 Feb 11:32 PM
WorldAustralia to thwart 'jihadi brides'Australia is working to stop young women leaving the country to become "jihadi brides" for Isis.25 Feb 10:03 PM
New ZealandUS security official to visit NZA senior US security official will visit New Zealand next month as part of a tour of the Asia-Pacific.25 Feb 08:44 PM
New ZealandIraqi ambassador: Kiwi advisers will bring qualityThe quality of New Zealand's training contribution to the Iraqi armed forces would be a welcome addition to the fight against Isis (Islamic State), Iraq's ambassador to New Zealand, Mouayed Saleh, said last night.25 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandDeep divide over Isis missionPassions over the announced deployment of a New Zealand training mission to Iraq spilled over in Parliament again yesterday.25 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'She just thinks of herself as Princess Isis'A Rotorua mother says an extremist Islamic militant group is tarnishing her daughter's name, but she won't be changing it.24 Feb 05:45 AM
New ZealandPM: 'Join the right side'An angry John Key has lashed out at the Opposition over its attacks over New Zealand's Iraq mission, saying “Get some guts and join the right side.”24 Feb 05:29 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: John Key is not winning the debateHerald political writer John Armstrong says the PM's decision to bypass the media when announcing his decision shows he is failing.24 Feb 01:00 AM
New ZealandTroop deployment: PM's full speechJohn Key today announced that he was sending 143 NZ military personnel to Iraq to help train Iraqi forces fighting Islamic jihadists. Here is his full statement to Parliament:24 Feb 12:48 AM
New ZealandKey to reveal Government's plan for IraqNew Zealand intelligence agencies could play a role in protecting trainers sent to Iraq but are unlikely to provide information to assist with drone strikes, Prime Minister John Key says.23 Feb 11:25 PM
WorldHow did schoolgirls become radicalised?The headteacher of the school attended by three British schoolgirls who are believed to have flown to Turkey to join Isis in Syria reiterated yesterday that police have no evidence the missing pupils had been radicalised there.23 Feb 08:40 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Which 'club' is Key hoping to beat Jihadists with?The PM's insistence that he was referring to all of the members of the multi-national force as the "club" defies logic, writes John Armstrong.23 Feb 08:30 PM
WorldIsis parades Kurdish fighters in cagesIn the latest propaganda video from Islamic State, hostages are paraded in cages through the packed streets of Iraq and interviewed by their captors.23 Feb 08:30 PM
New ZealandPM: NZ troops won't be 'on front line'New Zealand troops sent to Iraq to help in the fight against Isis will not be 'on the front line', Prime Minister John Key says.23 Feb 07:28 PM
WorldPolice failed to alert families of Isis recruits - lawyerThe police and intelligence agencies faced demands for an inquiry over how three young British schoolgirls were able to head for Syria.23 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldTony Abbott's warning to jihadisAustralian citizenships could be revoked as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott spelled out the worsening terrorist threat to the nation.23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPM reveals possible extent of Iraq deploymentJohn Key speaks on New Zealand's possible involvement in the fight against Isis. Watch23 Feb 06:52 AM
New ZealandPM set to reveal Iraq deploymentPrime Minister John Key has all but confirmed that up to 100 New Zealand Defence Force staff will be sent to the Middle East to help Australia train Iraqi soldiers to fight Isis .23 Feb 05:43 AM
WorldTurks raid Isis territory for King's bodyTanks, drones and planes joined hundreds of Turkish soldiers in a night raid into Isis-occupied Syria to evacuate the tomb of a revered Ottoman figure.23 Feb 02:30 AM
World'Come home. We miss you.'The father of one of three schoolgirls who are believed to have travelled to Syria to join Isis says her siblings "cannot stop crying".22 Feb 10:29 PM
New ZealandPM: NZ can't 'do nothing' in Isis fightNZ doesn't have a 'realistic option of doing nothing' in the fight against Isis, PM John Key says ahead of Cabinet's decision on whether to send troops to Iraq.22 Feb 08:55 PM
WorldLife in Isis: Blood & boredomWhen Isis took over Raqqa, a wave of black swept over the city. It's turned into a grim prison for residents - with no escape in sight.22 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldRunaway girls with Isis, says spy reportThree British "jihadi brides" who ran away from home to join fighters from Isis were believed to have crossed the Turkish border into Syria.22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCabinet poised to approve Isis fightCabinet is expected to approve sending soldiers to help Iraqi forces fight the Islamic State group when it meets tomorrow.22 Feb 05:36 AM
WorldUK schoolgirls head for SyriaScotland Yard has warned of a growing trend of young women travelling to Syria after launching an urgent appeal to find three teenage schoolgirls.21 Feb 10:38 PM
New ZealandFight against ISIS: Back to BaghdadNZ troops are preparing to return to Iraq, a decade after Kiwi soldiers were last in the violence-wracked nation. On Monday the cabinet is expected to set the ground rules for the deployment.20 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce Edwards: Is NZ being conned into war in Iraq?The public could be wise to be sceptical or wary about politicians trying to manipulate them about the global fight against ISIS, writes Bryce Edwards.19 Feb 03:20 AM
WorldIsis' mass migration threatIsis has threatened to flood Europe with half a million migrants from Libya in a 'psychological' attack against the West.18 Feb 08:00 PM
WorldFears grow over more mass executions by IsisAt least 35 more Egyptian Christians are feared to have been kidnapped by jihadists in retaliation for air strikes on targets in Libya.17 Feb 10:00 PM
WorldIsis burns 45 to death in Iraq - reportMilitants from Isis have burned 45 people to death in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, according to the local police chief.17 Feb 09:14 PM
WorldWhat's life like under Isis?Mobile phones are banned and punishments are draconian, yet residents of Iraqi city Mosul enjoy certain benefits under Isis rule.17 Feb 07:31 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Peacekeeping UN, not warlike US, is our clubThe film clip of Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee striding into the bowels of the $250 million Boeing C-17 Globemaster for a test drive this week was scary.17 Feb 04:30 PM
