OpinionEditorial: Aid for Syria's forgotten vitally neededMany Syrians in refugee camps across the border in Lebanon were lawyers, teachers, dentists, accountants. As the conflict enters its fifth year they have become the forgotten millions.15 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhat a civil war would do to NZPolitical unrest. Conflict. The collapse of the country's social infrastructure. And then a daily struggle just to stay alive. An artists has imagined what it would look like in NZ.13 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldBeheading over homosexualityNew images have emerged of three men accused of homosexuality and blasphemy being publicly beheaded at a traffic roundabout in northern Iraq.10 Mar 08:29 PM
New ZealandNZ troops can opt out of IraqSoldiers may be excused from going to train Iraqi forces in fight against Isis, for personal reasons. The Defence Force says it is part of being a "good employer".28 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldMI5 blamed for radicalising Jihadi JohnAsim Qureshi has caused outrage by saying the murderer Jihadi John was 'beautiful' adding that he 'wouldn't hurt a fly'.26 Feb 07:06 PM
WorldWho is Jihadi John? Executioner namedThe Isis executioner known as 'Jihadi John' was today named as a graduate from London who was able to flee to Syria despite being on a terror watch list.26 Feb 05:04 PM
New ZealandPM on defensive over Iraq decisionPrime Minister John Key has defended his angry counter-attack in Parliament after Opposition parties' criticised the decision to send troops to the Middle East.24 Feb 08:33 PM
New ZealandKiwi troops off to IraqNZ soldiers training Iraqi troops near Baghdad will not be taking a "them-and-us" view of the Iraqis but a partnership approach.24 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: NZ doing the right thing in a just causeNo New Zealand government should commit troops to a war zone without a clear awareness of the ramifications. In the case of the fight against the Islamic State.24 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand16 trainers among 106 NZDF staffThe deployment of 106 Defence Force personnel to a military base in Iraq will include just 16 trainers, the New Zealand Defence Force chief confirmed yesterday.24 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandDefence chief: Troops will be armedLieutenant General Tim Keating, says New Zealand troops deployed to Iraq will have force protection for self defence and and all forces will be armed.24 Feb 04:05 AM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: Sending troops to Iraq not illegal but it is highly dangerousSending troops to Iraq not unethical but duplicity, anger and hatred in Middle East may crush New Zealand's efforts, writes law professor Alexander Gillespie.24 Feb 02:15 AM
New ZealandKey: NZ not going to Iraq to 'wave its flag'Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand is not considering an Iraq deployment to “wave its flag” or please its American allies, but to play an important role in forcing back the “reprehensible” Islamic State.17 Feb 12:00 AM
WorldJapanese hostage feared beheadedA video has emerged online claiming one of the two hostages being held by Isis has been killed and showing the other hostage outlining new terms for his release.24 Jan 05:29 PM
WorldIsis demands $200m for two hostagesHostages are a "military consultant" who headed to war zones after his wife died of cancer and a journalist dedicated to revealing horrors of war.20 Jan 07:27 PM
WorldAustralian women off to be jihadi brides: reportIntelligence agencies believe a teenager and her 20-year-old friend have become the first Australian women to join terrorists in Syria and offer themselves as jihadi brides.14 Dec 06:52 PM
New ZealandAnti-terror bill passesParliament has just passed legislation aimed at stopping would-be foreign fighters from leaving New Zealand to join Islamic State in Iraq.09 Dec 08:50 AM
WorldBritish father snatches son from IsisThe father of a teenager from Cardiff is thought to be the first Briton to have rescued his son from the jihadist group Islamic State.02 Dec 08:36 PM
New ZealandTerror law changes to last until 2018Urgent changes to the law introduced to combat the threat of "foreign fighters" had been flagged by the Prime Minister as for short-term only.23 Nov 02:49 AM
WorldJihadi John threatens slaughter in WestThe Islamic State militant known as Jihadi John has threatened to bring slaughter to the streets of Britain and the West in a new video announcing the murder of an American aid worker.17 Nov 06:20 AM
New ZealandKiwi forces will help train Iraqis fight ISISThree NZ Defence Force personnel have already left for the Middle East to scope out a role for New Zealand forces to help train Iraqi forces fight ISIS.05 Nov 04:05 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Two discordant messages in PM's security speechThe Prime Minister's landmark speech on national security has two messages for New Zealanders, but they are somewhat discordant.05 Nov 02:33 AM
New ZealandKey to sketch Isis responseJohn Key says any NZ commitment to the campaign against Isis in the Middle East would be for a long time, pointing to the 10-year deployment of troops to Bamiyan.03 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionDavid Shearer: Case for military action has not been madeIsis is a nasty, brutish group that uses terror in parts of the globe, but it doesn't threaten the entire world. So Kiwis don't need to fight, says David Shearer.03 Nov 01:52 AM
New ZealandCabinet to discuss Isis fightNew Zealand's contribution to the fight against Isis is set to be discussed at Cabinet today.02 Nov 07:45 PM
WorldSecond brother dies fighting in SyriaThe second of three brothers who travelled to Syria to join forces seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad has been killed in fighting, his father has confirmed.29 Oct 12:34 AM
New ZealandIsis will 'rain carnage on world' - PMJohn Key says he believes Isis is full of 'very bad people' and a military response is morally justified - but hasn't yet made a decision on whether NZ will fight them.27 Oct 08:00 PM
WorldAussie 'Ginger Jihadist' appears in new videoA teenage jihadist who ran away from his family in Australia to join the Islamic State terror group in Syria, has reportedly appeared in a new video.27 Oct 06:47 PM
WorldBeheaded journalist's last daysIn the weeks and months before he was brutally murdered on camera by militants from Isis, James Foley was beaten, starved, subjected to mock executions and even waterboarded by his captors.26 Oct 11:00 PM
World'Ginger Jihadist' could face 25 years jailGinger jihadist Abdullah Elmir could face 25 years in jail if he ever sets foot on Australian soil again.26 Oct 05:08 AM
WorldAussie 'Ginger Jihadist' condemnedAbdullah Elmi, an Australian jihadist, has been lambasted by his Australian relatives as an idiot for his chilling video message.22 Oct 04:13 AM
WorldHostage terror: 'I shared a cell with every man beheaded by Isis'French journalist Nicholas Henin reveals describes his "brutal and gruesome" life as an Islamic State hostage.17 Oct 10:46 PM
