PremiumPremiumEnergyMarket shock: Oil surge, share sell-off and rising rates after Iran attackNew Zealand 10-year bond yields are at 4.51%, up from 4.35% at the week’s start.06 Mar 04:26 AM
WorldCamel beauty pageant rocked as 20 entries disqualified for plastic surgeryInspectors discovered botox, fillers and silicone had been used to beautify the animals.06 Mar 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEconomyIran conflict oil shock: How big is the risk to the New Zealand economy?ANZ warns a sustained 10% oil jump could quickly push inflation higher.06 Mar 01:31 AM
WorldOn Israel-Lebanon border, 'everyone is tense' as fighting with Hezbollah flaresDespite nightly sheltering, many say they will not evacuate their hometown again.05 Mar 11:43 PM
New Zealand'It’s the people who suffer': Rotorua Iranian fears for loved onesRotorua-based Arash Alaeinia fled Iran as a refugee in the 1970s.05 Mar 11:38 PM
WorldIran’s regime maintains its grip, despite devastating lossesMore than 2000 targets in Iran have been hit in four days of strikes.05 Mar 11:35 PM
WorldGulf frustrated at being the centre of war that’s not theirsIranian strikes have hit Gulf hotels, oil hubs and key US bases.05 Mar 11:24 PM
WorldUS House votes down bid to rein in Trump's Iran war powersThe House rejected the war powers measure by 219 votes to 212.05 Mar 11:03 PM
BusinessNew Zealand prices of ‘anything attached to fuel’ will rise, logistics boss warnsNew Zealand now has 25 days of diesel on hand and 29 days in transit.05 Mar 09:18 PM
WorldBritish destroyer's Cyprus mission delayed by welding workCyprus and Middle Eastern allies say Britain's slow response left them exposed.05 Mar 09:11 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessIran’s drones cost a fraction of the US weapons shooting them downNew York Times: Iran has already launched more than 2000 one-way drones in this conflict.05 Mar 08:28 PM
New ZealandWealthy Kiwis with private jets offer to help NZers flee as Iran conflict spreadsWinston Peters confirmed 'patriotic' Kiwis had been in touch to organise charter flights.05 Mar 08:22 PM
WorldDelivery drivers dodge debris to keep Gulf fed under Iranian attacksIran’s missile and drone barrages have struck airports, homes and bases.05 Mar 06:37 PM
WorldTrump demands role in choosing Iran's next leaderTrump compares Iran to Venezuela, citing his leverage over Delcy Rodriguez.05 Mar 06:03 PM
WorldIran warns people who defy internet blackoutPeople using VPNs to get online are receiving warnings of court action.05 Mar 05:36 PM
WorldUK to send more fighter jets to Gulf as defence minister visits CyprusFour additional RAF Typhoon jets will reinforce existing UK forces in Qatar.05 Mar 05:16 PM
WorldIsrael tells Beirut suburb to evacuate as Mideast war spiralsIran says US-Israeli strikes have killed 1230 people and crippled the internet.05 Mar 04:46 PM
WorldIran claims attack on US oil tanker in the Persian GulfIran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said they struck the tanker.05 Mar 08:00 AM
New Zealand'This is not normal': Family in missile-hit Kuwait hopes planes bring them homeTwo New Zealand Defence Force C-130J aircraft are being sent to the Middle East.05 Mar 04:33 AM
Travel'You'll have to pay more': What NZ travellers can expect as Middle East crisis deepens'We're not immune to what's going on elsewhere,' says aviation expert Irene King.05 Mar 04:28 AM
New ZealandWhat NZ global supply chains are being disrupted by US-Iran conflict?Explainer: Up to 80 oil and gas tankers a day normally pass through the Hormuz Strait.05 Mar 04:21 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldIsrael and US trumpet their collaboration in war against IranNY Times: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said it compared favourably to other US allies.05 Mar 04:09 AM
Formula 1‘We trust in F1’: Drivers wait anxiously over Middle East conflictRaces in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are in doubt as fighting continues. 05 Mar 04:02 AM
WorldUK maritime agency reports explosion, oil spill off KuwaitA small craft left the vicinity a maritime security agency said.05 Mar 03:44 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldIran’s secret outreach highlights Trump’s challengeNew York Times: Iran made offer to discuss terms for ceasefire through spy channels.05 Mar 01:36 AM
World‘Okay, time to go’: Cabs, cash and twisted routes to escape war zoneThese odysseys involve make-shift arrangements, cash and long drives through the desert.05 Mar 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Winston Peters can't resist crack at PM over Iran fumbleOPINION: 'Why didn't you call [me], then no one will have misspoken?'04 Mar 11:33 PM
WorldThe four men who could save – or destroy – IranTehran’s new leaders will have to decide whether they want a deal or a fight to the death.04 Mar 10:05 PM
World'No to the war': Spain digs in as rift with US deepensMadrid denies White House claim of military co-operation over conflict Iran.04 Mar 08:52 PM
WorldIran's Supreme Leader gone, but opposition still at war with itselfInside Iran, opposition figures have been repressed and imprisoned.04 Mar 08:36 PM
WorldInside: From Hamas attack to US war on Iran, violence forges new Middle EastWhat none of the Mideast powers can yet see is the shape of the thing being born.04 Mar 07:38 PM
WorldFewer Israeli strikes but also less aid in Gaza as Iran war ragesIsrael’s closure of Gaza’s crossings sent food and fuel prices soaring by 200-300%.04 Mar 07:29 PM
WorldTurkey says missile launched from Iran destroyed by NatoNato interceptors in the eastern Mediterranean destroyed the Iranian missile.04 Mar 07:11 PM
WorldIran war exiles describe terror of daily strikesRefugees speak of hope for political and economic change. 04 Mar 06:34 PM
