WorldKiwi aims to walk length of Korean PeninsulaA former police officer is vying to become the first person since the Korean War to walk a mountain range the length of the Korean Peninsula.01 Aug 11:45 PM
WorldNorth Korea military paradesGoose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang's main square in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea's adversaries and rally its people behind young ruler Kim Jong Un on the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War.27 Jul 11:37 PM
New ZealandNZ Korean War veterans serenaded at commemorationNew Zealand Korean War veterans were serenaded with Po Kare Ana sung by a children's choir during South Korea's official commemoration of the 1953 armistice in Seoul this morning.27 Jul 03:04 AM
TravelNorth Korea: Entry into guarded territoryAs a journalist, Chris Pritchard found he had to use subterfuge to travel to North Korea.25 Jul 11:00 PM
New ZealandDeadly absurdity of the demilitarised zoneIn the 4km wide demilitarised zone which separates North and South Korea, absurdities abound that would be laughable if not for the fact they reflect the deadly reality of war that is on hold rather than over.25 Jul 07:29 PM
New ZealandVeterans back in war zoneThe Korean War and the mates lost to it remain painful memories for many of the New Zealand veterans who yesterday visited the demilitarised zone which still separates North and South Korea 60 years later.25 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandDefence aid also on the agendaWhile the focus will be on free trade, New Zealand's defence commitments to South Korea are also likely to be on the table when Prime Minister John Key meets South Korean President Park Guen-hye today.25 Jul 05:30 PM
TravelNorth Korea: Northern exposureSkiing destinations tend to be in well-heeled areas - from Queenstown to the Austrian Alps and Whistler. Naturally, North Korea wants to take its place alongside the well-groomed resorts.11 Jun 11:00 PM
GolfKiwi golfer a champ in N KoreaA 29-year-old whiteware salesman who only started playing golf last November has become NZ's most unlikely international sporting champion.31 May 05:30 PM
WorldNorth Korea fires projectile into eastern watersNorth Korea has fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.19 May 10:45 PM
WorldNo threat to Kiwis in South Korea despite warningThe Government is maintaining there is no specific threat to the safety of New Zealanders in South Korea, despite a new warning issued by the North.10 Apr 12:06 AM
WorldJapan readies missiles amid North Korea threatsJapan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack.09 Apr 06:26 AM
WorldWorried reader's guide to North KoreaAs tensions surrounding the world's most closed state escalate, Angus West asks experts from around the globe waht on earth they think is going on behind the sabre-rattling.08 Apr 09:40 PM
WorldUS spy plane for JapanThe US military is set to deploy an unmanned spy plane in Japan to boost surveillance capabilities as North Korea apparently readies for missile launches.06 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: North Korea, the disaffected childEach time it makes a threatening gesture to its sister in the south, the US and China respond like different parents. But a sibling often knows a troubled child better than either parent, says John Roughan.05 Apr 04:30 PM
New ZealandNth Korea on everyone's agendaThe North Korea security crisis will be high on tomorrow's agenda when Prime Minister John Key meets new President of China Xi Jinping on the Chinese tropical island of Hainan, at the Boao Forum for Asia.05 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionRobert Ayson: Let's hope threats don't lead to actionIf North Korea matches its warlike rhetoric with actions we are all in trouble, writes Robert Ayson. Kim Jong-Un may not have inherited the kind of nuclear warheads from his father that are ready to be put on to long-range missiles.04 Apr 08:30 PM
WorldUS deploys missile defence shieldThe US is deploying a missile defense shield to the Pacific as North Korea renewed its threat of a nuclear attack on the States using "smaller, lighter and diversified'' weapons.04 Apr 04:19 AM
WorldNorth Korea warns nuke attack clearedRatcheting up the rhetoric, North Korea has warned early that its military has been cleared to wage an attack on the US using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear" weapons.03 Apr 11:52 PM
WorldNorth Korea vows to restart nuclear facilitiesNorth Korea is to restart its plutonium reactor and increase production of nuclear weapons material in what is seen as its latest attempt to extract US concessions.02 Apr 08:56 PM
OpinionJack Tame: Pictures aside, North Korea no jokeSince the video was broadcast early this month, North Korea's government has published regular propaganda in what - for those outside North Korea - amounts to farcical episodic delight.30 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldExperts: North Korea behind hackingA cyberattack caused computer networks at major South Korean banks and top TV broadcasters to crash simultaneously.20 Mar 06:44 PM
