New ZealandBorder anxiety as refugees face unknownJust a few kilometres from the Serbian-Hungarian border, a large group of refugees has gathered beneath a small copse of trees, sheltering themselves and their few bags of luggage from the rain.11 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUS officials redraw Mid-East mapIraq and Syria may have been permanently torn asunder by war and sectarian tensions, the head of the United States Defence Intelligence Agency said yesterday in a frank assessment that is at odds with Obama Administration policy.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe Forgotten Millions: Helping hand for new livesVolunteer tells Simon Collins working with refugees has taught her tolerance.10 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldAustralia could bomb Syria within daysAustralian combat aircraft could conduct their first missions to bomb Islamic State forces inside a week.10 Sep 12:59 AM
OpinionDr Zain Ali: Magic ways to ease a crisis of conscienceIt's often said that magic is the art of misdirection. In the debate on the Syrian refugee crisis, misdirection seems ubiquitous, writes Dr Zain Ali.09 Sep 09:33 PM
New ZealandFear and joy on arrival in new country'Thank you in the name of all the refugees," is the first thing the Syrian father-of-three says to us at the Mangere refugee resettlement centre.09 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandPeters: NZ has 'skin on the line'Why Winston Peters says it is "reasonable" to expect male refugees from Syria to return home and fight.08 Sep 09:15 PM
New ZealandThe Forgotten Millions: The long and grinding road to freedomFor millions of Syrians and other people displaced by conflict in their home countries, the Western Balkan Route can be a road towards refuge in Europe.08 Sep 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: New stance on refugees not just for showThe Cabinet's response yesterday to the Syrian refugee crisis is no more than a token gesture.07 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSyrian refugees find peace at lastSyrian refugees Lilas and Basal Slik have been sleeping soundly this year for the first time in their lives.07 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ to take 750 refugees over three yearsImmigration Minister confirms New Zealand will take a total of 750 Syrian refugees - 600 in an emergency intake over and above the usual annual quota of 750.07 Sep 03:21 AM
Aged careAgeing Europe needs young immigrantsEurope, with its ageing population, needs to increase its younger population by several million to avoid a situation where pension systems grow unsustainable.06 Sep 11:50 PM
New ZealandNZ to take in hundreds more refugeesThe one-off intake will go "over and above" New Zealand's annual refugee quota, but will not number into the thousands, Prime Minister says.06 Sep 10:51 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Easing the refugee sufferingThe poet W.H. Auden said about suffering: it takes place while someone is eating or just walking dully along or doing a Pump class, writes Deborah Hill Cone.06 Sep 09:30 PM
WorldRussia puts boots on ground in SyriaRussia is building a military base in Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's heartland and the US is worried.06 Sep 06:24 PM
WorldThe tragic story of Syria: how you can helpToday the Herald restarts its campaign The Forgotten Millions to help refugees from the Syrian crisis.06 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandChurch leaders call for increase in refugee numbersThe leaders of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches will put on a united front, asking the Prime Minister to increase the number of refugees New Zealand lets in.06 Sep 06:30 AM
WorldRelieved refugees welcomed into AustriaThe pre-dawn move eased immediate pressure on Hungary, which has struggled to manage the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily from non-EU member Serbia.05 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-Allan: Our lack of generosity is showingIt wasn't long ago that Iceland went broke. When the Global Financial Crisis hit, the country became a beggar. It couldn't pay its debts. The rest of the world ridiculed it, Heather du Plessis-Allan writes.05 Sep 05:00 PM
EditorialHerald on Sunday editorial: PM gives no sign yet of third-term bluesThis Prime Minister is completing the first year of his third term more popular than any at the same stage in our lifetime.05 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'They must increase the quota'Prime Minister John Key has rejected claims this morning the government is opening the gates to extra Syrian refugees.04 Sep 10:24 PM
WorldHuman tide of refugees start 150-mile trekHalf protest-march, half procession, the dismal crocodile of refugees left the Keleti station at 10am carrying what meagre possessions they could.04 Sep 09:32 PM
WorldSyrian dad desperate to bring kids to NZSyrian father Ahmad Barghach is desperate to bring his four children to join him in Auckland - but he's not finding it easy.03 Sep 05:30 PM
EditorialEditorial: Crisis is tragic, and we have a duty to helpNo country can stand aside if it wants to be recognised as a fully participating member of the international community, and that includes New Zealand.03 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandRefugee crisis: Pressure on KeyMillions of refugees have fled Syria since 2011 but the number New Zealand has taken in would almost fit in one of Auckland's new double-decker buses.03 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUS secret kill squadThe clandestine programme represents a significant escalation of the CIA's involvement in the war in Syria, enlisting the agency's powerful Counterterrorism Centre.02 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldRefugees' trail of tearsAs the death toll on land and sea continues to grow, the EU summoned ministers to an emergency summit to discuss solutions to the crisis.31 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-Allan: NZ needs to let in more refugeesNew Zealand's annual refugee quota of 750 has not changed since 1987. We're falling shamefully short every year in how much we help refugees.29 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldJihadi John unmasked for the first timeNew footage is believed to show the British Isis killer nicknamed 'Jihadi John' unmasked for the first time in Syria.23 Aug 02:49 AM
OpinionGlen Johnson: Turkey's high-stakes Syria gambleThe Middle East continues its slide into chaos with Turkish warplanes joining the fray in Syria, further embroiling Nato's eastern rampart in that country's civil war.27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionNowegian PM Erna Solberg: Children trapped in conflict and crisisMore than half the 57 million young children still not in classrooms today live in countries torn apart by conflict or natural disaster, writes Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.07 Jul 11:24 PM
WorldPalmyra treasures destroyedMilitants from Isis (Islamic State) are feared to have begun destruction of Syria's Roman city of Palmyra as the head of Unesco warned of "cultural cleansing" by the extremist group.03 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldIsis grows even more brutalIsis jihadists have threatened "a calamity for kuffars" over the fasting month of Ramadan, and released a gruesome video of unorthodox execution methods.24 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldJihadists mine historic siteIsis jihadists have planted mines around the ancient ruins in Syria's Palmyra, prompting fears for the Unesco World Heritage site.22 Jun 05:00 PM
