World'Unprecedented' cyber attack hits EuropeHackers caused widespread disruption for businesses, banks and airports across Europe.27 Jun 06:18 PM
BusinessPowerful cyber weapon a 'game changer'A destructive computer code used to bring down a power grid has sparked fresh fears.13 Jun 05:32 AM
WorldWatch: Circus bear lunges into audienceShocking footage shows bear turn away from trainer and leap into a crowd.30 May 08:27 PM
TourismTourism industry flexes political muscleTourism Industry Aotearoa wants to put candidates under scrutiny.10 May 02:01 AM
TourismWhat tourists are piling on the plasticSpending by tourists on Visa cards was up 12 per cent last year, hitting $2.8 billion.09 May 02:39 AM
TravelChernobyl ghost town draws daring visitorsThe town of Pripyat is a model of technology gone catastrophically wrong.28 Apr 04:00 AM
WorldSickening crash caused by twerking girlA motorcyclist crashed in to a car when he was distracted by a girl twerking roadside.20 Apr 04:57 AM
WorldMurdered Russian lawmaker's eerie interviewLess than 72 hours before he was fatally shot, Denis gave one of his final interviews.28 Mar 08:59 PM
WorldPutin critic gunned down in streetA Russian MP who fled Moscow fearing Putin's secret service has been assassinated.23 Mar 10:45 PM
New ZealandNZ does things differently, says diplomatDiplomat Gerard van Bohemen reflects on the two years he spent on the high-powered UN Security Council.15 Mar 10:18 PM
World'You think our country's so innocent?'No issue appears to have flummoxed GOP lawmakers as much as Trump's consistent defense of Vladimir Putin.05 Feb 07:22 PM
WorldTrump holds calls with PutinUS President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discuss coordinating on ISIS and Syria, Kremlin says.28 Jan 08:23 PM
LifestyleHero dog saves injured dog from trainsStranded on a train track for 2 days, this terrified dog faced certain death. But thanks to her loving companion, Lucy survived the horrifying ordeal.26 Dec 09:59 PM
New ZealandTrampers' deaths referred to coronerThe deaths of two men, who died on an overnight tramp in the Tararua Ranges, have been referred to the Coroner.30 Nov 01:34 AM
BusinessMassive dome to cover Chernobyl reactorA new mega structure will cover Chernobyl power plant and prevent further radiation spewing from the reactor for at least a century.29 Nov 11:23 PM
New Zealand'Team mates' lost in tragedyXero spokesperson says staff are "deeply saddened by the loss" of two employees who died during an overnight walk in the Tararua Range.23 Nov 03:33 AM
WorldRussian missile 'shot down Flight MH17'Tapped phone conversations filled with swearing and codenames were among the most critical pieces of evidence into MH17. Here's what really went on.28 Sep 08:01 PM
WorldUkrainian payments to Trump campaign under spotlightDocuments of Ukraine's pro-Kremlin party reportedly show payments of $12.7 million earmarked for Donald Trump's campaign chairman.19 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandMurray McCully holds talks in RussiaHelen Clark's bid for the UN Secretary General job has been raised by Foreign Minister Murray McCully during a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow.18 Aug 04:36 AM
WorldUkraine's own Joan of ArcVladimir Putin may have unleashed his worst enemy when Nadia Savchenko was freed from Russian prison.01 Jun 08:02 AM
TravelTouring a nuclear fallout zoneThe former Soviet city of Pripyat, the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, has became an unlikely drawcard for international tourists20 Apr 04:54 AM
WorldRussia cuts gas as trade war growsRussia and Ukraine sank further into a widening trade war yesterday, as Russia halted all gas deliveries to Ukraine.26 Nov 08:00 PM
WorldPall of MH17 still hangs over townsThe biggest pieces of wreckage have vanished, hauled away to the Netherlands for analysis, and green stalks of grass are poking through the burned ground where the centre section exploded.16 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldFirefighters killed as fuel tanks explodeA powerful explosion killed a number of firefighters yesterday as they fought to control a blazing fuel depot which had burned through the night outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev.09 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldRussians blamed for fatal attack at peace marchUkraine accused Russia of sponsoring a terrorist attack on a peace march in the city of Kharkiv that left two dead and at least 10 wounded.23 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldPlea for monitorsUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for an international peacekeeping mission in his nation's war-torn east.19 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldUkraine: 'Get tough on Russia'Ukraine has appealed to the West to get tough on Russia after separatists it says are militarily backed by Moscow stormed a flashpoint town.18 Feb 12:48 AM
WorldPutin playing power gamesMore than 11 months into the crisis he unleashed, Russian President Vladimir Putin remains in charge of the dynamic, seeking to confuse and divide the West as he apparently seeks to create a damaged....11 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Stalemate the best option for Ukraine dilemmaWhat drives Putin is a grab-bag of emotional motives. His man in Kiev got overthrown, and he doesn't like to lose face, writes Gwynne Dyer.09 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldDoves and hawks circling peace talksIt was a day of bluster and speeches, but also paralysis over how to end the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine.08 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldWatchdog warns over ignoring rightsGovernments increasingly view human rights as "a luxury" they can ill afford, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.30 Jan 09:27 PM
