World11,000 fake cops on payrollA probe into policing in the troubled new country of South Sudan has uncovered 11,000 fake names on the payroll.28 Aug 12:10 AM
TravelSouth Korea: Get down in GangnamThis posh Seoul suburb is a hub of luxury and excess, discovers Sharon Stephenson.25 Aug 03:00 AM
Banking and financeThe Insider: On the UN tightropeDiplomats and ministers are grappling with thorny issues as they work to secure New Zealand a seat on the UN Security Council for 2015-16.25 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandKiwis among world's fattest peopleNew Zealand has been named and shamed as one of the fattest countries in the world in a report report by the United Nations.11 Jul 03:21 AM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: Population growth simply unsustainableThe news on the population front sounds bad: birth rates are not dropping as fast as expected.01 Jul 09:30 PM
WorldMilitants storm UN compound in Somalia; 20 killedSeven al-Qaeda-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the UN compound with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault.20 Jun 06:41 AM
WorldSyria: 650,000 refugeesMore than half a million people fled Syria's civil war last year, and the UN says that number could double by the end of 2013.19 Jun 01:25 AM
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
New ZealandNZ peacekeeper abductedA New Zealand Defence Force peacekeeper was abducted from an observation post in the Golan Heights and held for five hours today.15 May 07:37 AM
New ZealandClark to continue UNDP roleFormer Prime Minister Helen Clark has been appointed for another term as head of the UNDP.12 Apr 10:56 PM
New ZealandBringing war criminals to justiceTauranga lawyer Belinda Pidwell will never forget a Bosnian man tell how he and his family were lined up and shot.11 Apr 07:51 AM
New ZealandNZ joins UN initiative to end violence against womenNew Zealand has joined a United Nations initiative pledge to take action to end violence against women and girls.05 Mar 10:23 PM
EmploymentNo move towards work-hour limitThe Government has ignored a recommendation by the United Nations for legislation to dictate a maximum number of work hours to reduce the risk to workplace health and safety.17 Jan 06:12 AM
OpinionEditorial: Hague visit brings old ties back in focusEditorial: British foreign secretaries have not been frequent visitors to New Zealand. When the relationship was so close that New Zealanders referred to the "mother country", they probably did not feel the need to visit.16 Jan 04:28 PM
WorldPeacekeeper kills four in DarfurA peacekeeper serving with the joint U.N.-African Union force in Darfur opened fire on fellow peacekeepers, killing four and injuring one, the United Nations said.22 Dec 02:49 AM
WorldNorth Korea to launch rocketNorth Korea said it will launch a long-range rocket in mid-December, a provocative move just eight months after a failed attempt violated a United Nations ban.02 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionMichael Spindelegger and Alison Bethel McKenzie: Reporters' safety must improveOver 100 journalists have been killed so far this year - the highest number since the International Press Institute (IPI) began keeping count of journalists' deaths in 1997.26 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionJulian Hunt and Terry Townshend: Qatar can provide the 'game-changer' at climate summit26 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Abandoning Kyoto an act of timidityEditorial: The Kyoto Protocol's commitments represent the only concrete actions taken so far by the international community to address climate change.14 Nov 04:29 PM
