New ZealandWWII mines found in Hauraki GulfFour World War II mines have been discovered on the seabed during a Navy exercise in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf this week.06 Mar 11:53 PM
WorldThe colonel who defied the invadersA former fighter pilot whose bold march against the Russian soldiers occupying his airbase was one of the most stunning acts of resistance in this phoney war.06 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldPlunging stockmarket, diving rubble may bring Russian bear to heelUnable to intervene militarily and with no direct economic levers to pull, the West believes it is successfully pressing Russia in the Ukraine crisis.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandMy people are ready to fightAn Auckland woman born in Ukraine says residents in her home country are ready to take up arms against Russian occupiers.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandUnanimous backing for McCully stanceParliament unanimously backed a motion from Foreign Minister Murray McCully expressing "deep concern" about the situation in the Ukraine.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey: No Paralympic boycott by NZPrime Minister John Key says New Zealand athletes should complete in the Sochi Winter Paralympics despite Russia's intervention in Ukraine.04 Mar 01:34 AM
World16,000 Russian troops in CrimeaUp to 16,000 Russian troops have tightened their stranglehold on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, openly defying the US and the European Union.04 Mar 01:08 AM
WorldEx-PM's desperate plea to the WestUkraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has appealed for the US and Britain to adopt the "strongest means" against Russia.03 Mar 08:41 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Ukraine crisis puts Russian free-trade pact on holdIf things continue to deteriorate, NZ's chief envoy in Moscow could be recalled. Ultimately, the Russian ambassador could be expelled, writes John Armstrong.03 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldDefiance in face of Russian threatThey stood together with their arms linked: a priest, a former soldier, two housewives and a teacher.03 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldUkraine on brink of civil warPresident Viktor Yanukovych has defiantly refused a chorus of calls from global leaders and opposition parties.19 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionStephen Hawking: Saving Syria's childrenWhat's happening in Syria today is an abomination, one that the world is watching coldly from a distance, writes Professor Stephen Hawking.16 Feb 11:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Drastic move to cancel passports is plain wrongIt seems wrong, and decidedly odd, that the Government should be cancelling the passports of New Zealanders who have gone to fight in the Syrian civil war.11 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi fighters 'misinformed', says SyrianKiwis who travel to Syria to fight with rebel forces against the Assad regime are being misinformed by recruiters over social media, a Syrian living in Auckland says.10 Feb 09:30 PM
WorldCivilians die despite truceAid workers braved mortar and small arms fire to evacuate Syrian civilians from a besieged area of the city of Homs.10 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandWe'll watch returning fighters, says KeyPrime Minister says Kiwis returning from Syria deemed to have been `radicalised' will be monitored.10 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwis fighting in Syria - PMJohn Key says there are New Zealanders fighting in anti-government forces in Syria, while others have been blocked from going there by having their passports cancelled.10 Feb 05:25 AM
WorldHungary's Jews: Holocaust 'whitewash'It's Hungary's Holocaust memorial year - but why are Jewish groups in the country intending to boycott all state-organised events?09 Feb 09:12 PM
WorldSyrian group not linked to us: al-QaedaAl-Qaeda has disavowed its offshoot in Syria, seeking to distance itself from a group too extreme even for the organisation founded by Osama bin Laden.04 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldChina, Russia set pace in spendingSoaring defence budgets in China and Russia mean that global military spending is growing for the first time in five years, according to forecasts.04 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldDeclaring war in 1914 UK's 'biggest mistake'Britain should not have gone to war in 1914 and the decision to do so was the "biggest error in modern history", according to historian Niall Ferguson.31 Jan 08:23 PM
WorldRelief corridor for women and children in Syria talksSyrian negotiators have reached their first deal in peace talks in Geneva, an agreement to allow women and children to escape the siege of rebel-held districts of the city of Homs.27 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldForgotten soldiers of WWIAt least 40 Aboriginal soldiers fought at Gallipoli - but you wouldn't know it.27 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldDraft evaders' secrets go onlineNewly published documents from World War I reveal an often overlooked side of the conflict - the stories of thousands of men who pleaded not to go and fight.23 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldUS army eyes robots as it plans troop cutsThe United States Army is considering replacing thousands of soldiers with robots as it adjusts to sweeping troop cuts.22 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldUS and allies secretly back rebels against al-Qaeda militantsThe United States and Gulf countries have been secretly backing rebel efforts to destroy al-Qaeda's most extreme wing in Syria, diplomats and rebels involved in the plan say.22 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldAssad accused of war crimes, double-dealingThe Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad has funded and co-operated with al-Qaeda in a complex double game even as the terrorists fight Damascus.21 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldEuropean recruits train for al-QaedaDefector says idealists indoctrinated in Syria to carry out terror attacks in West.20 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldShocking photos spark military probeShocking images depicting US soldiers burning the bodies of what appear to be Iraqi insurgents have sparked a military probe.15 Jan 09:41 PM
