A retired teacher has died after a truck hit his bike in Hamilton yesterday

'These heinous actions by the Assad regime cannot be tolerated,' US President says.

Chemical attack on Syrian town demands action from those backing the Assad regime.

Ambassadors help launch RSA's annual Poppy Appeal

All Blacks coach among big names supporting annual RSA fundraiser.

There are more than 5000 KFCs in China and that could mean good news for world peace.

Students take on project to try to find the family of a mystery WWI soldier.

100 years on, NZ's darkest hour at Passchendaele remembered with commemorative stamps

Be in to win NZ Post's latest stamp books and coin commemorating NZ's WWI sacrifice.

COMMENT: There are more reasons than not to hold inquiry into SAS raid, says Audrey Young.

COMMENT: Questions raised about the deaths of Afghan civilians warrant an inquiry.

Confused? Here's a guide to fracas that has followed the release of the Hit & Run book.

Ameen Mokdad risked his life when he played music but he says alternative was unthinkable.

NZ seems to be "beckoning China as an enemy", Australian journalist John Pilger says.

NZ Defence Force's interpreters talk about their former roles and life in NZ.

Mother of soldier says she wishes NZ troops were brought home before her son died in 2012.

For three years the NZ Defence Force resisted releasing the report.

NZSAS soldier says civilians were killed after faulty US intelligence.

EDITORIAL: The story of War on Terror is riddled with controversy and failure.

One of the most damning claims in Nicky Hager's new book has been confirmed.

COMMENT: Whether Nicky Hager's new book scores the required hits is yet to be determined.

Credible sources are emerging to confirm civilians were killed during raid in Afghanistan.

Wayne Mapp and former governor of Bamyan province both confirm civilian deaths.

Labour, Greens and NZ First want an inquiry into claims made in a new book.

Claim from NZDF there were no civilian casualties at odds with Minister's comment in 2014.

In 1969, a 20-year-old Corporal Benfell led eight men into combat in Vietnam.

Previously classified footage of nuclear explosions tested during the Cold War have been rescued from high-security vaults.

If you thought the defeat of Isis in Iraq would be a major win, think again. What lies ahead is a total mess.

Aid deliveries have all but stopped for hundreds of thousands of Syrians.

Twelve people from Mosul, including a 2-month-old baby, have been treated for suspected exposure to a blistering chemical agent.