New ZealandGallipoli 100: The Anzac ceremoniesOur countdown begins to the 100-year anniversary of the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula.06 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldYemen battle sidelines USAgency and United States military personnel have been pulled out of Yemen amid escalating sectarian violence in recent weeks.06 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Night rider tried his luck one time too many82: The 38-year-old Scot George Waugh, who could be "sharp and sarcastic" according to his personal file, was not the only serving vet to die in unusual circumstances.05 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli camp event cancelledA huge camp-out at Ellerslie Racecourse that was to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings has been canned just weeks before the event.05 Apr 05:00 PM
TechnologyKiller robots could fight our warsKiller robots sent to fight in wars could save soldiers' lives and ultimately reduce civilian casualties, according to a top US roboticist.02 Apr 12:13 AM
New Zealand'Pattern of secrecy' criticisedLabour has attacked the degree of secrecy about the preparation of a New Zealand troop deployment to Iraq.31 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionDavid Shearer: NZ can be catalyst for change in SyriaA few years ago Damascus was a place of calm in a violent region.30 Mar 09:47 PM
OpinionEditorial: Modest refugee intake should be much higherPrevious experience has been positive and benefits would outweigh the costs.27 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldFilms give refugees a voiceRalph Baydoun is a 23-year-old Lebanese videographer based in World Vision's Beirut office and last month we travelled together to some of the more challenging areas of the Middle East - the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and the Lebanon-Syrian border.26 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli work fetches $257k at auctionA painting that symbolises the pain and tragedy of the failed World War I Gallipoli campaign was sold yesterday to an undisclosed bidder.25 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Lawyer was a true All Black 'Original'79: When World War I broke out, Harper was a 35-year-old father of two and partner at a well-established Christchurch legal practice.25 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandWWl: Church flag mystery solvedThe mystery of how a giant flag that flew at Gallipoli a century ago came to hang in a New Zealand church has been solved by a naval historian.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldInspiration from Irish peaceI first met Reverend Harold Good eight years ago in Belfast, Northern Ireland.23 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionChris Clarke: Govt aid must match firepowerSpare a thought for our Prime Minister. The price of "club" membership is to take New Zealand into a war not of our making, training troops who were once our enemy.23 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Ensign reminder of Gallipoli landing78: As HMS Queen sailed towards Gallipoli Peninsula, anxious troops sat holding their helmets under a giant white ensign fluttering in the morning breeze.22 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldProud men broken by warHe looks downwards and shakes his head in response to my question, "What do you hope for?"22 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldGaddafi's soldiers return to Libya under black flag of IsisOnce the stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi, the coastal town of Sirte has now been transformed into a symbol of the insidious rise of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Libya.19 Mar 12:37 AM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Chaplain's courage inspired many77: Father James Joseph McMenamin served selflessly and paid the ultimate sacrifice as a Catholic chaplain to the Armed Forces in the Great War.18 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldAl-Qaeda 'angels' and Isis 'demons'The Independent investigates how Isis jihadis govern every aspect of life within the territories they control.17 Mar 10:55 PM
WorldInside Isis: Former militant tells all'The scenes terrified me': Meet the former jihadi who deserted Isis rather than take part in executions, beheadings and rape.16 Mar 09:07 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Tough man fought sporting wrong and won, but succumbed in battle76: Charlie Savory was one tough rooster. He had a reputation for never taking a backward step in not one, but two, rugby codes.15 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldPolice sorry for failure to warn families of Isis girls about schoolfriend's flightPolice have apologised to the families of three London girls who flew to Turkey to join Isis (Islamic State) in Syria after it emerged that officers failed to alert them that a schoolfriend of the trio had left to join the militants.11 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Official artists came late in war75: It was late in the day before New Zealand appointed war artists to document the conflict.11 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldBlossoms hide awful truthIt is spring in Tokyo, but Toshiko Takagi cannot bear to see office workers sitting beneath cherry blossom in the parks that dot the Sumida district where she lives.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: If NZ is entering Isis conflict, let's accept more refugeesOne of the lesser-noted points in Prime Minister John Key's speech last year on the New Zealand response to the crisis caused by Isis was that "we will be looking at further assistance to meet....09 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Drama on voyage to theatre of war74: Conditions on board the troopship SS Arawa were stifling.08 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldIsis influence grows as Boko Haram joinsThe Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has announced it is joining Isis by apparently releasing an audio statement swearing allegiance.08 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Medals should remain in NZThe Protected Objects Act plays an important role in safeguarding this country's heritage. But there will be times when the ministry should not be straitjacketed by the act.07 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi soldiers commemorated in UK tributeThe bravery of 14 NZ soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross during WWI have been commemorated by the UK government.06 Mar 04:15 AM
New ZealandGovernment should buy war medalsLabour is calling on the Government to buy the war medals of Kiwi “Dambusters” veteran Les Munro to keep them in New Zealand.05 Mar 12:09 AM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Kiwis chalked it up to experience73: A legacy of New Zealand's wartime presence in England is still visible on the Salisbury Plains.04 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Dambuster's medals could inspire our young KiwisLes Munro's World War II medals could prove a visual inspiration and reminder to all young New Zealanders of the stuff that real heroes are made of, writes Peter Bromhead.04 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandFrom Russia with thanks to brave Stan'It's not every day you get a note on behalf of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.' Service medal arrives for brave Stan.04 Mar 04:00 PM
