New joint plaque on Paraparaumu’s War Memorial Arch honours Al Don and Dick Grigg

New joint plaque placed on War Memorial Arch.

Anzac Day 2024: Northlanders share their families’ connections to war

While war can feel worlds away, its reach is often felt on home soil.

UN demands investigation of “mass graves” at Gaza hospitals | BBC News

The UN's human rights chief has said he is "horrified" by the destruction of Gaza's Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals and the reports of "mass graves" being foun...

Rotorua Anzac Day dawn service: A time to also remember the ones who stayed at home

As the sun rose across the steamy Ohinemutu village, thousands in Rotorua remembered them.

Russia-Ukraine war: Long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas

The country has been forced to ration weapons and is facing increasing Russian attacks.

Israel-Hamas war: Columbia University extends talks with Gaza war protesters

Students protesting are demanding faculties cut financial ties to Israel.

Russia, Ukraine to exchange displaced children in Qatar-brokered deal

Russia and Ukraine have agreed in a Qatari-brokered deal to exchange almost 50 children displaced by Moscow's invasion, the Kremlin's children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova announced in Doha Wednesday.

Israel-Hamas war: UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals

The UN's human rights chief said he was 'horrified' by the discovery of mass graves.

Whanganui-educated soldier makes pilgrimage to Gallipoli

'It will be a humbling and emotional experience.'

Anzac Day: Napier veteran Tom Husband recounts being called up for World War II

100-year-old Hawke's Bay Anzac veteran recounts his WWII experience.

Israel-Hamas war: Hundreds of bodies discovered in Gaza mass graves

The discovery in Khan Younis has prompted calls for a war crimes investigation.

Ukraine has “chance of victory” with multi-billion dollar aid package | BBC News

Ukraine’s President Zelensky said his country had a “chance of victory” after the US House of Representatives finally approved billions of dollars in new US ...

Anzac Day 2024: Northland’s ‘what, why, where, and when?’ questions answered

The day is as a wider remembrance of those soldiers who have fallen.

Janet Daley: We are closer to nuclear disaster today than at any point in the Cold War

OPINION: There is more danger today than when the developed world was carved up.

Pastures Past: New Zealand’s ‘hardy’ war horses

"Hardy useful mounts, free from beefiness,” could stand the South African heat in 1900.

Ukraine and Russia trade strikes as both sides accuse the other of killing civilians

Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Russia in the early hours of Saturday, setting a fuel depot ablaze, officials said, as both sides accused each other of deadly attacks on civilians.

Israel missile strike near Iran nuclear facility fuels fears of escalation | BBC News

World leaders have called for restraint in the Middle East, after a missile strike on Iran at a site close to nuclear facilities. It took place at Isfahan...

Zelensky says NATO must decide if alliance and Ukraine ‘indeed are allies’

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that NATO must choose whether it really is an ally of Ukraine by accelerating weapons supplies to help his struggling forces. 

China’s boom in green manufactured goods fuels tensions with West | BBC News

China’s economy grew much faster than expected at the start of 2024 - up by 5.3% - boosted by its focus on green manufacturing. The country has invested in...

Russia-Ukraine war: Poland arrests man suspected of spying to aid Volodymyr Zelenskyy assassination plot

Pole accused of being prepared to pass airport security information to Russian agents.

BBC research reveals 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine | BBC News

A BBC investigation suggests more than 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine. Researchers from the BBC and the independent Russian websi...