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Labour MP Damien O'Connor labels Israel actions as genocide
Audio 8 Dec 2023A senior Labour MP has gone a step too far for his party in labelling Israel's actions in Gaza, genocide.
Damien O'Connor was one of a number of opposition MPs dismayed at the government's refusal to… Audio
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UN warns of 'total humanitarian collapse' in Gaza
Audio 8 Dec 2023The United Nations chief is warning of a total humanitarian collapse in Gaza, as the conflict between Hamas and Israel reaches the two-month mark.
Israel's military is focusing its assault on… Audio
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First Up - The Podcast, Friday 8 December
Audio 8 Dec 2023On today's First Up pod - we get the latest from the conflict in Gaza; US financial support for Ukraine is on the senate bargaining table; we check out the brilliant line up of artists at Auckland's… Audio
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Top Stories for Friday 8 December 2023
Top stories for Friday 8 December: Thousands of Palestinians are continuing to stream into Rafah, near the border with Egypt, trying to escape the intense fighting in southern Gaza.
A senior Labour… Audio
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UN chief warns of global threat from Gaza conflict
New Zealand's Parliament has passed a motion calling for urgent steps towards establishing a ceasefire in Gaza. Foreign Minister Winston Peters tabled the motion, which also condemned the Hamas terror… Audio
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Damien O'Connor steps outside Labour policy in calling Israel's actions 'genocide'
Labour's leader says O'Connor is "incredibly passionate" about the issue but party policy is that relevant international bodies will determine whether Israel's actions are lawful.
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How many Palestinians have died in the Gaza war and how will the counting continue?
There is increasing concern that Gaza health authorities will be unable to continue keeping an accurate count of the casualty toll.
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Parliament’s first choice of debate topic is Gaza
Parliament pushed back it's business on Thursday to begin with an hour of debate over how far to go in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Audio
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Opposition pleas for immediate ceasefire in Gaza go unheeded
"No person with any ounce of moral courage can see this as anything but horrific." Labour's Damien O'Connor has made an impassioned speech in the house saying Israel's actions in Gaza constitute… Audio
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Gaza ceasefire debate: Opposition pleas for stronger statement largely rejected
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has continued with National's approach in calling for "steps towards" a ceasefire, saying that must be in place before a ceasefire can begin.
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US Senate Republicans block Ukraine, Israel aid bill over border dispute
The bill would provide about $50 billion in new security assistance for Ukraine, as well as money for humanitarian and economic aid for its government, plus $14b for Israel as it battles Hamas in…
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Watch: Parliament's first Question Time and Gaza ceasefire motion
The new Parliament's first Question Time today is coming after a motion from the Foreign Minister calling for urgent steps towards a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Oral Questions for Thursday 7 December 2023
Audio 7 Dec 2023Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement, "We also want to see steps made towards a ceasefire"? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister of Finance: What… Audio
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Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters face off in Wellington
At a rally in the grounds of Parliament attended by about 400 people, Bishop Brian Tamaki has asked for Foreign Minister Winston Peters not to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Israeli forces battle Hamas in southern Gaza as civilians say no place is safe
Israeli troops have been fighting fierce battles with Hamas in an expanding offensive into southern Gaza, forcing Palestinian civilians to cram into a city near the Egyptian border.
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Fighting in Gaza intensifies
Fighting has intensified in Gaza as the Israeli army continues to push into the city of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced people have been sheltering.
In one of his strongest moves… Audio
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Green Party on calls for ceasefire in Gaza
The Foreign Minister Winston Peters is set to ask Parliament to call on all those involved in the Gaza conflict to "take urgent steps towards establishing a ceasefire".
Peters will also move that MPs… Audio
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Peters to urge Parliament to call for 'steps towards' Gaza ceasefire
Peters is expected, later today, to call on all parties involved in the Gaza conflict - including countries with influence in the region - to "take urgent steps towards establishing a ceasefire".
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Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters expected to call for ceasefire in Gaza
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is expected to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during Parliament on Thursday.
Parliament's agenda for Thursday afternoon states that Peters will ask it to express… Audio
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Israeli warplanes continue heavy bombing of Gaza
Audio 7 Dec 2023Israeli warplanes have carried out more heavy bombardments across Gaza, as fighting intensifies in the south of the territory.
Israeli forces are battling with Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters to the… Audio
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Top Stories for Thursday 7 December 2023
Party leaders have traded barbs in the first Parliamentary debate since the election, we have all the highlights; Incoming Police Minister Mark Mitchell says he's confident Police Commissioner Andrew… Audio
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Ukrainians prepare for long war, but will the West stay the course?
More than 21 months into the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II, fighting rages with no end in sight.
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Accounts of sexual violence in Hamas attack mount but justice is remote for Israel's victims
Israeli police are investigating possible sexual crimes by some of the few hundred people that they arrested after the 7 October attack. Their goal is to try every suspect they have in custody.
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Israel ramps up offensive after ceasefire
The UN is warning of an "even more hellish scenario" in Gaza as Israeli forces ramp up their offensive following last week's ceasefire.
The Israeli Defence Force says that for every one Hamas fighter… Audio
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Labour calls on government to help family members of NZ citizens in Gaza
Labour is calling on the government to help family members of New Zealand citizens in Gaza.
Immigration spokesperson Phil Twyford says the government should be helping by adding names to the… Audio