9/11
Vet's extraordinary escape after 9-11
Neil and Sandra Chesterton and their two sons escaped Afghanistan over the mountains on horseback after 9/11. The Inglewood vet was working for a charity there. He and Sandra chat to Country Life… Audio
Vet's extraordinary escape after 9-11
Neil and Sandra Chesterton and their two sons escaped Afghanistan over the mountains on horseback after 9/11. The Inglewood vet was working for a charity there. He and Sandra chat to Country Life…
AudioWhy 'forgetting' is actually a new form of learning
It's a commonly-held belief that forgetting things is the first sign of a slippery slide into cognitive decline. However, researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now argue… Audio
Why 'forgetting' is actually a new form of learning
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now believe that 'forgetting' is actually a form of learning that helps our brains access more important information. Professor… Audio
The psychologist who predicted how the pandemic would play out
Clinical psychologist and health anxiety expert Dr Steven Taylor's latest book, The Psychology of Pandemics, is a groundbreaking treatise on the subject, but it was a book that many thought would… Audio
Ahmed Rashid: what's next for the Taliban?
Ahmed Rashid's bestselling 2000 book Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The Lahore-based… Audio
Christina Lamb: reflecting on the last 20 years in Afghanistan
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, British war correspondent and author Christina Lamb finds herself back in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul. Christina Lamb is chief foreign… Audio
Sept 11 attacks: The story of a survivor from the first tower
It was the terror attack that changed the world and sent America to war for two decades.
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Almost 3,000 people from 78 countries were killed on… Audio
'America is under attack' - Bush's chief of staff remembers 9/11
Those old enough will probably remember exactly where they were when they learned of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center.
For New Zealanders, it was early in the morning of… Video, Audio
NZ Screen History: The televised horror of 9/11
Ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, we speak to Paul Cutler about what it was like to cover the unfolding horror as supervising producer for CNN International. Audio
Author Ayad Akhtar on identity in a post 9/11, Trump America
Award-winning playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar was born in America to Pakistani immigrants, much of his work invokes themes of religion, economics, identity and the American-Muslim experience. He… Audio
The world’s most wanted man in 1695
Steven Johnson's new book, Enemy of All Mankind is also a harrowing account of the most dastardly pirate you've probably never heard of, Henry Every, and the brutal lifestyle and appalling existence… Audio
Behind the lens with a Kiwi Pulitzer Prize winner
Norway-based former West Coaster Mel Burford didn't pick up a camera until she was 19, but in 2006 she became the first New Zealander to win a Pulitzer Prize for photography, for coverage of Hurricane… Audio
US President lauds 'fight back' heroes at 9/11 crash memorial
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have visited a memorial in Pennsylvania to mark the 9/11 attacks 17 years ago.
9/11 victims lawsuit
The families of the 9/11 victims have filed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. Audio
9/11 accused detail torture in Guantanamo Bay
The pre-trial hearing of five men accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attacks is underway in Guantanamo Bay. Our correspondent Harry Horton has been speaking to families of those killed in the attack.
…9/11 trial set to be dominated by testimony about secret prison
The long running and troubled prosecution of five men accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attacks has resumed at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Our correspondent Nick Harper has the latest from Guantanamo Bay.
…US Congress rejects Obama veto for first time
Congress has rejected US President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabian officials - the first veto override of his presidency.
US marks 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Americans have been paying tribute to close to 3000 people who died 15 years ago in the Twin Tower attacks on 9/11. Our correspondent William Denselow joins Checkpoint from New York. Audio
America marks 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Americans commemorated the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on Sunday with the recital of the names of the dead, tolling church bells and a tribute in lights. Video