Ukraine
Tech news: TVNZ live-streams, Google under scrutiny & another big cyber-attack
Could TVNZ live-streaming be the beginning of the end for Freeview, plus more EU scrutiny of Google and the big tech story of the week – hacking tools stolen from the NSA are again used in a major… Audio
Macron, Putin in 'frank exchange'
French President Emmanuel Macron says he held a "frank exchange" with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in their first face-to-face talks.
9am World, Pacific and Sports News for 17 May 2017
The latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
7am World, Pacific and Sports News for 17 May 2017
The latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
Freed Ukrainian pilot vows to fight on
Russia has freed jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in a prisoner swap with two Russians held by Ukraine.
Our Own Odysseys - Ukraine
Ariadna Motus's parents came to New Zealand from Ukraine in 1949 as Displaced Persons. She recounts her trips, first with her mother, following the fall of the Soviet Union, and then with her husband… Audio
An insiders guide to the Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine snatched the Eurovision Song Contest off Australia over the weekend. Jamala won the 2016 edition of Europe's Favourite TV Show with the song 1944. Up to 180 million people watch the spectacle… Video, Audio
Robyn Gallagher: enjoying Eurovision
Kim Hill talks to Robyn Gallagher who is in Stockholm, Sweden for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. Audio
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl
ANALYSIS: As Ukraine marks 30 years since the Chernobyl disaster, the health effects are still being felt by the people of the region.
Netherlands voters reject EU Ukraine deal
Voters in the Netherlands have rejected in a referendum an EU partnership deal to remove trade barriers with Ukraine.
Journalist refuses to hand over MH17 debris
Australian police have warned a journalist to return items from the MH17 crash site near the Ukraine-Russian border.
In session: DakhaBrakha | WOMAD 2016
Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha fuse Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian influences to create a truly global sound. Here they are in session with Trevor Reekie live at WOMAD 2016. Audio
Deborah Joy Wilson - Eating in Emergencies
Save the Children nutrition advisor on assignment in the Ukraine and challenged with providing decent food to children and families in areas under stress from civil war. Audio
Sport Europe
In the grandstands with the German crowds is Football Collective editor, American Dave Raish... the second to last round of Champions League football, also what it's like watching football in Ukraine.
…MH17 probe urges an overhaul of air safety rules
Ukraine is defending its decision not to close airspace where a Malaysian passenger plane was shot down, hours after an investigation reported back saying it should have kept planes out. Audio
More foreign pork on menu for NZ
Russia's new import sanctions are pushing more foreign pork into New Zealand, an industry body says.
Europe correspondent - Carsten von Nahmen
The U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia for the annexation of Crimea and Russia's role in the conflict in the East of the Ukraine. But do these sanctions have any effect on the… Audio
Russia rejects MH17 tribunal
The United Nations' Security Council is voting on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing the Malaysian Airlines plane, MH17, over the Ukraine last year. Audio
UN Security Council to vote on MH17 tribunal
The UN Security Council is set to vote on whether an independent criminal tribunal should prosecute those responsible for shooting down MH17.
