United Nations
Pacific push sees UN launch nuclear war impact study
Nuclear weapons test legacy is felt across the Pacific, notably in Marshall Islands and French Polynesia.
Winston goes to Washington
New Zealand is edging away from our long-held Independent Foreign Policy and towards old allies, and navigating it all is an old hand. Audio
Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been trying to calm tension with a visit ot the West Bank city of Jenin. Three government officers had been forced to leave a funeral for two fighters killed in… Audio
New climate change report a 'survival guide for humanity' - UN
"There is much to win by trying" to take action on climate change.
A major new international climate report is being called a "survival guide for humanity" by the UN chief. It is something of a mic… Audio
UN 30 by 30 biodiversity agreement explained
The UN "30 by 30" Biodiversity agreement has been heralded "historic" by many. Forest and Bird CEO Nicola Toki joins Jesse to explain what it means and how significant it really is. Audio
COP27 and the fraught reality of climate change negotiations
Delegates from almost 200 countries have been meeting in Egypt for COP27 - how do we measure their success or otherwise? Audio
COP27- Cost of inaction too high to feign ignorance
At COP27 Patricia Scotland warns that the cost of inaction is simply too high for developed nations to continue to plead ignorance. Audio
Lake Alice survivor to ask UN official to investigate government response to redress
A former patient of the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital's child unit will ask the United Nations to come to New Zealand to investigate the government's response to a ruling that he was tortured.
Ardern at UN: 'Russia's war is illegal, it is immoral'
Just days after the Kremlin threatened nuclear warfare, Jacinda Ardern has taken to the United Nations podium to condemn Russia and call for a complete ban on all nuclear weapons. Video
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemns Russia, calls for ban on nuclear weapons in UN speech
Just days after the Kremlin threatened nuclear warfare, Jacinda Ardern has taken to the United Nations podium to condemn Russia and call for a complete ban on all nuclear weapons.
The prime minister… Audio
Ardern heads to New York for UN leaders' summit
The Prime Minister has hitched a ride on Canada's plane to fly from London to New York to take part in the United Nation's annual leaders' summit.
It's Jacinda Ardern's second trip to the United… Audio
Treatment of Uyghurs could be 'crimes against humanity' - UN
The United Nations has accused China of "serious human rights violations" which could constitute crimes against humanity in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province.
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Al Gillespie: China's influence in the Pacific not all bad
China's increasingly visible presence in the Pacific has intensified concerns about its growing influence in the region. However, Professor Al Gillespie says China's presence in the Pacific need not… Audio
Twenty years on from independence: New Zealand in Timor-Leste
At the turn of the millennium, the Timorese people voted for independence from Indonesia. Twenty years on, The Detail talks to New Zealanders who played a part in building a new democracy. Audio
Elizabeth Economy: 'You never see China step up'
Chinese political expert Dr Elizabeth C. Economy's new book, The World According to China, details China's role in the world and explains Beijing's ambition to sit atop a new international system as… Audio
Historic emergency session of the UN condemns Russian 'aggression'
Meanwhile a special meeting of the UN General Assembly has voted to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine by a margin of 141 votes to five. Kathryn speaks with the Guardian's world affairs editor… Audio
'What we don't want is World War Three' - Helen Clark on the war in Ukraine
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark talks to The Detail about Russia's invasion of Ukraine: the background to the conflict, her impressions of Vladimir Putin and how it might end. Audio
A.C. Grayling: 'We're heading towards a series of catastrophes'
In his new book, For the Good of the World, English philosopher Professor A.C. Grayling outlines the biggest challenges he believes the world faces right now - climate change, technology and justice -… Audio
NZDF to continue North Korea sanctions deployments
The government has confirmed it will continue its deployments to support sanctions against North Korea, with defence force personnel to operate out of Kadena Air Base in Japan.
NZ journalist Charlotte Bellis returns to Afghanistan: 'It's just life and death on so many levels'
New Zealand Al Jazeera journalist Charlotte Bellis is back in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The intrepid Christchurch-born reporter feels safe on her return to the Afghan capital, despite the fact… Audio
