War
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 11 June 2024
On today's episode, our reporter details a reward offered for information that leads to the safe return of the three children of King Country fugitive Tom Phillips; political commentator Bryce Edwards… Audio
UN Security Council supports ceasefire proposal
The United Nations Security Council has backed a proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending the deadly eight-month long war in Gaza. Save the Children NZ advocacy director… Audio
UN Security Council votes for ceasefire in Israel-Gaza war
The UN Security Council has voted in favour of the US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan. US correspondent Nick Harper spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Aid work at US pier in Gaza paused after mass
The pause appears to be the latest setback for the US sea route, set up to try to bring more aid to Gaza's starving people.
Benny Gantz quits Israel's war Cabinet over lack of postwar plan
Benny Gantz says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "preventing us from achieving true victory".
Israel raids Nuseirat refugee camp leaving many dead
On Saturday Israel's forces, backed by air strikes, fought intense gun battles with Hamas in and around the Nuseirat refugee camp, freeing the captives. Tel Aviv correspondent Sarah Coates spoke to… Audio
Attacks in Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions leave 28 dead, Moscow-appointed officials say
Officials declared Saturday a day of mourning in Luhansk, and public events will be similarly cancelled on Sunday and Monday in Kherson.
'Real massacre' in Gaza as Israel rescues four hostages
Palestinian officials said more than 200 people were killed in one of the single bloodiest Israeli assaults of the eight-month-old war.
Israel's military added to UN global list of offenders against children
In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the UN had "added itself to the black list of history".
Putin says Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons to defeat Ukraine
It is the Kremlin's strongest signal to date that Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II will not escalate into a nuclear war.
Witnesses tell of 'unimaginable' Gaza shelter air strike
At least 35 people were killed and many more wounded after an Israeli military strike at a UN school.
Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza kills at least 20, locals say
Local journalists told the BBC that an Israeli warplane fired two missiles at classrooms on the top floor of the school in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Marking 80 years since D-Day, remembering the NZers who were there
On this day 80 years ago, in 1944, thousands of troops stormed five beaches in northern France. Five of those troops - all New Zealanders - are featured in an Air Force Museum of New Zealand exhibtion… Audio
More than 1 million people forced out of Rafah - UN agency
Since early May, Israel's military has been carrying out what it says is a limited operation in the Gazan city to root out Hamas fighters.
Biden's Gaza plan 'not good' but Israel accepts it - Netanyahu aide
Joe Biden has aired what he described as a three-phase plan submitted by the Netanyahu government to end the war.
Dr Christos Christou: the state of humanitarianism
Some of the world's humanitarian crises are well known - Gaza and Ukraine for example - but many more are less likely to make international news: Chad and Sudan. One of the organisations operating… Audio
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian statehood
Madrid, Dublin and Oslo said they sought to accelerate efforts to secure a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 29 May 2024
On today's episode, thunderstorms have rolled quickly through Tamaki Makaurau this morning bringing rain and severe gales to the city, population growth has slowed as a result of fewer births and… Audio
'All Eyes on Rafah' slogan spreads across social media
As Israel presses ahead with its assault on Rafah in southern Gaza, in defiance of international anger over civilian casualties a growing campaign with the slogan "All Eyes on Rafah" has picked up… Audio
Israeli tanks reach central Rafah as strikes continue
Witnesses say Israeli forces have seized a strategically important hill in the southern Gaza city.
