War
Ukraine's Zelensky denounces Russian strikes on Orthodox Palm Sunday
President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Russian air strikes, including an attack that killed a father and daughter at home in the city of Zaporizhzhia.
'It was heartbreaking': Ukraine children back home after alleged deportation
More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this weekend after a long operation to bring them back home from Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea.
Biden administration blames chaotic Afghan pull-out on Trump
US President Joe Biden's administration has blamed its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on his predecessor, Donald Trump, in a new report.
Vintage and world war aircraft to soar through Marlborough
Vintage aircraft will return to Marlborough's skies as part of the Classic Fighters Omaka Airshow after a four-year hiatus.
Government announces new sanctions against Russia, Belarus
The government has announced another set of sanctions as part of its ongoing response to the war in Ukraine.
'His legacy will not only live on in our hearts but the hearts of all good people'
The body of a slain New Zealand soldier in Ukraine will be brought back home by his uncle at an expected cost of around $65,000. Audio
Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, sparking an emergency meeting for the United Nations Security Council
Ukrainian security officials have accused Russia of making Belarus -… Audio
Family raising $65,000 to bring home body of slain NZer in Ukraine
The body of a slain New Zealand soldier in Ukraine will be brought back home by his uncle at an expected cost of around $65,000.
Kane Te Tai was killed in action while clearing a trench last week… Audio
'There is no logic' - former Afghan refugee on ban on women's education
Nowroz Ali first spoke to Voices from Kabul in 2021, while he waited for one of the evacuation flights operated by New Zealand Defence Force. In this episode Kadambari Raghukumar catches up with him… Audio
Veterans group is orgranising for NZer to be with slain soldier
A veterans group is orgranising for a New Zealander to be with slain soldier, Kane Te Tai's body for his whole journey home to Aotearoa from Ukraine.
The former defence force soldier is believed to… Audio
China's plan basis for peace, but West not interested in conflict ending, Putin says
Russia's president made his remarks at a joint media conference with China's leader Xi Jinping, while warning of escalation if depleted uranium-tipped shells were shipped to the conflict zone.
Former NZ soldier fighting in Ukraine believed killed in action
A former New Zealand soldier fighting in Ukraine is believed to have been killed in action.
RNZ has been told Kane Te Tai died in battle in the east of the country and his body has been recovered.
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Mother of NZer killed in Ukraine speaks out
The mother of a New Zealander killed while fighting in Ukraine says she tried to stop him from going to the war zone but he'd made up his mind.
Kane Te Tai's death hasn't been officially confirmed… Audio
NZer killed in Ukraine described fight last August
A New Zealander flighting on the front lines in Ukraine has been killed in battle.
The former defence force soldier Kane Te Tai had been in the war zone since April.
RNZ has been told of his… Audio
Shrimp Bandages are saving thousands of lives in Ukraine
Dr Iryna Rybinkina explains how the shrimp shell coated bandages work to treat the wounded in war Audio
Putin meets 'dear friend' Xi in Kremlin as Ukraine war grinds on
Washington denounced Xi's visit, which comes just days after an international court accused Putin of war crimes.
Former Australian SAS soldier charged with murder
A former Australian SAS soldier has been charged with murder - following a years-long investigation into allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.
Forty-one-year-old former trooper Oliver… Audio
20 years after the Iraq War: Should NZ rethink its Middle East strategy?
Analysis - As Iraq's neighbours, Iran and Saudi Arabia, pledge to restore diplomatic ties, the time might be right for New Zealand to take another look at the region, Geoffrey Miller writes.
Pilots remain unconcered by interference from Chinese Warships
The Airline Pilots Association are not phased by what could be Chinese Warships interfering with commercial flights over the South China Sea.
Some aircrafts have been experiencing Radio interference… Audio
Putin pays surprise visit to occupied Mariupol
Russian President Vladimir Putin has paid a surprise visit to Mariupol, a Ukrainian port captured by Russia after its forces pounded much of it to ruins.
