War
Zaporizhzhia's last reactor turned off
The last reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine has been shut down as fears of a nuclear disaster mount.
Work has completely stopped because the risk of further damage to its powerlines… Audio
Corporal Dominic Abelen believed to have worked for special forces foreign military unit
The part of the Ukrainian Army slain soldier Dominic Abelen worked for says it will do everything it can to repatriate a foreign fighter under their command. RNZ understands Corporal Dominic Abelen… Audio
Zelensky says war 'at turning point' after Ukraine takes back territory
Ukrainian forces kept pushing north in the Kharkiv region and advancing to the south and east of the country after the swift fall of Russia's main bastion in the northeast, Ukraine's army chief said…
Ukraine forces surge to take back Russian occupied territory
Ukrainian officials shared photos showing troops raising the nation's flag over the city housing the main railway hub that has supplied Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, as a collapse in…
Long-standing food crisis worsened by Russian invasion says OXFAM
The global food crisis exacerbated by Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine is long-standing says aid agency Oxfam.
It says there are underlying failures in the unequal global food system, which must… Audio
'Battlefield tourism': NZers without war experience told to stay out of Ukraine
A New Zealand medic back from the front line in Ukraine is warning doctors and nurses here not to join the war effort unless they are trained to work in conflict zones. Audio
Doctors, nurses warned to stay out of combat zones
Doctors and nurses are being warned to stay out of Ukrainian combat zones, unless they are trained in battlefield medicine.
Huge numbers of foreign fighters have joined the war since Russia invaded… Audio
'You're not going to be helping the country': Warning to New Zealanders with no conflict zone experience - stay out of Ukraine
A New Zealand medic back from the front line in Ukraine is warning doctors and nurses here not to join the war effort unless they are trained to work in conflict zones.
Huge numbers of foreign… Audio
Former defence minister on attempts to recover Abelen's body
Former defence minister Ron Mark says soldiers in Ukraine had to abandon an attempt to recover New Zealand corporal Dominic Abelen's body after coming under heavy fire from Russian troops.
Mark, who… Audio
Ron Mark calls for NZ diplomatic post in Ukraine
Former defence Minister, Ron Mark, says the Government should be preparing to get diplomatic boots on the ground in Ukraine.
Mark is a former soldier who himself has spent time on the ground in the… Audio
Susie Ferguson on reporting the Iraq War: 'I couldn't cope with normal stress'
The RNZ broadcaster has spoken candidly about the toll her six-year stint as a war correspondent took on her mental health. Audio
Charity looking for NZers to help in Ukraine
A New Zealander delivering aid in Ukraine is looking for volunteers, saying it is clear the war there isn't going to end any time soon and years of aid may be needed. Video, Audio
UN Energy Agency set to visit nuclear power plant
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency have met with Ukraine's president, ahead of a visit to the Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia.
The UN mission comes amid fears… Audio
New Zealander calling for volunteers in Ukraine
The New Zealand charity Kiwi Kare is working in Ukraine to help locals - and they're after volunteers to help them. Tenby Powell, the former Mayor of Tauranga is in the war zone - he's the founder of… Audio
120 NZ soldiers deployed to UK to help train Ukraine recruits
Ukrainian troops have launched a counter-offensive to retake southern territory illegally and forcefully captured by Russia during its invasion.
This morning, the New Zealand Defence Force sent… Audio
Kiwi Petra Straight on the plight of Ukraine's children
In the past week Ukraine has marked two significant events - 31 years of independence, and six months of holding off an invasion by its giant neighbour. It's a conflict that's had an enormous cost in… Audio
New Zealand aid worker on visiting Ukraine
A New Zealand aid worker preparing to return to Ukraine has come across one former New Zealand Defence force worker in his time in the invaded country.
The Defence Force is still unable to rule out… Audio
Defence Force boss confident troops in headed to UK won't leave for Ukraine
A top Defence Force boss is confident the troops leaving for the UK today won't take leave to fight in the Ukraine.
Corporal Dominic Abelen was on leave without pay when he was killed while fighting… Audio
NZ Embassy in Poland working on repatriation of corporal's body
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed its embassy in Poland's capital Warsaw is working with officials in Ukraine to try to repatriate Dominic Abelen's body.
Complex diplomatic problems repatriating NZer killed in Ukraine
A former soldier is worried that the fight to get Dominic Abelen's body repatriated could create complex diplomatic problems.
Lieutenant Colonel and lecturer at Massey University's Centre for Defence… Audio
