War
Calling Home: Ashleigh Stewart in Toronto
Investigative journalist Ashleigh Stewart lives in downtown Toronto with her husband Stuart McCready, but more recently she has been stationed in Ukraine covering the war there. She's Calling Home… Audio
'This is a tragedy' - Australian killed in Ukraine war
An Australian man believed to be assisting in the ongoing war effort against Russian forces has been killed in Ukraine.
NZDF personnel prepare to help Ukraine fighters use L119 gun
Five NZDF personnel are on their way to the UK to help with the Ukrainian war effort, with another 25 to follow early next week.
They'll be training Ukrainian military personnel on how to operate a… Video, Audio
Aussie artist makes enormous sunflower quilt to lift Ukrainian spirits
An Aussie artist has started a project to lift the spirits of Ukrainians living in bomb-scarred cities.
Janno McLaughlin is making an enormous sunflower quilt, and wants to drape it over bombed out… Video, Audio
NZ filmmaker documenting impacts of war in Ukraine
Nick Fisher is a New Zealand filmmaker who is travelling the world documenting what he calls "misunderstood parts of the planet" for his YouTube channel, Indigo Traveller. The channel has amassed more… Audio
Life in prison for Russian tank commander
A court in Ukraine has sentenced a Russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. This is the first trial for war crimes to take place since Russia invaded Ukraine three… Audio
Russian UN displomat quits over Ukraine war
A Russian diplomat to the United Nations has quit over the war in Ukraine, calling it "bloody, witless and absolutely needless". Boris Bondarev says he has never "been so ashamed of my country"… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 24 May 2022
Hopes Indo-Pacific Economic Alliance will boost US influence; Life in prison for Russian tank commander; Christchurch terror attack responders to be recognised; Families worried for elderly due to… Audio
The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Liam Hehir (Part One)
Wallace Chapman and panellists Kathryn Graham and Liam Hehir discuss the Government announcement to send additional defence force personnel to the UK to train Ukrainian military, Australia's new PM's… Audio
Special Ukraine visa: Jump in the number of people seeking refuge in NZ
More than 150 Ukrainians have now arrived in New Zealand on a special visa aimed at supporting international humanitarian efforts.
Ukrainian widow confronts Russian soldier accused of killing her husband
Oleksandr Shelipov was killed in the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. His widow has confronted his accused killer in court.
Last Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Azovstal steelworks
Ukraine says more than 260 soldiers from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have been evacuated.
The steel works were the last major Ukrainian stronghold in the key port city, which has now been… Audio
Amadea superyacht saga: Fiji wedged between US and Russia
Sanctions on Russian oligarchs is meant to cost them dearly, but in the case of the Amadea superyacht it's Fiji that is being forced to pay up.
Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier
In the first such trial of the war the defendant, 21, is accused of killing an unarmed civilian, while Ukraine plans to arm a million fighters.
Ukraine says it damaged Russian ship, seeks evacuation of wounded fighters
Ukraine said it had damaged a Russian navy logistics ship near Snake Island, a small but strategic outpost in the Black Sea, while relatives of Ukrainian soldiers holed up in Mariupol's besieged…
Finland preparing to join NATO
Finland is preparing to join NATO in response to the war in Ukraine - a move which would've been unthinkable just a few months ago.
A statement from Finland's leaders say it must apply for NATO… Audio
Do we really need to prepare for nuclear war?
Is New Zealand prepared for the impacts of a nuclear war or some other global catastrophe? With Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, it's not beyond the realm of possibility. Audio
Ukraine war: Putin preparing for long haul, US intelligence says
Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war in Ukraine, with even victory in the east potentially not ending the conflict, US intelligence has warned.
Ukrainian port hit by Russian missle strikes
The Ukrainian port of Odesa has been hit by several missile strikes from Russia.
One person was killed and five injured when a shopping mall and a depot were hit.
The crucial port hit is Ukraine's… Audio
Expected Russian agression fails to show in Ukraine
In Ukraine, expected increased aggression from Russia has not occured.
Strikes were reported in Odesa and Mykolaiv in the southwest but nothing more significant than past days.
Susie Ferguson spoke… Audio
