War
Minister on NZ's support for Ukraine
The Foreign Minister says the decision not to provide lethal aid to Ukraine was deliberate.
The Government yesterday announced it would contribute $5 million to a NATO fund that provides non-lethal… Audio
Ukraine invasion: Russia gives Mariupol ultimatum to surrender
The war in Ukraine remains at its most horrific in the southern port city of Mariupol.
Russia issued an ultimatum overnight demanding the city's surrender in return for the safe passage out of more… Audio
Ukraine war: Green Party says $5m NZ funding could be diverted to 'saving lives'
The Green Party says New Zealand has put its relationship with the NATO security alliance ahead of saving lives in Ukraine.
Ukraine invasion: Mariupol resident on getting out
The conflict in Ukraine remains at its most horrific in the southern port city of Mariupol.
Russia issued an ultimatum overnight demanding the city's surrender in return for the safe evacuation of… Audio
Why does NZ welcome Ukrainians fleeing war and not others?
Opinion - An estimated three million people have fled Ukraine, triggering an extraordinary response from governments, including New Zealand's, Jay Marlowe writes.
Ukraine refuses to surrender Mariupol as Russia warns of humanitarian 'catastrophe'
Ukraine has rejected Russian calls to surrender the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water and power and fierce fighting shows little sign of easing.
Sustained Russian attack on Mariupol continues
In Ukraine the south-eastern port city of Mariupol continues to bear the brunt of a sustained Russian bombardment.
Each day seems to brings its own fresh horror for the surrounded city, where more… Audio
Aid workers blocked from beseiged Ukraine city Mariupol
Ukraine's south-eastern port city of Mariupol continues to bear the brunt of a sustained Russian bombardment.
Each day seems to brings its own fresh horror for the surrounded city, where more than… Audio
Reporting from a war zone: the NZers on the ground in Ukraine
Newshub's Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer and cameraman Dan Pannett have witnessed some of the horrors of Russia's invasion of Ukraine first-hand. They talk to The Detail about what it's like… Audio
Few legal protections for New Zealanders travelling to Ukraine to fight
Analysis: News that a NZ army veteran is already in Ukraine helping train civilian fighters raises important questions about what is lawful and what the risks of such actions might be.
Nuclear disaster fears raise the stakes in Ukraine invasion
For more than three decades, very little has disturbed the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history - until Russia invaded Ukraine.
Ukraine band adds new meaning to Clash hit with 'Kyiv Calling'
A Ukrainian punk band Beton have reworked the Clash's famous 'London Calling', turning it into 'Kyiv Calling' to highlight events in Ukraine and raise funds for a resistance movement. Video
Russia claims first use of hypersonic Kinzhal missile in Ukraine
Russia's military has fired a hypersonic ballistic missile and destroyed a big underground arms depot in western Ukraine, the defence ministry in Moscow has said.
"It's my duty to tell the world about Russia's war crimes"
Kyiv Independent journalist Asami Terajima had intended to remain in her home city of Kyiv as the conflict in Ukraine continued to play out, but escalating tensions in the capital forced her to flee… Audio
Ukraine: How crowdsourcing is rescuing people from the war zone
One challenge facing those looking to escape is to find a route that is not under heavy bombardment from Russian forces.
'It is time to talk,' Zelensky tells Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow, saying Russia would otherwise need generations to recover from losses suffered during the war.
Biden and Xi set to clash over Putin's war in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden is expected to tell Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that Beijing will pay a price if it supports Russia's military operations in Ukraine
Why weapons of mass destruction still dominate the narrative
Over the past four weeks of Putin's campaign to steal Ukraine -- a sovereign country -- the world has seen his administration's contempt for international laws, norms and humanity.
The shocking… Audio
NZ unveils Russian sanctions
The New Zealand government has unveiled its first round of sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin, and hundreds of individuals and entities.
It comes after the Russia Sanctions Act was passed last week.
…Ukraine war could strain New Zealand-China trade relationship
Experts say it is unlikely China will join in the Russian invasion of Ukraine - but any involvement by Beijing could have catastrophic economic consequences.
New Zealand's new Russia sanctions law… Audio
