War

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A New Zealand registered nurse has left her job at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department to be a combat nurse in Ukraine.

Shannon Taylor is preparing to leave for the invaded country where she… Audio

One of the most adventurous bands of the 1970s, War blended soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae, and rock influences into an effortlessly funky whole. Five of their classic early albums have just been… Audio

A former National Defence Minister, Wayne Mapp, says slain New Zealand soldier Dominic Abelen was a hero.

Thirty-year-old Corporal Abelen was on leave without pay from the Defence Force when he was… Audio

The body of a New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine is thought to be in the hands of Russian soldiers, according to a number of sources.

Corporal Dominic Abelen died fighting Russian forces while on… Audio

A former soldier Tenby Powell, says an awful lot of work, through diplomacy and operational channels, will be needed to return the body of slain soldier Dominic Abelen back to New Zealand.

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An expert in international relations says the death of Corporal Dominic Abelen in Ukraine is tragic, but that the country must be supported.

Thirty-year-old Corporal Abelen was on leave without pay… Audio