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![PM: Spying claims 'just plain wrong'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
PM: Spying claims 'just plain wrong'
John Key says new claims around intelligence collection are wrong - but he won't say why.
![GCSB 'breaking the law': Norman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
GCSB 'breaking the law': Norman
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says the GCSB has broken the law by spying on New Zealand citizens in Pacific nations.
![The price of the Five Eyes club](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The price of the Five Eyes club
New Zealand's electronic surveillance agency has dramatically expanded its spying operations since John Key came to power.
![Jihadi John's dad: 'He's a dog'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jihadi John's dad: 'He's a dog'
Jihadi John's father has disowned his terrorist son in an emotional outburst, calling him "a dog, an animal and a terrorist".
![High-stakes battle against Isis for Tikrit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High-stakes battle against Isis for Tikrit
Fighting began in the key central Iraqi city of Tikrit, birthplace of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, as government forces and Shia militia launched a major assault to displace Isis jihadists.
![Jihadi John's mother: 'That's my son!'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jihadi John's mother: 'That's my son!'
The mother of Mohammed Emwazi realised seven months ago that her son was the masked killer known as Jihadi John but failed to tell the authorities.
![Kate Shuttleworth: Israel on hunt for acolytes of Isis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kate Shuttleworth: Israel on hunt for acolytes of Isis
A Palestinian family of six sleep in one bedroom in a cramped, damp and mouldy three-room home.
![Torture use to thwart plot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Torture use to thwart plot
The Independent reveals how information obtained by torture helped thwart a plot to bring down two airliners over the US 17 minutes before the bombs detonated.
![Isis: How did it come to this?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Isis: How did it come to this?
New Zealand troops are preparing for a two-year tour in Iraq to help the fight against Islamic State. This is what they are up against.
![Jihadi John angry at plight of Muslims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jihadi John angry at plight of Muslims
The unmasking of Isis militant "Jihadi John" as a Londoner who had repeatedly been questioned by security services has sent shock waves through Britain.
![NZ troops can opt out of Iraq](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ troops can opt out of Iraq
Soldiers may be excused from going to train Iraqi forces in fight against Isis, for personal reasons. The Defence Force says it is part of being a "good employer".
![John Roughan: Aiding those under Isis rule the right call](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Roughan: Aiding those under Isis rule the right call
Many times over the years we've been aware that people in a foreign country are going through hell, John Roughan writes.
![MI5 blamed for radicalising Jihadi John](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
MI5 blamed for radicalising Jihadi John
Asim Qureshi has caused outrage by saying the murderer Jihadi John was 'beautiful' adding that he 'wouldn't hurt a fly'.
![Who is Jihadi John? Executioner named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Who is Jihadi John? Executioner named
The Isis executioner known as 'Jihadi John' was today named as a graduate from London who was able to flee to Syria despite being on a terror watch list.
![Terence O'Brien: Iraq mission case of misguided foreign policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Terence O'Brien: Iraq mission case of misguided foreign policy
The decision to commit NZ military contingent to Iraq is a case of misguided foreign policy.
![Robert G Patman: 'Behind the wire'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Robert G Patman: 'Behind the wire'
Edmund Burke once said political decisions often involve a choice between intolerable and disagreeable options.
![PM on defensive over Iraq decision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
PM on defensive over Iraq decision
Prime Minister John Key has defended his angry counter-attack in Parliament after Opposition parties' criticised the decision to send troops to the Middle East.
![Kiwi troops off to Iraq](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi troops off to Iraq
NZ soldiers training Iraqi troops near Baghdad will not be taking a "them-and-us" view of the Iraqis but a partnership approach.
![Editorial: NZ doing the right thing in a just cause](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: NZ doing the right thing in a just cause
No New Zealand government should commit troops to a war zone without a clear awareness of the ramifications. In the case of the fight against the Islamic State.
![16 trainers among 106 NZDF staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
16 trainers among 106 NZDF staff
The deployment of 106 Defence Force personnel to a military base in Iraq will include just 16 trainers, the New Zealand Defence Force chief confirmed yesterday.
![Defence chief: Troops will be armed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Defence chief: Troops will be armed
Lieutenant General Tim Keating, says New Zealand troops deployed to Iraq will have force protection for self defence and and all forces will be armed.
![Alexander Gillespie: Sending troops to Iraq not illegal but it is highly dangerous](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Alexander Gillespie: Sending troops to Iraq not illegal but it is highly dangerous
Sending troops to Iraq not unethical but duplicity, anger and hatred in Middle East may crush New Zealand's efforts, writes law professor Alexander Gillespie.
![How did schoolgirls become radicalised?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How did schoolgirls become radicalised?
The headteacher of the school attended by three British schoolgirls who are believed to have flown to Turkey to join Isis in Syria reiterated yesterday that police have no evidence the missing pupils had been radicalised there.
![Tony Abbott's warning to jihadis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tony Abbott's warning to jihadis
Australian citizenships could be revoked as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott spelled out the worsening terrorist threat to the nation.
![Islamic militants target Westfield](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Islamic militants target Westfield
The owner of nine New Zealand shopping malls has been singled out in a threatening video released by an Islamic terrorist group.
!['Come home. We miss you.'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Come home. We miss you.'
The father of one of three schoolgirls who are believed to have travelled to Syria to join Isis says her siblings "cannot stop crying".