OpinionTerence O'Brien: Iraq mission case of misguided foreign policyThe decision to commit NZ military contingent to Iraq is a case of misguided foreign policy.26 Feb 12:21 AM
OpinionRobert G Patman: 'Behind the wire'Edmund Burke once said political decisions often involve a choice between intolerable and disagreeable options.25 Feb 11:32 PM
WorldAustralia to thwart 'jihadi brides'Australia is working to stop young women leaving the country to become "jihadi brides" for Isis.25 Feb 10:03 PM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: PM's call brave and honourableThe enemy is no longer on a singular battlefield, the enemy is in every major town and city on the planet, writes Mike Hosking. So in sending the troops in, the purpose is what?25 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPM on defensive over Iraq decisionPrime Minister John Key has defended his angry counter-attack in Parliament after Opposition parties' criticised the decision to send troops to the Middle East.24 Feb 08:33 PM
New ZealandKiwi troops off to IraqNZ soldiers training Iraqi troops near Baghdad will not be taking a "them-and-us" view of the Iraqis but a partnership approach.24 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: NZ doing the right thing in a just causeNo 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.24 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand16 trainers among 106 NZDF staffThe 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.24 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandDefence chief: Troops will be armedLieutenant General Tim Keating, says New Zealand troops deployed to Iraq will have force protection for self defence and and all forces will be armed.24 Feb 04:05 AM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: Sending troops to Iraq not illegal but it is highly dangerousSending troops to Iraq not unethical but duplicity, anger and hatred in Middle East may crush New Zealand's efforts, writes law professor Alexander Gillespie.24 Feb 02:15 AM
WorldHow 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.23 Feb 08:40 PM
WorldTony Abbott's warning to jihadisAustralian citizenships could be revoked as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott spelled out the worsening terrorist threat to the nation.23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandIslamic militants target WestfieldThe owner of nine New Zealand shopping malls has been singled out in a threatening video released by an Islamic terrorist group.23 Feb 05:23 AM
World'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".22 Feb 10:29 PM
New ZealandPM: NZ can't 'do nothing' in Isis fightNZ doesn't have a 'realistic option of doing nothing' in the fight against Isis, PM John Key says ahead of Cabinet's decision on whether to send troops to Iraq.22 Feb 08:55 PM
WorldLife in Isis: Blood & boredomWhen Isis took over Raqqa, a wave of black swept over the city. It's turned into a grim prison for residents - with no escape in sight.22 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldSystem let us down on siege: AbbottTony Abbott has flagged shifting the balance between upholding individual rights and ensuring community protection following a report into the Sydney cafe siege.22 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldRunaway girls with Isis, says spy reportThree British "jihadi brides" who ran away from home to join fighters from Isis were believed to have crossed the Turkish border into Syria.22 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldIsis' mass migration threatIsis has threatened to flood Europe with half a million migrants from Libya in a 'psychological' attack against the West.18 Feb 08:00 PM
WorldIsis burns 45 to death in Iraq - reportMilitants from Isis have burned 45 people to death in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, according to the local police chief.17 Feb 09:14 PM
WorldAl-Qaeda terror cell plotted 9/11 style attacksA New York court has heard how Pakistani man Abid Naseer allegedly plotted attacks in Britain, Denmark and the US and was part of an al-Qaeda infiltration of the West.17 Feb 09:11 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Peacekeeping UN, not warlike US, is our clubThe film clip of Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee striding into the bowels of the $250 million Boeing C-17 Globemaster for a test drive this week was scary.17 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldNo-show by Sydney terror plot duoTwo men charged over an Isis-linked terror plot have not appeared in court, with prosecutors warning there are "clear security issues".11 Feb 02:49 AM
WorldIsis executes man for 'sorcery'Isis militants are reported to have publicly beheaded a man after finding him guilty of practicing “sorcery”.09 Feb 08:56 PM
WorldSydney siege victims honouredSydney cafe siege survivors and families gathered solemnly as Australia's parliament honoured the victims.09 Feb 02:30 AM
WorldSiege survivor lashes out at police'We were just left there.' Lindt Cafe siege survivor Marcia Mikhael has criticised the police operation, saying the army would've done a better job.08 Feb 04:00 PM
