Ardern refused to back down on Manus Island, saying she had to do what was right.

Ardern's smart move: pledging up to $3 million in aid for the desperate asylum seekers.

Comment: The Government should bypass Australia and rescue the refugees from PNG.

US President Donald Trump gave a hard line speech directed at North Korea today.

Comment: Emotion and noise can overtake common sense and rules.

Judicial review bid rejected but law student happy with climate case against government.

We look at 10 of the most exciting new science projects just awarded Marsden Fund grants.

Bailed youth held in youth justice facility for 51 days.

North Korea capable of unleashing chaotic attack on NZ without launching a single missile.

NZ's methane accounting is "accurate" despite study suggesting a global under-estimate.

Donald Trump's latest tweets appear to undermine efforts to negotiate with North Korea.

Susan Devoy is asking the next PM to open an inquiry into abuse of children in state care.

The US President tweeted about Iran test-firing a missile, except it didn't happen.

Venezuela's top diplomat didn't hold back when he addressed the United Nations.

North Korea's foreign minister says his country has the right to shoot down US planes.

Donald Trump's final speech to the UN looked very different just one day beforehand.

Propaganda video shows planes and aircraft carrier being blown up in comic style.

Shocking encounter put one of Australia's richest men on a mission.

At least one world leader thought Trump absolutely nailed one of his biggest speeches yet.

Trump today presents a vision of US engagement with the world in his maiden UN address.

Trump has slammed UN "mismanagement" and bragged about Trump World Tower.

Focus on Trump and Macron as leaders meet to tackle world's major crises.

Donald Trump has taunted volatile North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Twitter.

EDITORIAL: Asia faces its most acute humanitarian crisis since Boxing Day tsunami in 2004.

Former PM Helen Clark says the UN needs to change urgently, or risks becoming irrelevant.

Bill English spent today in Wellington, Jacinda Ardern in Dunedin.

North Korea's September 3 nuclear test shows how much progress the country has made.

A heartbreaking picture of a 5-year-old girl is creating a very powerful reaction.

An intergalactic phenomenon could scupper Pyongyang's plans.

Kiwi reporter Charlotte Bellis reveals the colourful lives surviving in a monotone world.