Latest missile test was Kim Jong-un's way of sending a message to US and allies.

The American student was detained in North Korea for attempting to steal a poster.

A scathing report has slammed New Zealand for its overuse of solitary confinement.

David Shearer warns UN of escalating tension in South Sudan.

A comprehensive report paints a pessimistic picture of the threat the world faces.

NZ-US areas of co-operation include climate change, fisheries and humanitarian aid.

North Korea continues to build its nuclear weapons programme.

North Korea has been secretly training elite special forces to kidnap Westerners.

Kim Jong Un showed off ballistic missiles at a celebration of North Korea's founder.

Nine people are said to have been killed in the US airstrike.

Graphic shows which countries are siding with Russia or the US, after Syrian airstrikes.

An Australian tourist witnessed a stolen truck mowing down people in central Stockholm.

COMMENT: Just what President Trump means by his plea to "join us" is unknown.

EDITORIAL: Trump's missile strike could signal the end of his isolationist attitude.

Full transcript of an address by US President Donald Trump about the Syria air strikes.

COMMENT: A giant waste of taxpayers' dosh or money well spent?

Kidnap of Fijian peacekeepers had a big impact on McCully's decision on NZ contribution.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully outlined the approach in a foreign affairs address.

United Nations report appears to back claims SAS troops killed civilians in Afghani raid.

Water consumption down, but still above the target.

Berlin has rejected Trump's NATO claims while also questioning his understanding of NATO finances.

Diplomat Gerard van Bohemen reflects on the two years he spent on the high-powered UN Security Council.

COMMENT: It's been six years since war broke out in Syria and it shows no signs of ending.

A Kiwi scientist meeting in Brazil with world climate experts discusses a new report assessing what an extra 1.5C of warming would mean for the planet.

North Korea has rejected an autopsy finding that nerve agent killed Kim Jong Nam.

Labour has opted for NZ First over the Greens in its nomination to the committee which oversees New Zealand's spies.

Ardern recorded a thumping victory that will further raise her profile in election year.

Kim Jong Nam led a life of loneliness and fear and seclusion, rejected by his father, orphaned by his mother, stuck in a shadowy exile.

Jacinda Ardern has taken an unassailable lead in the Mt Albert by-election.

There was a break-in at the hospital morgue where Kim Jong Nam's body is being held.