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.

Joyce Luma, head of the United Nation's World Food Programme in South Sudan, called the famine "man-made".

Helen Clark described as a reformer as she seeks high-profile aid job.

President Donald Trump has declared war on his own intelligence agencies over "un-American" and scandalous leaks.

Police have arrested one of the women suspected over the death of Kim Jong-un's brother, as North Korea objects to an autopsy being performed.

The older brother of Kim Jong-un has been assassinated at an airport. This is why the North Korean dictator might have wanted him dead.

Russian media denied that chemical attacks had taken place, depicting rescue workers as jihadist militants and doctors as propagandist purveyors of "fake news".

In a plot fit for a spy novel, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother has been killed in Malaysia.

Kiwi conflict resolution experts have slammed the country's "dangerous double standard" on the Israel-Palestine problem.

President Donald Trump has tweeted that the ruling of a judge against his travel ban is "ridiculous and will be overturned".

A statement from the Trump administration called Iran's missile launch 'provocative', but did not outline any actions it intends to take.

Google has donated US$2 million ($2.75m) to refugee causes and hopes its employees will match the gift in response to Donald Trump's travel ban.

Helen Clark's departure from the UNDP could spell the end of the 30-year political partnership with policy and political maestro known as H2.

Helen Clark's former colleagues Annette King and Phil Goff say Clark is likely to want to take on another international role and a long-term return to NZ is unlikely.

Prime Minister Bill English has paid tribute to Helen Clark for her work heading the UNDP after Clark's decision not to seek a third term in the role.

New Zealand is the equal-least corrupt country in the world, according to a global survey.

COMMENT: I see the Palestinian Authority as bearing the blame for the perceived hardships suffered by Palestinian citizens.

COMMENT: Israel's settlements are no obstacle to peace, despite what New Zealand's UN Resolution or President Obama say.

COMMENT: New Zealanders deserve to know why the issue of settlements has become so challenging, and why it came before the council in December

Science reporter Jamie Morton talks to Auckland Uni conservation ecologist Dr James Russell about the challenge to sweep islands clear of pest predators.

Prime Minister Bill English has defended New Zealand's sponsorship of a UN resolution on Israeli settlements - and has received the backing of Labour leader Andrew Little.

New Zealand needs to show Israel there is a cost of continuing war, by refusing to accept imports or Israeli visitors from the occupied territories.

The major obstacle to a Palestinian state is not settlements.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has given his first interview since his electorate office was vandalised in protest at a UN resolution against Israeli settlements.

To the sound of 200-300 voices chanting "live, live, Israel, resolution go to Hell", Hawke's Bay pastor Nigel Woodley stood outside

Hawke's Bay protesters travel to Wellington to vent fury at UN resolution.

John Kerry, the outgoing US secretary of state, has issued a desperate final warning.

COMMENT: New Zealanders should be proud of the role their country played in getting the Security Council, after years of inaction.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says settlement growth in Israel means the prospects for a diplomatic solution are being "narrowed".