A 94-year-old veteran has taken to the skies in a World War Two plane, in what is likely to be his last ever flight.

A rare 1945 Douglas DC3, owned by Air Chathams, and touched down at Whanganui Airport. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A World War II bomb found in the River Thames has led to two of London's busiest bridges being closed.

The Fuhrer may have used a secret runway to escape his Berlin bunker and flee to South America in a Luftwaffe plane.

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

John Gregson, who has died aged 92, won the George Cross for saving the life of a shipmate during a torpedo attack in the Mediterranean in 1942.

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.

Every year dozens of protected New Zealand objects leave the country for good. Here's what some of them are.

A New Zealand man awarded the highest award for civilian bravery has died. John Gregson, 91, received the George Cross in 2014 for his actions during WWII.

New Zealand is increasing aid to those affected by six years of bloody civil war in Syria.

COMMENT: The situation is complex even for the people who live there, let alone us trying to understand it. None of our business.

Seven policemen, two Jordanian civilians and one Canadian tourist were killed on Sunday.

Details of the construction of the top secret spy base at Tangimoana were filed with Archives New Zealand with no security rating.

Of all the events of 2016, the Syrian conflict has been the darkest.

Even though the city he grew up in has been largely destroyed by war, Ibrahim Abu Laith says he will return.

Sweden's towns and villages have been ordered to prepare for a possible military attack.

Four and a half years and hundreds of thousands of deaths later, the end of the rebellion in Syria is drawing near.

COMMENT: This month marks 100th anniversary of first sedition convictions after the passage of Military Service Act 1916, which brought in conscription.

The public's reaction to Labour MP David Shearer's resignation from Parliament has so far been overwhelmingly supportive this morning.

Both brothers wound up on the USS Arizona as Japanese airplanes attacked in a maelstrom of fire and explosions on December 7, 1941, but only one survived.

The ashes of a brother who survived the Pearl Harbour attack will join his twin who was killed 75 years ago when the USS Arizona was hit.

Syrian rebel groups have promised to continue their war by adopting the guerrilla tactics of assassinations, armed raids and roadside bombs.

Syrian forces have rounded up hundreds of young men as government troops advance into rebel-held zones in embattled Aleppo.

The targeted killing of Abu Mohammad al-Adnani was the biggest in a string of successes against high-value targets.

COMMENT: Do the outside powers that have intervened in the war accept Bashar al-Assad's victory, or do they keep the war going?

The President invited a 6-year-old to White House to congratulate him on his compassion.

COMMENT: The event is worth being reminded of because this sorry chapter shows this country is indeed a blip on the radar screen by the French.

Donald Trump has reportedly been refusing to make time for daily intelligence briefings since the election, sparking fears about his leadership.

In an exclusive interview with the Herald, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte twice confuses New Zealand with Australia ... and asked a reporter if she was married.

Five World War II warships have mysteriously disappeared from their watery graves, leaving nothing behind but a boat shaped indentation on the seabed.