Conflict
Ukraine's New Zealand envoy: China must use Russia leverage to end war
Ukraine's ambassador to New Zealand has called on China to use its leverage with Russia to help stop the war, criticising the stalled peace process as hollow. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 17 June 2025
In today's episode, Iran's ambassador to New Zealand says negotiations and diplomacy will not resume until Israel stops attacking the country, the Foreign Minister is urging New Zealanders in Iran and… Audio
'The world has forgotten us': Gazans plead as crisis deepens
Gazans facing famine fear the world has forgotten them as attention shifts to the Israel-Iran conflict.
New Zealander working in Israel amid conflict with Iran
New Zealanders have been urged not to travel to Israel, and for anyone already there to leave, amid the country's conflict with Iran. David Kepes, a New Zealander working in Israel, spoke to Corin… Audio
Labour on the Israel-Iran conflict
Israel and Iran are widening their attacks on each other despite international calls for de-escalation. Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Watch: Israel strikes Iran's state TV station during broadcast
Footage showed a newsreader hurrying from her seat as a blast struck Audio
Minister urges New Zealanders in Iran and Israel to leave
The Foreign Minister is urging New Zealanders in Iran and Israel to get out of what he calls the "arc of danger" - as the conflict in the Middle East escalates. Winston Peters spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
What it would take to de-escalate the Israel-Iran conflict
Iran's ambassador to New Zealand said negotiations and diplomacy would not resume until Israel stopped attacking the country. Reza Nazarahari spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Is this the end of the Iranian regime?
Former Australian ambassador to Lebanon and research scholar at ANU's Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies Ian Parmeter joins Emile Donovan. Audio
NZ 'surprised but not totally surprised' by Israeli attack on Iran
Winston Peters says the current state of global affairs is probably the worst he remembers.
Nuclear powers building up arsenals, creating a new era of threat - watchdog
The world's nuclear-armed states are beefing up their atomic arsenals and walking out of arms control pacts, a think tank said on Monday.
Iranian shocked by scale of Israel's attacks
An Iranian woman living in New Zealand is shocked by the scale of Israel's attacks on Iran. Samira Ghoreish spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Iran's armed forces warn Israelis to leave 'vital areas'
Iran's armed forces have told Israeli residents to leave the vicinity of what they call "vital areas" for their safety. Jordan Grimmer-Tufik, a New Zealander living in Tel Aviv, spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Trump vetoes Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader
President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Correspondent Mitch McCann spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Iran launches new wave of missiles at Israel
Iran has launched a new wave of missiles at Israel. Sam Mednick, an Associated Press reporter in Tel Aviv, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
After day of nationwide protests, Trump's military parade rolls through Washington DC
The procession was a show of might marking the US Army's 250th anniversary and the president's birthday.
The latest on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former British Army officer, chemical weapons expert and commentator on military strategy discusses the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. Audio
Israel and Iran - what next?
Israel's "Operation Rising Lion" is the biggest assault on Iranian territory since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980. Audio
Israel's attacks on Iran hint at bigger goal - regime change
Analysis - Israel's surprise attack aims to disrupt Tehran's nuclear programme, but the scale, choice of targets and its politicians' own words suggest another objective.
Iran vows to continue strikes against Israel, US bases
Iran's senior military officials said the war would "spread in the coming days to all areas occupied by this [Israeli] regime and American bases".
