Cluster Bombs
The Week in Detail: Cluster bombs, Whakaari, and Fukushima waste
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The outrage over a brutal weapon of war
The US is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine in a move it hopes will shorten the war – how do they work, and why has the move prompted an uproar from human rights workers? Audio
Council drops investment fund over weapons uncertainty
Auckland Council is pulling out of one of its investment funds because its manager will not say if it owns shares in companies that make cluster bombs and mines. Audio
Minister: No need to change weapon investment laws
The government has no plans to review the law to stop KiwiSaver funds investing in controversial weapons, the Commerce Minister says.
Govt trusts indirectly invested in weapons, tobacco
Two government trusts have been found to have small amounts invested in companies that make controversial weapons and tobacco products.
BNZ latest to review KiwiSaver weapons investments
BNZ has joined the other eight default KiwiSaver providers in reviewing or ditching investments in companies that make contentious weapons.
Amnesty International files police complaint over KiwiSaver weapons investments
Amnesty International has filed a complaint with police about KiwiSaver providers investing in cluster bomb makers.
Govt not showing 'moral leadership' on KiwiSaver
The Labour Party says the Commerce Minister should step in to ensure KiwiSaver providers are not investing in the manufacture of cluster bombs.
Public sector pensions invested in weapons
Public servants' retirement savings are being reviewed after it has been revealed some of the money is invested in weapons manufacturers.
KiwiSaver provider moves funds away from bomb companies
The Grosvenor Default Saver Fund is moving its investments out of a fund that has shares in companies making cluster bombs.
Paul Seawright: photographing conflict
Professor of Photography and Head of Belfast School of Art at Ulster University, acclaimed internationally for his depictions of political and social conflict, who visited New Zealand to deliver the… Audio, Gallery