Conflict

The Detail - Sir Don McKinnon on New Zealand's key role in bringing peace to Bougainville over the past 30 years.

Kiwis are being told to leave - not travel there - as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange heavy fire, with hundreds of people killed.

Hezbollah and Israel exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, as the Lebanese militant group sent rockets deep into northern Israeli territory after facing some of the most intense bombardment in almost a…

The Israeli military says it struck about 290 targets, as the conflict sharply escalates.

Journalists have been handed a military court order, forcing them to close their bureau for 45 days.

The New Zealand pilot - 'is in remarkably good shape given his long and arduous ordeal,' Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.

Local authorities say the strike hit a school sheltering displaced women and children, while Israel says it was targeting a Hamas command centre.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters called the hostage's safe release after 1 1/2 years "one of the better stories I've had in my career, I have to say."

In a brief statement carried by Israeli media, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's goals were clear and its actions spoke for themselves.

'Sometimes when you have left the stage, you should just remember that you have left the stage,' the foreign minister says. Audio

While Israel's embassy questioned the poll's neutrality, the Foreign Affairs Minister said it was a matter of "when, not if" for Palestinian statehood. Audio

The Iran-aligned Houthis have promised more strikes to come, in solidarity with the Palestinians.

Some are deeply sceptical that allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike deep within Russia would make a significant difference.