Lecturer says Unitec prioritised "Saudi Arabian money" by passing students who cheated.

The super-rich are buying experiences instead of handbags and heading to NZ.

COMMENT: New Foreign Minister made a rookie error in his first week, writes Audrey Young.

The Prime Minister says New Zealand does not regret sponsoring the UN resolution.

New wife would have to be willing to join him in Isis capital.

Food crises are erupting across Africa and there is no money to fight it.

Samantha Bee's live event certainly was no White House correspondents' dinner.

An arms supply hub operated by Hezbollah in Damascus was apparently hit in the attack.

Shocking new details of Syria's torture and murder of its citizens have emerged.

New Zealand will spend $53 million on pavilion at the 2020 Dubai Expo in a trade push.

Amid a worldwide shortage of pilots Emirates is hoping to attract more Kiwis.

What do you know about Asia's third-smallest country?

United States invented tale of gas attack to justify air strike, claims Assad.

A man has escaped death after throwing a cigarette down a hole causing an explosion.

Russian president Vladimir Putin is meeting with Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State.

There is still beauty close to the horrors of the Syrian conflict.

Lula the bear and Simba the lion have been taken out of a zoo in war-torn Iraq.

One year after the botched child recovery in Lebanon. Sally Faulkner speaks out.

The Kremlin has criticised Trump for fighting the legitimate Syrian government.

Russia condems US strike on Syrian air base as an "aggression against a sovereign state".

Donald Trump has now put a flag in the ground on military intervention, says a Kiwi expert

Full transcript of an address by US President Donald Trump about the Syria air strikes.

'These heinous actions by the Assad regime cannot be tolerated,' US President says.

Minister says Lebanon can be a regional hub for the reconstruction of neighbouring Syria.

Kidnap of Fijian peacekeepers had a big impact on McCully's decision on NZ contribution.

Jim Eagles' nose leads him to 'where you can buy anything in the world'.

A Kiwi cameraman is part of a bid to get a lion and bear out of Isis-controlled Mosul.

Bill English says New Zealand is well-placed to deal with any returning foreign fighters.

Iraqi government forces halted the fight for Mosul yesterday.

Mosul was captured by Isis in June 2014 after the Iraqi army fled the city.