United Nations
Hard Truths: documentary in the 'post-truth' era
Do we expect documentaries to be strictly truthful? And what happens when a desire for good storytelling wins out over the facts? Four leading documentary-makers talk candidly about navigating… Audio
Helen Clark and Gaylene Preston: My Year with Helen
Renowned Kiwi filmmaker Gaylene Preston's film My Year With Helen is a study of gender politics and an insight into the closed world of international diplomacy at the United Nations. Helen Clark and… Video, Audio
NZ must hold inquiry into state care abuse - Susan Devoy
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has told the United Nations that if the New Zealand Government doesn't have an inquiry into historical abuse in state care, it's failing in its duty under… Audio
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
The United Nations took an historic step yesterday adopting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by an overwhelming majority. Lyndon Burford from the Disarmament and Security Centre… Audio
NZ population to hit 6 million by 2100
New Zealand's population is projected to hit 6 million at the end of the century, with New Zealanders life expectancy growing to 92 years, according to a UN report.
Murdoch Stephens: Raising the bar
Murdoch Stephens is on the show to talk about his fight to double the refugee quota. Audio
Yemen faces 'total collapse' - UN
"Crisis is not coming, it is not looming, it is here today - on our watch," UN's top humanitarian says.
UN makes blunt warning over Trump's budget cuts
The United Nations has warned that President Donald Trump's plans to cut contributions to peacekeeping will make such work "impossible".
Significant bronze Maori storehouse destined for UN
The gift of a massive bronze Maori storehouse from New Zealand to the United Nations is one step closer after being unveiled at Te Puia earlier this week. At almost four metres high and weighing… Audio, Gallery
New Foreign Minister criticises Israel resolution
Gerry Brownlee has hardly let the ink dry on his new Foreign Affairs ministry warrant and he's already criticised a UN resolution on Israel as premature and lacking the support it needed to succeed. Audio
NZ's tourism sector to be judged as part of UN project
The sustainability of New Zealand's tourism industry will be part of the focus of a new United Nations study.
Campaigners take fight against Akl development to UN
Campaigners against a housing development on iwi land in Auckland are taking their concerns all the way to the United Nations.
US sends 'hate group' to UN
A lobby group listed as a 'hate group' by civil rights activists has been sent to key UN meetings, rights activists say.
All parties committed war crimes in Aleppo - UN
War crimes were committed by all parties against Syrian civilians during the battle for Aleppo last year, UN human rights investigators say.
UN declares 'War' on ocean plastic
Environmental groups in the Pacific are calling on governments and businesses in the region to join the United Nations' global campaign declaring war on ocean plastic. Audio
Russia's ambassador to the UN dies suddenly in New York
Russia's combative ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has died suddenly in New York after falling ill at work. Video, Audio
First famine declared since 2011 in South Sudan
Some 100,000 people face starvation, with a million more on the brink, in the first famine to be declared in any part of the world since 2011.
UN calls on Turkey to release judge detained in coup
The UN has ordered Turkey to release a judge who was meant to be reviewing a former Rwandan minister's genocide conviction.
David Shearer leaves family in NZ to take on UN role in Sudan
David Shearer has arrived in South Sudan and begun his new job as head of its UN operations, but his family remain in New Zealand. John Campbell visits Anushka Shearer while she Skyped with her… Video, Audio
Helen Clark stepping down from UN role
The former New Zealand prime minister will step down from her high-level role at the United Nations in April.
