Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admits the body of a New Zealand soldier who died defending Ukraine may never be returned home.
New Zealand is grappling with how best to support the family of Corporal Dominic Abelen, the 28-year-old soldier who was killed after travelling to the war against defence force rules.
Mr Abelen was on leave without pay and travelled to Europe without telling his family or the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), which forbids soldiers joining the band of unsanctioned foreign fighters taking up arms against Russia.