WorldSenior ranks accused in defence sex scandalThe latest sex scandal to rock the Australian Defence Force has shaken an organisation trying to stamp out an ingrained abusive culture because of the senior ranks held by some of the people allegedly implicated.14 Jun 10:26 PM
New ZealandGrenade flew to NZ on soldier's bodyA live grenade was carried on the body of a dead Kiwi soldier from Afghanistan to Christchurch without Defence Force officials knowing.13 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandDefence redundancy letters releasedHundreds of long-serving Defence Force personnel were told they had low potential.21 May 08:07 AM
OpinionBob Jones: NZ should abolish its armed forcesBeing military-free would be something to be truly proud of, writes Bob Jones. "If the Aussies and Americans don't like it, well, bad luck, they'll get over it."20 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandOfficials cagey about space-tracking shipThere are conflicting reports as to whether a ship tied up at Queens Wharf is part of the Chinese navy.20 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandApply for asylum, translators toldThe Government says it will consider asylum for translators who worked with New Zealand's SAS soldiers in Afghanistan and have been left jobless and in danger.15 May 05:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: Our Afghanistan embarrassmentLast Sunday morning Matt McCarten was on TVNZ as a <i>Q+A</i> panelist.27 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi fighting to join Australian militaryAs New Zealand and Australia yesterday remembered Gallipoli and the Anzac tradition the battle inspired, a new campaign was launched against a ban on expatriate Kiwis serving in the Australian military.25 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandEmotional welcome for NZ troopsThe last Kiwi troops to arrive home from Afghanistan have been given a hero's welcome tonight.20 Apr 07:05 AM
WorldNo threat to Kiwis in South Korea despite warningThe Government is maintaining there is no specific threat to the safety of New Zealanders in South Korea, despite a new warning issued by the North.10 Apr 12:06 AM
WorldJapan readies missiles amid North Korea threatsJapan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack.09 Apr 06:26 AM
New ZealandLifejacket a factor in soldier's deathA soldier who died after falling into a Waiouru lake during a training exercise should have been able to release a 20kg gun easily, the former Chief of Army says.17 Mar 08:56 PM
New ZealandAnzac Day pilot 'made scapegoat'The lead pilot of the air force's fatal Anzac Day formation is being made a scapegoat for failures right up the command chain, says the father of one of the men who died in the 2010 crash.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChopper crash: Officer chargedAn RNZAF officer has been charged over the fatal Iroquois crash at Pukerua Bay on Anzac Day 2010.04 Mar 05:11 AM
New ZealandFire chiefs angry at renewed firingFire chiefs are angry the army will start live firing again today at the scene of last week's big blaze at West Melton in Canterbury.29 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandXmas with the troopsIt'll be the last Christmas New Zealand Defence Force troops spend in Afghanistan. Our final rotation of soldiers will return home by the end of April next year.24 Dec 08:51 PM
New ZealandCrash recommendations 'not enough'The 78 recommendations made after an inquiry into the Anzac Day Iroquois crash are not enough to prevent another tragedy, an independent review says.13 Dec 11:02 PM
New Zealand'On your knees!' pic goes viralAn image of police aiming guns at a man in a suburban Auckland street during a dramatic arrest has gone viral after a member of the public caught the action on camera.29 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandAir Force didn't want hotel costsThree airmen killed in an Anzac Day helicopter crash were on a one-hour flight because it was considered too expensive to accommodate them in a hotel.27 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldWarlord's death 'mix of shock, sadness'The killing of a senior Taleban warlord, blamed for the deaths of four New Zealand soldiers, has been met with shock and sadness by one grieving mother.26 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandBoffins work on invisibility cloakA "cloaking device" that makes things invisible, the effect of a depleting ozone layer on the prevailing wind and just how birds tell the time before migrating.24 Oct 04:30 PM
