The mother of an SAS soldier honoured for his bravery in Afghanistan says nothing will compensate for his death but he "wouldn't have had it any other way".

Claims that Australian embassies are involved in intercepting calls and data across Asia will be causing "anxiety and concern" for New Zealand's GCSB and its partners in the United States-led "Five Eyes" intelligence group.

"Who let Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman out of his cage?" writes Brian Rudman. "The whole world in uproar over the extent of US eavesdropping on friends and foes alike, and what does our man do?"

Editorial: Defence relations between New Zealand and the United States have come a long way in a relatively short time. Now another small chapter has been written.

New Zealand and the United States have agreed to extend military cooperation after almost 30 years.

Defence Force troops based at Waiouru Army camp are so frustrated by "disgusting" meals they have set up a Facebook page to highlight what they're served.

The first female Papua New Guinea army officers have just completed a rigorous training exercise, with the help of a New Zealand Army Captain.

Defence Force chief Lieutenant General Rhys Jones will not have his role extended and he will stand down in January, the Government has confirmed.

Poor leadership and a "risk-tolerant culture" has been uncovered at the NZ Defence Force by an independent probe that has today made 20 urgent recommendations.

The Defence Force has paid out half a million dollars to other claimants during the 16 years that two badly injured brothers have been fighting for compensation.

The New Zealand Defence Force is issuing new recruits with waterproof Bibles, endorsed by TV adventurer Bear Grylls, in a worldwide military first.

A gay and lesbian support group in one of our most conservative institutions - the military - has won the supreme award in this year's Equal Employment Opportunities Trust diversity awards.

The United States Sixth Fleet, based in Naples, is responsible for security in the Mediterranean and most recently spearheaded the bombing of targets in Libya.

Cuts to Defence Force spending could be delayed by up to two years, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman says.

An SAS raid which left two people dead and gave rise to claims of murder by the elite soldiers led to $10,000 compensation paid for each person killed, a new film claims.

The death of a soldier who drowned when he fell off a boat during a training exercise on a lake was accidental but could have been prevented, a Court of Inquiry has found.

This morning, almost 60 years to the day since the Korean War ground to a halt, 34 New Zealand veterans of the conflict will look across the heavily fortified demilitarised zone at their former North Korean enemy.

Hemi Anisi goes to work with a gun - and a wary outlook for pirates.

Unauthorised film from the aftermath of the "Battle of Baghak" has emerged showing Kiwi troops handing over a blindfolded enemy insurgent to a US helicopter gunship.

War in all its terror is becoming ever more visible. Helmet cameras and the like enable commanders to watch the fighting from the other side of the world and inevitably, the footage finds its way into the public eye.

Cameras 'swanning' around courtrooms in England will see judges 'heckled' the UK's top judge believes, citing NZ as a bad precedent.

A judge has called on Northlanders to take action to reduce high rates of murder and other violent offences in the region, before sentencing a man for manslaughter.

Two brothers seriously injured in separate army training incidents are a step closer to ending their 16-year battle for compensation.

The commanding officer of the New Zealand Army deployment on which Corporal Douglas Hughes committed suicide while in Afghanistan has defended the training of the unit before its went overseas in 2011.