NZ was disturbed by China's rising influence in the Pacific region, a WikiLeaks cable shows.

Labour and National governments have unsuccessfully tried to get Japan to join us in Bamyan province, documents show.

The US Govt quietly approved eight new areas for military co-operation with NZ in 2007, cables show.

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has announced his intention to stand down at the next election.

Tributes to Private John 'Jack' Howard, reveal a brave man known to his British mates as 'Kiwi'.

The Defence Force may only be able to save up three quarters of the $300 million touted after the release of the white paper, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp said today.

Full-blown military exercises between the US and NZ could begin within a year, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says.

Labour's defence spokesman Pete Hodgson says it is 'sad' the SAS is fundraising for their families.

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has ordered an immediate inquiry after reports businessmen paid for sessions with the defence force's elite Special Air Service (SAS) troops.

Every arm of the Defence Force will undergo changes to gain greater efficiency of operation from a constrained state purse, the defence white paper suggests.

The recruitment company that shortlisted serial fabulist Stephen Wilce for a top defence job says a military court of inquiry was looking for someone outside the system to blame.

Stephen Wilce, head of the Defence Technology Agency and NZ's chief defence scientist, has quit over allegations he falsified his CV.

One of NZ's top Defence officials is under investigation after it was alleged he told "massive porkies" - including that he was an Olympian - and embellished his CV.

A British sailor charged on Anzac Day with having excess breath alcohol twice the drink-driving limit escaped prosecution after high level intervention.

Act's dirty laundry was hung out to dry today after attempts yesterday to keep their party implosion under wraps failed spectacularly.

Act's Rodney Hide had concerns about what Heather Roy's top adviser was telling her.

Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange says 75,000-plus Afghan war documents "only scratched the surface" and 15,000 more papers were still being reviewed.