Air forces across Europe grounded the military aircraft after one crashed near Seville, Spain, killing four people.

The New Zealand hero of Gallipoli James Waddell stood less than 5ft 3 but heroes don’t come much bigger.

Having military deaths only investigated in-house raises suspicions that this is a convenient way of closing down investigation and criticism - Labour.

Labour has attacked the degree of secrecy about the preparation of a New Zealand troop deployment to Iraq.

Labour has attacked the degree of secrecy about the preparation of a New Zealand troop deployment to Iraq.

NZ soldiers training Iraqi troops near Baghdad will not be taking a "them-and-us" view of the Iraqis but a partnership approach.

The deployment of 106 Defence Force personnel to a military base in Iraq will include just 16 trainers, the New Zealand Defence Force chief confirmed yesterday.

Replacing ageing military equipment is often fearsomely expensive.

Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand is not considering an Iraq deployment to “wave its flag” or please its American allies, but to play an important role in forcing back the “reprehensible” Islamic State.

Iraq has issued a general invitation to the international community for support, the country's foreign minister says.

Labour's leadership contest roadshow carried less of a punch to the taxpayer's wallet than the last runoff in 2013, according to newly released list of MPs' expenses.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion aircraft which has been supporting counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Arabia has had its mission extended for another year.

The armed forces look set to increasingly rely on drones to defend New Zealand.

For generations that have not known war, our stories from exactly a century ago are an insight into what it would be like.

The parents of a soldier who died after suffering head injuries during a game of rugby league at Linton Military Camp say he died playing a game he loved.

New Zealand troops are honing their warfighting skills alongside Australian and United States personnel in Australia, the Defence Force says.

The Kim Dotcom wrecking ball keeps swinging and this time former Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman is in its path, writes David Fisher.

Jonathan Coleman knew the FBI was interested in Kim Dotcom before his officials granted the tycoon residency - a revelation which has led to accusations he misled the public.

Army bosses say it's "unlikely" that 9,000 assault rifles, hated by Kiwi soldiers for being under-powered and unreliable, will be sold to other militaries.

The right mix of weather conditions carried the effects of 500lb bomb explosions from north of Auckland, shaking homes and rattling eardrums in Devonport, 70km away.