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'Carefully consider risks': NZDF criticised for accepting 2500 gifts
The Auditor-General warns that gifts risk public and Parliament confidence in the NZDF.
Almost a third of roles vacant across Army, Air Force and Navy after record attrition
Latest data shows nearly 4000 regular force and civilian roles are empty.
Inside the $1b drug haul by NZ-led naval task force in Middle East
The haul included one tonne of heroin and 660kg of hashish.
Proposed urgent care services and Te Kura enrolments increase | NZ Herald News Update
Budget to provide $164 million towards urgent care services and New Zealand correspondence school Te Kura continues to see enrolments rise. Video / NZ Herald
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo set for landmark Auckland shows
1000 performers set to showcase Scottish heritage and bold choreography in Eden Park.
Property Insider: Next steps for Seascape tower but what of Shundi's big Tāmaki plans?
Icon took over the Seascape site on April 30; now in set-up/due diligence/review phase.
From Wairoa to being an Antarctica ice driver
Corporal Brian Jane, 27, led the day-shift transport at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
NZ Herald Live: pre-Budget 2025 Defence announcement
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to be joined by Defence Minister Judith Collins and deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters make a pre-Budget defence announcement.
How sergeant's Antarctic posting became the experience of a lifetime
Defence Force Sergeant Cam Sproull of Ōhope watched orcas hunting just metres from shore.
Watch: Thousands gather for Anzac Day Commemorations around NZ
The national day of remembrance for fallen servicemen and women begins with dawn services.
Search your family: World War 1 roll of honour - Anzac Day interactive
Every New Zealander who died in WW1 is searchable in this special Anzac Day interactive
Editorial: For too long many of our veterans have gone unrecognised
OPINION: The recognition comes on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
SAS soldier's miraculous survival after 100km/h skydiving crash
A skydiving crash nearly took Jono Magee's life. This is how he was saved.
Lest we forget: Afghan war hero finally honoured with public memorial
Rory Malone died in 2012 and a memorial has finally been held for him in Riverhead today.
Editorial: Our new defence strategy highlights shifting global landscape
OPINION: Increasing defence is about protecting NZ, not choosing sides in a conflict.
Thomas Coughlan: Defence overhaul will hit spending in other areas
OPINION: $12 billion does not go a long way in the defence world.
NZDF quietly remove some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2
Applications surged to 9702 in 2024 after the academic changes were made.
Reaction to Trump's Tariffs, Russel Brand accused and China watches closely | NZ Herald News Update
The world reacts to Donald Trump applying new global tariffs on trade. Russel Brand is accused of rape and sexual assault. China keeps an eye on NZ investigations.
Govt allows Chinese ship to undertake research in NZ waters
Researchers from eight countries, including NZ, joined the 56-day expedition.
‘Soldier fell’: WorkSafe alleged Defence Force failure killed SAS elite soldier
‘Soldier fell’ - inside the NZSAS training fatality and the prosecution NZDF blocked.
'Finally have him home’: Family farewell soldier who fell in Ukraine
Dominic Abelen was laid to rest near Christchurch, two years after his death in Ukraine.
PM Luxon defends NZDF job cuts plan as India visit ends
The Government is about to release its 15-year plan for NZ's defence spending.
New Zealand out of recession and Napier Health's overnight care continues | NZ Herald News Update
New Zealand is now out of recession and Napier Health's in-person overnight care will continue following backlash over proposed cuts. Video / NZ Herald, Getty
‘He was holding off the Russians’: Heroic final deeds of NZ soldier killed in Ukraine revealed
Dominic Abelen, killed in 2022, will finally be laid to rest in Christchurch tomorrow.
Three veteran suicides in three weeks but no way to track how common it is
A veteran group plan to crowd-source suicide data to build database the Government didn't.
Watch: Body of NZ soldier killed fighting Russians finally coming home
The 30-year-old was killed in action during a firefight in July 2022.
Watch: NZ Air Force test-fire cruise missile from a Seasprite helicopter in world first
The air-to-surface missile test from a Seasprite helicopter was a first.