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Defence force battles 45C heat

A Kiwi team is battling sweltering and dusty conditions in the Middle East.

Whanganui officer cadet in British navy

Whanganui 21-year-old Patrick Richardson has celebrated his formal commissioning as a Royal Navy Officer on parade at Britannia Royal

Pilot's first Spitfire flight in 70 years

Memories flooded back for Alan Frewer as he soared into the skies over North Canterbury in a Spitfire.

Dogs take flight over Auckland

So pigs can't fly - but four clever pooches showed they could, no sweat.

Bombs away: Air force blow up dunes

Four plumes of smoke at South Head in Kaipara Harbour signalled the Royal New Zealand Air Force's six-monthly live bomb drop.

Rare medals stolen from veteran's home

An air force veteran who lost his military medals to thieves may never again see his precious honours.

Trainee Air Force crew get valuable experience

A trainee Air Force crew joined a search for a missing boat in the Pacific earlier this week, but failed to find it.

Real survivor battles to the end

He cheated death with two World War II plane crashes, interrogation by German intelligence officers, a bayonet wound, and near-starvation as a prisoner of war.

Blowtorch on air force trio

Three Air Force staff were put under scrutiny after investigations into their connection to a company carrying out work that potentially saved the military's reputation.

Stranded plane only one to be re-routed

An international flight that diverted to an airbase after trying to land at Auckland in bad weather was the only plane to be re-routed, stranding 260 passengers.

Stranded for six hours

A plane with more than 260 passengers on board made two attempted landings at Auckland Airport before being forced to divert to a military airbase and wait.

Kiwi Anzac's war medals found

Victoria police said the medals were located yesterday by Australia Post, and it appeared they had not been stolen.

Hunt for Kiwi Anzac's stolen war medals

Police on both sides of the Tasman are hunting a thief who pinched 12 medals awarded to a Kiwi Anzac who served at Gallipoli.

Gallipoli war medals stolen

A New Zealand soldier's Gallipoli war medals have been stolen from a package sent to Dunedin from Australia.

Pakistan's missile can target all of India

Pakistan has test-fired a ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead to every part of India. Yesterday's test was another escalation in Islamabad's effort to keep pace with its neighbouring rival's formidable military advancements.

The Variety Bash diaries: Day Three

Hope for hero's medals

Museums are plotting an 11th-hour bid to keep a Kiwi war hero's precious medals in New Zealand.

High-stakes battle against Isis for Tikrit

Fighting began in the key central Iraqi city of Tikrit, birthplace of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, as government forces and Shia militia launched a major assault to displace Isis jihadists.