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Air Force Sergeant facing multiple rape charges

An Air Force Sergeant is accused of more than a decade of sexual offending against five girls, including one who was allegedly bound in a car with a seatbelt and raped.

Air Force P3 Orion has mission extended in Gulf of Arabia

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.

NZ air crew help seize tonnes of hashish off Somalian coast

Kiwis who fought in the Battle of Britain honoured

Air force gives Aaron wings

Aaron Rowe of Marton had always dreamed of taking such a flight and his wish was granted by the RNZAF.

100-gun salute marks start of WWI

One hundred gun shots echoed over Wellington today, marking the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI.

Anzac Day chopper crash: NZDF guilty

Air force commanders allowed a dangerous and deadly culture of rule-breaking that ultimately resulted in the deaths of three young airmen, a court has found.

The science behind Auckland's big bangs

How can an Air Force bomb dropped 50km away be heard in Auckland suburbs? Professor Stuart Bradley, of the University of Auckland’s Physics Department, explains.

RNZAF demonstrate bombing run

The RNZAF displayed their bombing exercises today, after they sparked a series of mysterious booms that were heard across the Auckland region last week.

Rescue of Kiwis earns high praise

A Kiwi soldier wounded by friendly fire in Afghanistan has paid tribute to a US Air Force search and rescue crew after they received one of the US military's highest honours.

Veterans 'callously' treated

Two brothers seriously injured in botched Defence Force exercises believe New Zealand's service personnel are being hung out to dry by the country's law makers.

No further compensation for injured brothers

Death highlights steroid danger

A coroner has recommended that authorities consider strengthening drug testing regimes after an Air Force member died during a training exercise after consuming steroids.

NZ air force joins relief efforts

NZ will send an air force Hercules to help in the storm-hit Philippines, but Prime Minister John Key's official visit to Manila next week has been postponed.

Timaru invaded in war game

Farmers, shopkeepers, police officers and a mayor have volunteered to play "bad guys" in a large-scale realistic war game.

Crash survivor allowed to lay charges

The sole survivor of the Anzac Day helicopter crash has been allowed to lay health and safety charges against the Defence Force.

Air force safety review recommended

A final report on the illegal shipment of pyrotechnic canisters which endangered the lives of hundreds of passengers on a 2009 Air New Zealand flight has recommended a review of air force safety.

Lightning takes down air force craft

A new twin-engined air force helicopter will need all its rotors repaired or replaced, at a cost of millions of dollars, after being hit by lightning.