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SAS soldier killed in suicide strike
A New Zealand SAS soldier died on the way to hospital in Afghanistan last night after being shot in the chest after a group of suicide attackers stormed a British compound in the capital, Kabul.

Crete: A pilgrimage through the battlefields
Jim Eagles makes a sentimental journey to Crete on the 70th anniversary of the famous battle in which his father fought.

Crete: A battlefield pilgrimage
Jim Eagles visits Crete on the 70th anniversary of the famous battle in which his father fought, and finds its links with NZ are still strong.

Post-war child scandal uncovered by chance
Social worker's digging led to apologies from British, Australian Governments.

Aust to help fund WWI museum expansion
Australia will help fund a World War I museum in Belgium that houses artefacts from a battlefield where more than 11,000 diggers died.

Delay angers kin of Kiwis executed in Kiribati
The Defence Force has been criticised for nine months of "evasive" responses over the possible discovery of long-lost Kiwi war heroes in the Pacific.