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Widows cheated out of war vets' medals
War medal collectors are combing death notices to harass families of late veterans for their medals.
<i>Noelle McCarthy:</i> So many reasons for social inequity, so few questioning it
Nobody wins unless everybody wins. It's a phrase on a post it that's been stuck to my computer monitor for weeks.
NZ SAS 'too disciplined' to have fired first, says former top soldier
Major General Lou Gardiner, the Chief of Army for three years until he retired last year after 39 years service, said he would back what the SAS troops said over anyone else.
SAS 'fired on first' in Kabul battle
The Defence Force insists that New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan involved in a fatal shootout were fired upon first.
Solider makes mercy dash to sick dad from Afghanistan
When his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer this week, Squadron Leader Steve Hall was determined to make it home from Afghanistan.
US envoys were bullies: Clark
Former PM Helen Clark says concerns by the US Embassy over the screening of Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 for a Labour Party fundraising event showed "outright bullying" and "unprofessional" conduct by officials.
Generosity of spirit in a rugged land
Dr Marc Shaw, serving in Afghanistan, writes about his experience of a Christmas far from home.
Soldier's funeral: 'Jack, you lived your dream'
The body of New Zealander Private Jack Howard was carried into St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington today by his British Army comrades and farewelled after the funeral by a three-volley salute from NZ soldiers he served with.
WikiLeaks: Wellington pushed hard for Japan to help in Afghanistan
Labour and National governments have unsuccessfully tried to get Japan to join us in Bamyan province, documents show.
Chill revives memories of bitter battle
Winter in Belgium's Ardennes will forever be linked with Nazi Germany's last great offensive of World War II.
Afghanistan going poorly for US - report
US intelligence agencies have given a pessimistic account of military progress in Afghanistan.
Kiwi soldier had been 'a rising star'
Tributes to Private John 'Jack' Howard, reveal a brave man known to his British mates as 'Kiwi'.
Shot soldier 'his own man' - mother
The mother of a NZ soldier shot in Afghanistan told an emotional press conference today that if her son "wanted something, he did it", describing John Howard as a man "never prepared to accept less than the best."
PM: Kiwi soldier's death 'very sad'
The death of a New Zealander serving in the British Army in Afghanistan is "very sad", Prime Minister John Key says. The soldier is understood to be John "Jack" Howard.