New ZealandSoldier's father: I told him to be brave... not dead braveTim O'Donnell grew up dreaming of being a soldier. He first revealed his military aspirations aged 4, in his grandmother's arms. She encouraged him by giving him an Army helmet.04 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandHostile terrain in a troubled regionThe attack in which Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell died yesterday was in a particularly troubled part of Afghanistan, where the mountainous terrain lends itself to ambushes by Taleban insurgents and criminals.04 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandSoldier's death revives Goff's lossLabour leader Phil Goff knows the pain of the grieving O'Donnell family - his nephew was killed in Afghanistan three years ago.04 Aug 02:52 AM
WorldWikileaks editor detained by US customsA senior volunteer for Wikileaks in the US was detained as the FBI steps up its investigation into the leak of thousands of Afghanistan war secrets.01 Aug 08:51 PM
WorldWikileaks' Nato files 'only scratch the surface'Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange says 75,000-plus Afghan war documents "only scratched the surface" and 15,000 more papers were still being reviewed.26 Jul 08:09 PM
New ZealandJustice of sorts after 32 yearsNZ sailor Kerry Hamill, tortured and killed in a Cambodian jail, can never be laid to rest but his brother Rob was yesterday able to see the man responsible for his death jailed.26 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandMapp confirms missile scareWayne Mapp has confirmed the WikiLeaks report of a missile threat faced by an RNZAF Hercules in Afghanistan last year.26 Jul 04:00 PM
WorldHamill wanted longer sentence for Khmer Rouge's DuchKhmer Rouge prison chief Duch, who participated in the torture and killing of Kiwi Rob Hamill's brother, Kerry, is sentenced to 35 years jail.26 Jul 07:38 AM
WorldKhmer Rouge torturers face justiceToday, a court in Cambodia will deliver its verdict on the man who ran Phnom Penh's Tuol Sleng jail.25 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandBamiyan will be ready for 2014 handover - McCullyMurray McCully says Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province, where NZ troops have been since 2003, will be ready to stand on its own before Hamid Karzai's 2014 deadline. 20 Jul 10:00 PM
WorldFromelles diggers laid to restNinety-four years to the day after they were killed and buried anonymously in one of the first world war's bloodiest battles, 250 Australian and British soldiers have finally been laid to rest with the recognition they deserve.20 Jul 12:00 AM
WorldKabul meeting to lay ground for 2014 deadlineThe strategy sits for now on a table in a locked-down Afghan capital: Hand over security in all 34 provinces to the government by the end of 2014.19 Jul 11:00 PM
World'Afghan troops need better vetting and better conditions'Brigadier Richard Felton points to the maps on the wall of his office in Lashkar Gah, dotted with markers for impending military operations over the long, hot, Afghan fighting season.18 Jul 04:00 PM
WorldGurkhas killed by 'enemy within'The three Gurkhas who died stood no chance. Two - believed to be British nationals - died in the operations room when it came under attack by a rocket-propelled grenade. 14 Jul 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ WWII war hero diesEric Batchelor, one of NZ's most highly decorated World War II soldiers, died in Waimate, on Saturday.11 Jul 11:55 PM
