New ZealandNaval vets honouredFour surviving veterans of one of New Zealand's most famous naval battles joined nearly 600 sailors and thousands of well-wishers in a parade on Auckland's Queen St yesterday to mark the Battle of the River Plate's 75th anniversary.13 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandBearing witness to Battle of the River Plate"I wasn't as dead as I had first surmised." Those were the words of HMS Achilles gunnery officer, Lieutenant Richard Washbourn, in a previously unpublished letter.10 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldCIA torture report may spark violenceUS embassies have been told to prepare for violent protests ahead of a report into the CIA's use of torture.08 Dec 09:27 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Pro-Irish farmer on Britain's side52: To be Irish but fighting for Britain was to be conflicted.07 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi crew at heart of historyWith bells clanging, whistles screeching and hundreds of booted sailors clattering to their firing stations, boy seaman Bob Batt had every right to be scared.05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPeters: Troops kitted-out for IraqNew Zealand First leader Winston Peters claims "large-scale" military preparations are under way at New Zealand bases in anticipation of a deployment to Iraq.04 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Secret war waged at home51: New Zealanders from different points on the political spectrum hated censorship.03 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis' over-the-top escape immortalisedWorld War II's greatest escape, which involved Kiwi officers scaling barbed wire fences instead of the previously favoured method of tunnelling, has been told for the first time.03 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldIraq's 50,000 'ghost' troopsThe Iraqi army includes 50,000 "ghost soldiers" who do not exist, but their officers receive their salaries fraudulently, according to the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.02 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Daring crews manned wooden Navy boats designed to hassle German fleet50: On a night-time sea-borne raid in a high-speed motor boat in 1918, mechanic Roy Alexander took a bullet in his stomach.30 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandVeteran pilot ticks off another great missionToday, Trevor Strong marks off another accomplishment in a long and remarkable life; tackling it in the same steely, unruffled style he has approached all of his missions.28 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Spies bigger threat than terror fightersOnly in a topsy-turvy world would it be seen as rational to bring a posse of spies to heel by increasing their rights to snoop without a warrant, writes Brian Rudman.25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFormer spy, Apiata swap war storiesTwo military heroes - former spy Pippa Doyle and Willie Apiata - rubbed shoulders last night as France bestowed its highest honour on the 93-year-old Mrs Doyle.25 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandModest Kiwi receives top French honourShe parachuted behind enemy lines, evading the Nazis to to spy on their troop movements. Now a quiet Aucklander is to receive France's highest honour.25 Nov 05:39 AM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Under-age worker died at the Somme48: A third of the kauri bushman who went to war did not return home and today a memorial plaque on the landward side of Lion Rock records 49 names in their memory.23 Nov 04:00 PM
WorldHostage: Beheading death likelyBritish journalist and Islamic State (Isis) group hostage John Cantlie says in a newly released propaganda video he is likely to suffer the same fate as other US and UK hostages, who were beheaded.22 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: NZ's first dashing fighter ace46: Clive Collett had flown nearly 1200 hours in dozens of different aircraft when he took to the air in a captured German plane over the Firth of Forth.16 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldFour Sydney brothers join Isis terror groupFour brothers slipped out of Australia last week to join the fight with Islamic State (Isis) in Syria.15 Nov 07:30 PM
New ZealandA spy called GenevieveAn agent who evaded the Nazis to send coded messages to Britain is to be honoured by France. Andrew Stone writes about a modest war hero who lives quietly in Auckland.14 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandGreat War foes united in deathThe World War I memorial unveiled this week in France remembers those who perished on both sides.14 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandServices to mark end of slaughterArmistice Day commemorations of the end of hostilities on the Western Front in World War I will involve services around New Zealand at 11am today.10 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand100 Kiwi Stories: Cool soldier led by example44: Hastings-born George Masters took part in the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 before being posted to Europe. His bravery was recorded in the London Gazette09 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldPost-Gaddafi Libya a lawless messWhen Tuareg fighters swept into Libya's biggest oilfield, they displayed the exuberance and eccentricity typical of fighting in the country.09 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandRichie's grandad in new archive of vetsMilitary records and images of thousands of NZ veterans - including Richie McCaw's grandfather - are being publicly released to mark Armistice Day.08 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key puts world on notice of NZ's strategy for UNJohn Key was playing to a vital international audience when he said that New Zealand has an opportunity to make sure the United Nations Security Council lifts its game.07 Nov 10:35 PM
OpinionToby Manhire: When is a war not a war? Ask KeyThe domestic dimension of the response to Isis, which according to Key is a "game-changer for NZ", contained confusions of its own, writes Toby Manhire.06 Nov 08:44 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsBryce Edwards: A pragmatic approach to IsisThe Government's carefully thought through approach to battling Isis at home and abroad is an extremely pragmatic and smart political strategy, writes Bryce Edwards.06 Nov 01:53 AM
OpinionEditorial: Solid evidence of terror links vital before passports heldThe Government has taken its time to decide New Zealand will not join Western allies in military action against the terrorist group that has taken over part of Iraq and Syria.05 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi forces will help train Iraqis fight ISISThree NZ Defence Force personnel have already left for the Middle East to scope out a role for New Zealand forces to help train Iraqi forces fight ISIS.05 Nov 04:05 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Two discordant messages in PM's security speechThe Prime Minister's landmark speech on national security has two messages for New Zealanders, but they are somewhat discordant.05 Nov 02:33 AM
