Wayne Mapp

A thief has exposed inadequate security at a major Defence Forces munitions stores where millions of dollars of upgrading was recommended but has not been done. Audio

The minister of defence, Wayne Mapp, has relented and decided to pay the full costs of veterans wanting to attend Second World War anniversary celebrations. Audio

Back to the role of the New Zealand SAS in helping repel an attack by the Taliban on a Kabul hotel. Audio

Two New Zealand soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan, in the daring Taliban attack on a top hotel in the capital Kabul. Audio

The Defence Force has banned the SAS from running military training days as fundraising events. Audio

New Zealand's elite soldiers serving in Afghanistan have killed nine Taliban fighters in retribution for the killing of New Zealand soldier, Tim O'Donnell, last year. Audio

The Government has finally given up trying to sell the airforce's retired Skyhawks. Audio

NATO updates defence ministers about the Afghanistan mission while Afghan President calls for all foreign troops to withdraw. Audio

Nearly a thousand troops and eighty army vehicles are maintaing the cordon around the city. Audio

Wayne Mapp is the Minister of Defence. Audio

The Government is to spend 24 million dollars on upgrading the Whenuapai airfield in Auckland. Audio

The navy's new ship HMNZS Otago has been forced to return from a trip to the Campbell islands. The Governor General and his wife are aboard the vessel which developed a serious fault as it headed into… Audio

The navy's new ship HMNZS Otago has been forced to return from a trip to the Campbell islands. The Governor General and his wife are aboard the vessel which developed a serious fault as it headed into… Audio

The Defence Minister is open to the country's top soldiers continuing to work with the business sector. Audio

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp reacts to Direct Capital Limited taking part in a day-long training session with SAS soldiers and HMNZS Otago's failure. Audio

Listening to that was the Minister of Defence, Wayne Mapp who joins us in the studio. Audio

The Government says the best way to save taxpayers' money would be to consolidate defence bases. Audio

Defence minister Wayne Mapp, discusses details of major spending changes. Audio

The Defence Minister Wayne Mapp responds. Audio

The chief of the Defence Force says it has been severely embarassed by the case of a top level official who was not honest about his qualifications and experience. Audio