Air Force
The Week in Detail: From illegal fishing to the Rugby World Cup
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Detail's Long Read: In Our Defence
In Our Defence by Pete McKenzie: The defence force is spending up billions, but not on personnel's languishing wages or housing. Now, its ranks are thinning. Audio
The Week in Detail: Broken roads and brand new planes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The air force's new flying machines
The air force's decades-old Orions have been retired. The Detail finds out more about the planes that'll replace them. Audio
Pacific rescue 'fitting' end to six decades of Orion operations
The replacement aircraft won't be rescue-ready until July, leaving a gap where the RNZAF will be leaning on other agencies and countries to help. Audio
NZDF to be deployed in Europe
As the invasion of Ukraine by Russia enters its 47th day the New Zealand Government has announced that more Defence Force personnel will be deployed to Europe to further support Ukraine. Audio
Calling Home: Amanda Ellis in Honolulu
Amanda Ellis arrived in Hawai'i in 2016 and no other place outside of New Zealand has had a stronger impact on her own personal growth than Hawai'i. She's Calling Home this morning from Manoa Valley… Audio
High-risk rescue mission in Antarctica
A Royal New Zealand Air Force crew braved the icey 24/7 wintery darkness to evacuate an injured person from Antarctica overnight bringing them back to Christchurch this afternoon. RNZ News reporter… Audio
Sofa Session - Matt Mulholland and the NZ Air Force Band
We were planning a Sofa Session with Matt Mulholland and a few members of the NZ Air Force Band ahead of their South Island Tour. Despite the change in alert levels meaning we can't host them in the… Audio
Gavin Trethewey: Kiwi pilot who delivered moon landing to NZ
It was 50 years ago today that man first walked on the moon, and another record was broken soon after that when Kiwi pilot Gavin Trethewey flew the video tape of the landing back to New Zealand - in… Video, Audio
Air Force staffer feared for her life near 'groper Roper'
A court has been told an Air Force staffer feared she'd be killed by a man nicknamed Groper Roper. The woman is suing the Crown for more than $1 million in damages at the High Court arguing the Air… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 7 March 2018
Marceau murder report: Andrew Little promises changes; Favona fire: Road closures cause major delays; Trump's tariffs could spell global recession, Mike Moore warns; Counter-terrorism police… Audio
Ohakea water contamination: Neighbours demand answers
Farmers and a young family whose water supply's been contaminated by Air Force firefighting chemicals are demanding assurances their health isn't at risk. The chemicals have been linked to cancer and… Audio
'Secret agent' who stole sensitive equipment walks
Police are appealing a decision to allow a former military spy who stole the equipment to walk away without conviction. Video
Faulty Air Force helicopter sent to Sydney for examination
Flying restrictions on the Air Force's NH90 helicopters are in place after an emergency landing near Blenheim.
Chief of the Air Force defends helicopter flying restrictons
The Chief of the Air Force says despite the effective grounding of all its NH 90 helicopters the aircraft are not duds. The airforce has stopped all flights to areas where emergency landings are not… Audio
Faulty switch blamed for PM's plane delay
The Prime Minister has received a state welcome in India after a faulty cockpit switch caused two failed take-offs that delayed his delegation.
Stranded tramper given a lift off Mt Taranaki
A Dutch tramper stranded for two nights on Mount Taranaki by heavy snow has been rescued.
Call for inquiry into fatal NZDF helicopter crash
New Zealand First is calling for a commission of inquiry into a helicopter crash that killed three Air Force officers on Anzac Day 2010.
'Hat Trick Hitchings' involved in three search and rescues
An air force officer has earned himself the nickname 'Hat Trick Hitchings' after being involved in three successful search and rescue missions in just 10 days. Audio