Defence Force
Covid Tracing app Bluetooth tech unreliable - NZDF
The Defence Force has told the government that Bluetooth contact tracing technology may result in "false contacts" or fail to record contact.
Police apologise for arrest of wrongly identified teenager
Police have apologised to the whānau of a 16-year-old boy from Masterton who was arrested last year after being wrongly identified as a suspect who had robbed a gas station two days earlier.
Police… Audio
Police Commissioner 'committed' to generally unarmed service
The controversial police Armed Response Teams have been axed for good.
The six month trial in Counties-Manukau, Waikato and Canterbury was fiercely criticised by justice advocates, concerned about a… Video, Audio
Government spends $1.5b on new Air Force planes
The government is committing to buying more than $1.5 billion dollars-worth of new planes for the Defence Force.
It is purchasing five new Lockheed Martin Super Hercules to replace the outdated 1960s… Audio
New Defence Force planes to cost govt more than $1.5b
The government is buying more than $1.5 billion worth of new planes for the Defence Force.
Defence Force deployed 700 during lockdown
The Defence Force had more than 700 personnel directly involved in the Covid-19 response during alert level 4.
Tūtira mai ngā iwi boosts US, NZ military ties: 'It's so infectious'
One of the country's best-known waiata has proven so catchy a US Defence Force musician says it's been "on a loop" in his head for weeks. Video, Audio
US and NZ armed forces collaborate for waiata
New Zealand's lockdown has had all sorts of unexpected results - but one of the more unusual is a musical collaboration between New Zealand and US armed forces.
Performers from navy, army and… Video, Audio
Air Force called to help search for missing trampers in Kahurangi National Park
A Defence Force helicopter has now joined the search for two trampers missing in a remote part of north-west Nelson.
Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds, both 23 and from the Tasman area, started out… Audio
Ex-Defence Force employee pleads guilty to stealing $225k
The former Defence Force employee pleaded admitted false accounting and theft in a special relationship.
Vanuatu still in need of aid in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Harold
A New Zealand Defence Force Hercules has travelled to Vanuatu to deliver more than 13,500 kilograms of supplies. Audio
Survey to determine whether military personnel need better support
New Zealanders are being asked whether military veterans and current service personnel should get better health care and support.
The Minister for Veterans, Ron Mark, has launched a survey which will… Audio
Pacific naval exercise risks Covid-19 spread - academics
Dozens of academics and human rights activists are urging the government to avoid sending troops to a naval exercise in the US amid fears of Covid-19 spreading.
Trailer: Introducing Whitiki - Watch Now via RNZ.co.nz
Video documentary that tells the stories of three Māori Pioneers who went to battle in WWI, through the eyes of their descendants. Video
Last NZ soldiers to serve in Iraq to head home after isolation
New Zealand soldiers whose base in Iraq was hit by rockets are being reunited with their families, starting today.
Meet: The Whitiki Project Participants
Meet the project leader of the hundred-man honour guard and some of the young men who walked in the footsteps of their tupuna.
Defence Force mission in Iraq fulfilled
NZDF personnel are on their way home from Iraq - and some have arrived arrived already.
Coronavirus: Defence Force prepared to step in
The New Zealand Defence Force says it's well-prepared and ready to assist in the response to Covid-19.
It already has people with specialist skills working with government agencies. Further… Audio
Whakaari/White Island: Defence Force signed exemption for recovery mission
The head of the Defence Force had to sign a special exemption prior to the recovery operation on Whakaari/White Island, bypassing Health and Safety protocols and acknowledging the extreme risk… Audio
Hit & Run: Former chief of defence wrote to NATO after book release
After the book Hit and Run was released in 2017, then-defence chief Tim Keating wrote to General Petr Pavel at NATO.
