Defence Force
Final repatriated servicemen to be buried at Whenuapai
The final repatriation of servicemen buried overseas between 1955 and 1971 will take place at the Whenuapai Airforce Base this afternoon.
Air force trains fewer pilots due to lack of parts for planes
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is training fewer pilots because a key part of its planes need to be replaced.
Weapons or soldiers? Do animals deserve protection in war?
Currently there are no regulations protecting the way the likes of military dogs and horses should be treated when they're used in action or once they return. The question of military animals' status… Audio, Gallery
Horrific stories revealed of child soldiers in DRC
Aid agency World Vision has uncovered horrific stories of child soldiers forced to fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Children as young as five have joined armed militias engaged in a conflict… Audio
Moscow blames Israel after Syria shoots down Russian plane
A Russian millitary aircraft with fifteen people on board has been accidentally shot-down by Syrian defence forces which were trying to target Israeli warplanes. The incident prompted a swift reaction… Audio
Labour, NZ First accused of hypocrisy over Iraq decision
Government parties that were highly critical of the original Iraq deployment have been accused of hypocrisy for being part of the Cabinet that approved a further extension. Political Editor Jane… Audio
NZ’s military presence in Iraq likely to change - PM
New Zealand has extended its military presence in Iraq, but has reduced the number of personnel. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government will review the deployment again early next year. Audio
NZ extends military presence in Iraq
New Zealand will stay in Iraq until June next year, but the number of Defence Force personnel deployed will be reduced by about 20. Political Editor Jane Patterson has the details. Video, Audio
NZ sailors who died in the UK in the 1950s being returned home
A graveside ceremony in Kent has has begun the process of bringing home two New Zealand sailors buried in the UK.
Ex-NZ Navy ship's new life in conservation
A former New Zealand Navy ship has a new life working in conservation. An Australian couple have purchased the forty-four metre Manawanui and sailed it back to Newcastle - where it's soon to begin its… Audio
'Biggest insult' - Veterans angry after repatriation ceremony snub
Vietnam war veterans say old wounds, over the way they were treated on their return to NZ, have reopened after they were denied access to a recent repatriation ceremony.
Chelsea Manning's speaking tour comes to Wellington
In the second event of her highly anticipated New Zealand tour, US whistleblower Chelsea Manning talked about solitary confinement, "the whirring death machine" of the military and police, and what… Audio
Govt decides on NZ's military role in Iraq
A decision on whether New Zealand troops should stay in Iraq is imminent, with the Defence Force training mission due to end in November. The Defence Minister says Cabinet has to be convinced it… Audio
Defence Minister to decide on NZ military training in Iraq
The Defence Minister says Cabinet will have to be convinced the training mission to Iraq continues to be in New Zealand's interests, and is sustainable, as they prepare to make decisions about its… Audio
Chelsea Manning speaks in New Zealand
The former US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has spoken in Wellington about the time she began to realise that people were behind the data she worked with and how this changed her thinking… Audio
Greens call for NZ Wars plaque
The Green Party is calling for a plaque to commemorate the New Zealand Wars to be added to Parliament. There are 33 other plaques in Parliament but none in honour of the armed battles here in the mid… Audio
Defence unit working on Afghan raid inquiry has $2 million budget
A special unit with a budget of $2 million has been established by the Defence Force to work on its response to a planned government inquiry into a controversial operation in Afghanistan.
Defence Force funds $2m to answer 'Hit and Run' Afghanistan questions
A special unit with a budget of $2 million has been established by the Defence Force to put its side of the story to a government inquiry into a controversial operation in Afghanistan. Operation… Audio
Russia war games 'justified' by 'aggressive' attitudes
Russia plans to hold the biggest war games since a Cold War drill in 1981.
Australians alerted before NZ on foam contamination
The Defence Force told the Australian military it had contaminated water at its bases months before it alerted the New Zealand public. Newly released emails also show NZDF gave the Australians a heads… Audio
