Defence Force

The government is extending its offer to bring home the remains of soliders killed and buried overseas.

Two Kiribati fishermen missing for four days are yet to be found.

Army and Navy dental personnel are providing free dental care to residents in a small Bay of Plenty town.

But the Crown has challenged many of the claims by a former Air Force staffer, who says she resigned after complaining about abuse by her superior.

Toxic firefighting foam chemicals have contaminated a bay in Devonport in Auckland, a Defence Force report says.

A Hobsonville Point development on the site of a former airbase has been cleared for toxic-foam contamination, its chief executive says.

New Zealand officials are wrong to underplay the risks from firefighting foam that has contaminated water supplies, an American public health expert says.

The Prime Minister says New Zealand is standing by to help cyclone-battered Tonga. Watch Jacinda Ardern on Morning Report. Video, Audio

With the conviction of a former spy for burglary and drug offences, ex-Defence Force personnel say there isn't enough support for returned veterans.

An Australian firefighter with alarming levels of toxic foam chemicals in his blood says New Zealanders must take protecting their health into their own hands. Video

Ohakea Air Base has simply pushed farmers concerns over their contaminated properties on to government ministries, farmers say. Video, Audio