Defence Force
PM's secret three-day visit to Iraq
Prime Minister John Key has described Taji Camp in Iraq as 'goddamm awful' and 'desolate' after visiting the New Zealand training mission there. Video
PM leaves Iraq after visiting New Zealand deployment
The Prime Minister has flown out of Iraq in the last few hours, after spending two days at Taji Camp with the New Zealand troops who are training Iraqi security forces. Audio
Prime Minister visits NZ troops in Iraq
The Prime Minister has flown out of Iraq in the last few hours, after spending two days at Taji Camp with the New Zealand troops who are training Iraqi security forces. Audio
John Key hopes of a unified international response
The Prime Minister wants a meeting of world leaders in New York this week to agree on a unified response to fighting Islamic State but says New Zealand is already doing enough. Political reporter… Audio
Playing Favourites with Matt Gauldie
Official New Zealand Army Artist for the last ten years, who has had many solo shows, group exhibitions, residencies, and fellowships. Audio
Defence Force needs to manage change better
Defence Force chief Lieutenant General Tim Keating admits it must "dramatically lift its game".
Defence Force ranks 'weak' or 'needing improvement'
The Defence Force has been ranked as either "weak" or "needing improvement' in a slew of categories ranging from leadership to risk management. Audio
Fifty-year-old smoke bomb found in Auckland
Defence Force experts have dealt with an old bomb found in the basement of a west Auckland house. The police said they were called in about 10.30am after the home...
NZ and Australian Defence Ministers reaffirm relationships
The New Zealand and Australian Defence Ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to the joint deployment in Iraq, just days after a new Prime Minister was installed across the Tasman. Audio
Top lawyer to head Air Force inquiry
An inquiry into the way the Air Force handled complaints of sexual abuse, harassment and bullying by a former sergeant will be led by a prominent lawyer.
Military history
Historian and author of New Zealand and the First World War 1914-1919, Damien Fenton discusses the Italian Front during the First World War. Audio
Spiritual Outlook: Defence Chaplains
Mike Gourley discusses the material and spiritual role of Military Chaplains with John Neal, a former Principal Defence Chaplain, and Pauline Law, the first woman appointed into Defence Chaplaincy in… Audio, Gallery
NZ has no plans to join air strikes
New Zealand has not been asked, nor has no plan, to join America in carrying out air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
Afghan interpreter pleads for his family to join him in NZ
An interpreter who worked for the Defence Force in Afghanistan is pleading for the Government to allow his parents and siblings to join him in New Zealand. Audio
Afghan interpreter pleads to allow family to join him in NZ
An interpreter who worked for the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan and who suffers from post traumatic stress because of what he witnessed, is pleading with the government to allow his parents… Audio
Book review: 'Johnny Enzed '
'Johnny Enzed The NZ Soldier in the First World War 1914-1918' Edited by Glyn Harper. Published by Exisle Publishing RRP$55.00. Reviewed by Gail Pittaway. Audio
Why Gallipoli?
Why does Gallipoli loom so large in the imagination of Australians and New Zealanders? What are the realities and the myths? Kim Hill discusses these questions with historians Dr Christopher Pugsley… Audio, Gallery
A century since Chunuk Bair
Soprano Madeleine Pierard sings this weekend along with The Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair, fought at Gallipoli in the First… Audio
Defence sells houses, pays increased rent
The Defence Force is selling hundreds of its houses and paying millions of dollars more in rent.
Tributes paid to Dambusters pilot Les Munro
New Zealander Les Munro - the last surviving pilot from the famed World War Two Dambusters raid - has died aged 96. Audio
