Defence Force

A Navy commander is defending the decision not to board any of the three ships caught fishing illegally in the Southern Ocean, saying it was too dangerous. Audio

The New Zealand Navy has had a busy time of it during its surveillance patrol in the Southern Ocean. The Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Wellington confronted three vessels said to be fishing illegally… Audio

Navy officers are now attempting to board three ships found poaching toothfish in the Southern Ocean. Audio

The familiar "whup-whup" of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's fleet of Iroquois helicopters will soon to be a thing of the past as the choppers are phased out in 2015. Audio

A classic story of the first Christmas in the trenches in 1914. Audio

Two soldiers have been found not guilty of negligence during a military training exercise when a soldier fell overboard in a freezing lake and drowned. Audio

The Defence Minister has been repeatedly questioned today, about whether or not army units are preparing to be sent to Iraq. Audio

The Labour Party says the weak state of the Iraqi government, and therefore its army, would make training its soldiers more dangerous for New Zealand troops. Audio

The Labour Party says the government has failed to provide any justification for sending New Zealand soldiers to Iraq. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key is playing down the risk to any troops sent to Iraq, saying they'd be less exposed than the SAS were leading crisis response units in Afganistan. Audio

The Prime Minister has spelt out what he sees as the level of danger to any troops sent to Iraq, acknowledging there's always a risk of so-called 'green on blue' attacks, when the soldiers being… Audio

John Key raises possibility of New Zealand soldiers training Iraqi soldiers in a joint ANZAC badged unit. How would this work and is Mr Key tapping into sentimentality about ANZACs to sell the idea of… Audio

The Government is still looking into how the New Zealand military could contribute to the fight against Islamic State in Iraq. Audio

Unitec Communication students use multi-media to better understand New Zealand as it was 100 years ago. The exhibition was devised by Unitec Communication programme Leader Dr Sara Donaghy, and an… Audio

A coroner investigating the death of a visiting Papua New Guinean soldier has heard how a fellow soldier pleaded with her superior to call for an ambulance, but was ignored. Audio

The defence force is cutting 52 Auckland jobs and handing the work over to a contractor. Audio

The Defence Force has delayed a planned staff restructuring, leaving a union to describe the process as 'shambolic'. Audio

Tom Larkin, former diplomat & WW2 sailor talks about the view of WW1 in the 1930s Audio

Gael Woods asks how much memories of WW1 have slipped into the realms of myth Audio

After months of talking the Prime Minister finally announced this week the steps the Government intends taking to combat the threat posed by the jihadist group Islamic State. Audio