Defence Force
Written out of history - the WWII coastwatchers who didn't get their due
The descendants of Pacific Island Coastwatchers just want to be part of the ANZAC story - but there's so little recorded about the men sent to remote areas with no resources, who then got no pensions… Audio
RNZAF recruits restore Marlborough war graves
Scores of World War II graves in Blenheim are being restored by Air Force recruits.
Covid-19 MIQ operations boss Darryn Webb details Sudima situation
Air Commodore Darryn Webb is in charge of operations at managed isolation and quarantine. Lisa Owen asked him why the fishing crews have been sharing rooms at Christchurch's Sudima Hotel. Video, Audio
Defence Force fined for 'lax' actions over navy diver's death
The New Zealand Defence Force has been fined nearly $300,000 over the death of a navy diver during a training exercise in March last year.
Biodefence report shows Defence Force priorities changing
A new report says the country's Defence Force will be widely involved in New Zealand's security efforts to prevent and mitigate the impacts of biological threats.
Those threats include biological and… Audio
Twenty unused light armoured vehicles remain in NZDF storage
Twenty light armoured vehicles remain unused and waiting for a buyer - nearly a decade after the Defence Force decided they were surplus to requirements.
Defence Force to help with maritime border controls
The Defence Force is to help with efforts to enforce the country's Covid-19 border restrictions at sea.
RSA celebrates 80 years of Christmas parcels
The RSA is today making the 80th year that it has sent Christmas parcels to New Zealand Defence workers posted overseas.
RSA and Defence Force personnel are busy packaging up the parcels in… Audio
Defence Force personnel involved in assaults, data shows
Figures released to RNZ show the problem of assault within the army is common across the battalions.
On Monday RNZ reported a soldier sentenced to military detention for multiple assault charges is… Audio
Defence Force personnel involved in assaults - OIA
The problem of assault within the army is common across the battalions, according to data released to RNZ.
Soldier sentenced over assaults still in army, despite saying he would leave
A soldier sentenced to military detention for multiple assault charges is still serving in the New Zealand Army, despite him telling a court he would leave.
Soldier sentenced to detention still in army, despite saying he would leave
A soldier sentenced to military detention for multiple assault charges is still serving in the New Zealand Army, despite him telling a court he would leave.
Private Manu Taufa was sentenced to 28… Audio
Māori Battalion veteran Epineha Ratapu dies aged 98
One of the last few remaining members of the Māori Battalion who saw action in Italy, the Middle East and Japan has died.
Covid-19: Pacific health leaders warn against using police to help with contact tracing
Pacific health leaders are warning that bringing police in to help with Covid-19 contact tracing is a bad look and there are better ways to bolster expertise.
The police are providing advice to the… Audio
Māori Battalion descendants unaware family missed out on medals
Descendants of soldiers who fought in the Māori Battalion say they were blown away to learn their family members never received their war medals.
A list of 134 soldiers from the battalion's C company… Audio
Whanau of Maori Battalion soldiers to receive war medals
The son of a soldier in the Maori Battalion says he was blown away to learn his father never received his war medals. A list of 134 soldiers from the Battalion's C company has been published online… Audio
Returning medals to whānau not straight-forward – Minister
The Minister for Veteran Affairs, Ron Mark, says he supports – with trepidation – unclaimed war medals being returned to whānau -- but he says the process needs to be incredibly robust.
Seventy-five… Audio
National Party unveils plans to keep Covid-19 out
The National Party wants a Border Protection Agency, Te Korowai Whakamaru, to oversee and manage Covid-19 and other public health threats at the border. It also wants compulsory contact tracing for… Audio
Webb answers questions over Rydges Covid-19 mystery
Air Commodore Darryn Webb says the guest at Rydges who had Covid-19 may have passed it on to a nurse who then passed it on to a maintenance man at the facility. Video, Audio
Extra defence force at isolation facilities: 'Our intention is to stop using private security'
The government is bolstering the number of defence force staff at managed isolation facilities, in efforts to reduce the reliance on private security firms. Video
