Defence Force
NZ Defence Force must expose troops' 'guilty secrets' - Hager
Journalist Nicky Hager believes New Zealand troops may have behaved in a similar way to Australian troops who are alleged to have committed unlawful killings in Afghanistan. Audio
Nicky Hager wants NZDF investigation after Australian revelations
The Defence Force says no New Zealand personnel are of interest in a military inquiry that has rocked Australia with its finding that 39 Afghan civilians were killed by Australian troops.
The… Audio
Australian special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan
A landmark Australian military inquiry has identified a culture of secrecy and deceit and evidence Australian special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan over 11 years. The 4 and a half year… Audio
NZDF in managed isolation facilities sufficiently protected - Vice Chief
The Defence Force says it is confident it has the right equipment and procedures in place to keep its personnel working in managed isolation facilities safe.
A military worker at the quarantine… Audio
More information about Covid-19 infections coming today
The public will learn more about the extent of the latest Covid-19 infections on Monday after two new community cases were announced over the weekend.
It started when a quarantine worker at… Audio
Defence Force staff sent home after Covid-19 visit
The Ministry of Health will reveal how serious a new group of Covid-19 infections is today.
Nicknamed the "November quarantine cluster", it started when a quarantine worker at Auckland's Jet Park… Audio
$6m farm purchase 'not PFAS related' - Defence Force
The Defence Force has spent millions buying a Manawatū farm to expand its Ohakea air base.
Rescue mission locates four survivors, one fatality in Pacific
The New Zealand Airforce has found two boats with four survivors on board after they were reported missing in the Pacific near Kiribati.
Water in well near Defence Force base exceeds safe drinking levels, test finds
A well used for drinking water, near Woodbourne defence base in Marlborough, has tested above safe levels for firefighting foam contamination.
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.
