Defence Force
Bloomfield on testing of border staff: 'I don't think there's been a failure'
The Director-General of Health insists there has been no testing failure at the border regarding Covid-19.
NZDF apologises, compensates injured soldier after 31 years
A former soldier left a tetraplegic due to a Defence Force failure has been given a formal apology and compensation 31 years after the incident.
George Nepata received a formal apology this morning… Audio
Apology and compensation for ex-soldier badly injured in army
A former soldier who received life-changing injuries while serving in the army 31 years ago, has been given a formal apology and compensation. Audio
Operation Burnham: Former Minister 'forgot' about civilian casualties
The former Minister of Defence has admitted he "completely forgot" about a report which stated civilian casualties were possible during Operation Burnham. Video
Call for Defence Force to apologise to villages where civilians were killed
The New Zealand Defence Force is being urged to apologise to the villages in Afghanistan where it killed civilians in 2010.
Operation Burnham: 'I failed' to correct record - Wayne Mapp
The inquiry also criticised the Defence Minister at the time, Dr Wayne Mapp - saying he failed to correct the public record, even after he was told civilian casualties were possible.
It said that was… Video, Audio
Damning Operation Burnham report finds child likely killed
A damning report into Operation Burnham has found that a child was likely killed during the 2010 raid of an Afghan village, and that the Defence Force misled the public and Ministers.
The… Audio
Operation Burnham report: NZDF 'deeply sorry' for misleading ministers and public
The chief of the Defence Force has apologised after inaccurate information was given to the public, saying the mistake continued "for a number of years". Video
Fmr Defence Minister responds to Op Burnham criticisms
The Attorney General David Parker says Wayne Mapp - the Minister of Defence at the time - was misled between Operation Burnham in August 2010 and September 2011 as to the possibility of civilian… Audio
'Hit and Run' author on Operation Burnham inquiry findings
The Defence Force knew it may have injured or killed civilians, including a child, in Afghanistan but continued to tell the public and its Minister otherwise.
The government has just released the… Audio
RSA to get one-off grant of $2.53m
The Returned and Services Association has been thrown an economic lifeline from the government.
Influx of army recruits amid Covid-19 pandemic
Hundreds more New Zealanders are rushing to sign up to the Army amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fallen NZ soldier remembered as new training centres open in Timor-Leste
Two new training centres have opened in Timor-Leste to help locals gain trade skills, as the country remembers a fallen New Zealand soldier.
Defence Force pleads guilty over death of sailor
Zachary Yarwood, 23, died in hospital after a night-time dive at the Devonport Naval Base in March last year.
NZ's defence force needs vigorous cultural change
An independent review has found the New Zealand Defence Force has failed to address harmful behaviours since an action plan was implemented four years ago. Audio
Operation Burnham inquiry over, report handed to Attorney-General
The inquiry, led by Sir Terence Arnold and Sir Geoffrey Palmer, looked into an allegedly botched SAS-led raid in Afghanistan.
'I almost picked my iPad up and threw it against the wall'
Abuse survivors are angry - but not surprised - that problems persist in the Defence Force's culture, even after four years of Operation Respect.
Report finds NZDF not properly addressing sex abuse, bullying
An independent report has found the Defence Force is still severely lacking in addressing sexual violence, harrasment and bullying.
Operation Respect was implemented four years ago, and has resulted… Audio
California family not allowed to use drone to search for man's body in Lake Wakatipu
A California family have an underwater drone ready to go to look for the body of their son, drowned when a skydiving jump went wrong over a South Island lake.
But the police won't let them.
RNZ's… Audio
Police stop efforts to use drone to search for body
The police are stopping an American family from searching for their drowned son's body in Lake Wakatipu.
Tyler Nii's body was never found after a tandem skydive went wrong in early 2018. His… Audio
