Defence Force
Little says "questions remain" over Hit & Run claims
Andrew Little says for the sake of public confidence, and independent inquiry is needed for the NZSAS raid in 2010. He says the fact that John Key authorised the raid personally means there was… Video, Audio
Hit & Run questions remain says former UN human rights investigator
A UN human rights investigator who worked in Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007 says an independent investigation should be the normal course of events if actions by the NZDF are being called into question.
…PM accused of joining cover-up over Hit & Run
Prime Minister Bill English has extinguished any hopes of a formal inquiry into the 2010 Afghanistan raid, which has been the subject of allegations in the Hit and Run book. The Government has decided… Audio
Dunne wants more proof from PM over SAS raid
The United Future leader Peter Dunne says Bill English's press conference yesterday has not allayed concerns over the NZSAS raid in Afghanistan in 2010. Audio
PM rules out holding inquiry into Hit & Run allegations
Bill English says an inquiry into allegations made in the book Hit & Run will not be held, despite wide calls for one, including from former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp. Video, Audio
Soldiers' honour hinges on inquiry - Transparency International
A global anti-corruption group has added its voice to calls for an inquiry into allegations relating to an SAS raid on an Afghan village.
VIDEO: PM to make Afghan raid announcement
Prime Minister Bill English will make an announcement shortly on calls for an inquiry into an SAS raid on villagers in Afghanistan. Video
Investigate Afghan deaths and consider compo - Mapp
It is "not enough" to accept civilians might have been killed during an SAS raid in Afghanistan, former defence minister Wayne Mapp says.
Hit & Run: NZDF's village doesn't exist - lawyers
A raid involving New Zealand SAS soldiers in Afghanistan could not have taken place in Tirgiran Village as the NZDF claimed, because there is no such village, say lawyers.
PM continues to reject Hit and Run inquiry
There's now broad agreement the Defence Force and book's authors are talking about the same place, but Bill English says he's not convinced an inquiry is needed. Audio
Afghan villagers' lawyers formally call for inquiry
Lawyers acting for villagers claiming they were caught up in a raid involving New Zealand troops have formally asked for an independent investigation.
Hit & Run authors dispute NZDF account
It is impossible the Defence Force carried out a simultaneous raid on a separate Afghan village the night that civilians were killed, the authors say. Video, Audio
Defence Force acknowledges for first time Afghan raid may have killed civilians
After initially denying any civilians were killed, Lieutenant General Tim Keating says rounds from an Apache gunship hit a building which could have housed civilians. Audio
Hit & Run author adamant civilians, not insurgents killed
Hit & Run authors say six civilians were killed in Afghanistan on the same night the Defence Force says nine insurgents were killed. Could it be possible two raids occurred simultaneously? Video, Audio
Defence Force concedes civilians may have been killed in NZ lead raid
The New Zealand Defence Force now admits some civilians may have been killed in a New Zealand led SAS raid in Afghanistan, but insist Hit & Run authors have key details wrong. Video, Audio
NZDF response to Hit and Run book
Al Gillespie of Waikato University on Lieutenant General Tim Keating's response to the Hit and Run book on Afghanistan SAS operations. Audio
Afghan raids: NZDF rubbishes claims in book Hit & Run
The Defence Force is rubbishing claims in the book Hit & Run, saying New Zealand troops were never involved in the two Afghan villages named in the book. Audio
Hit and Run author expects inquiry within days
Jon Stephenson expects an inquiry into the raids on Afghan villages detailed in his book to be announced soon, and hopes it will in particular examine the alleged beating and torture of an Afghan man. Audio
PM 100 percent behind defence services
The PM says he backs the defence services 100 percent, as he prepares for a top-level meeting about allegations the military was involvement in civilian deaths in Afghanistan.
Afghan raids: RSA head backs inquiry for 'clarity'
The RSA national president's stance, that an inquiry should be held into allegations New Zealand soldiers deliberately attacked Afghan civilians in 2010, is backed by an armed conflict law expert.
