Defence Force
NZDF flying Middle-East air missions in high temps
New Zealand soldiers have flown 32 missions into Iraq and Afghanistan since early June, supporting the Coalition operations, the Defence Force says.
Larry Pratt: guns and scripture
Larry Pratt is Executive Director Emeritus of Gun Owners of America, a national organisation dedicated to promoting the Second Amendment constitutional freedom to keep and bear arms. Audio
Airforce plane makes emergency landing
An airforce boeing 757 has made an emergency landing at Auckland's Whenuapai airbase.
Mike Durant: Black Hawk Down
Nine to Noon speaks to Mike Durant, a former US army helicopter pilot, shot down over Mogadishu during the United States' disastrous, and short-lived intervention in Somalia in 1993. Audio
Ray Trembath: 'Soldiers do get hardened to a lot of things but you also get open to humanity'
Tributes have been flowing for NZ Army sergeant and French Foreign Legion veteran Ray Trembath who died last week at 67. He spoke to RNZ's Bryan Crump about his 42-year military career back in 2016.
…Andy Bearpark: Iraq, Thatcher and yoga
Kim Hill talks to Andy Bearpark arrived in New Zealand in 2013 after a 40-year career as a war zone reconstruction expert. He was one of Margaret Thatcher's five Private Secretaries for three years… Audio
Foreign Minister says he won't be asking US about ship
America is sending a naval ship to the New Zealand navy's 75th anniversary celebrations. Our Foreign Affairs Minister says he will not be asking the United States to confirm or deny whether the ship… Audio
Architect of anti-nuclear law welcomes US ship visit
One of its architects of New Zealand's anti-nuclear law, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, says New Zealand's legislation was trying to stop the nuclear proliferation but now progress in nuclear disarmament has… Audio
McCully confident US ship will comply with NZ nuclear policy
American vice-president Joe Biden's announcement the US Navy will send a ship to help celebrate the New Zealand navy's 75th anniversary ends a standoff that began when the Lange government passed… Audio
Secrecy surrounds US ship headed for NZ
New Zealand will not ask the United States to confirm or deny whether the naval ship being sent here will be carrying nuclear weapons, the Foreign Affairs Minister says.
NZ 'won' on nukes - Hager
Investigative journalist Nicky Hager says the New Zealand public has won the anti-nuclear debate with America. Audio
Thousands culled from public service after failed Turkey coup
Tens of thousands of public service being sacked after failed Turkey coup. We cross to Istanbul for the latest from our correspondent. Audio
Defence Force to buy $500m naval tanker
The Defence Force is buying a new naval tanker specifically designed for operations in Antarctica.
Local companies keen for piece of defence spending pie
Companies working in for local defence industries say they want a share of the 20 billion dollars being spent upgrading defence equipment. Defence Reporter Kate Pereyra Garcia has the details.. Audio
Barçin Yinanç: coup in Turkey?
Kim Hill talks to Barçin Yinanç , opinion editor of the Hurriyet Daily News in Istanbul, talking about the unfolding events of the reported military coup in Turkey. Audio
NZ soliders to march in France's Bastille Day parade
New Zealand soldiers will march today in France's Bastille Day parade as guests of honour. We talk to the Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Whakahoehoe who will be leading them along the Champs-Elysees. Audio
Lucy Collins: Designer in the deep
As a child, Lucy Collins had actually wanted to build space shuttles, but found out only US citizens could get that kind of work at NASA, so she eventually became a naval architect instead... and went… Audio, Gallery
Last-ditch compensation claim for asbestos death
The family of a war veteran is making a last ditch effort for compensation from the defence force for the asbestos related cancer it says Phillip Taylor-Meihana contracted in Vietnam. Audio
Army instructor accused of brutal treatment of recruits
Crown set to wrap up its case against an army instructor accused in a court martial of brutal treatment of recruits. Some have complained of being assaulted and threatened with rape.Our Defence… Audio
Army instructor's trial on ill treatment charges
A former army instructor is on trial accused of grabbing his students' testicles and dragging female recruits to the ground by their hair. Audio
