Defence Force

The New Zealand Defence Force has settled a long-running defamation claim by a freelance foreign correspondent. It brought to an end a dispute that ran for four years and cost hundreds of thousands of… Audio

A high-level report says the US Defence Department can't rule out the possibility ammunition stored at Camp Taji in Iraq is being supplied to militias that don't have the backing of the American… Audio

The American spokesman for the coalition efforts against Islamic State in Iraq has used New Zealand's presence there to further its argument that ISIS poses a global threat. Audio

Prime Minister John Key has seen the "god dam awful place" that is the Iraqi training camp where New Zealand troops are doing their duty. Should they be there? Audio

Political editor Jane Patterson is with the Prime Minister in Dubai. Audio

The Prime Minister's secret trip to Iraq is being hailed as a good move by opposition MPs, but he's copping flak for being quick to judge how safe it is there for New Zealand troops. Demelza Leslie… Audio

The Prime Minister John Key flew into Iraq under a shroud of secrecy on Monday to witness first hand the New Zealand deployment. Political editor Jane Patterson reports on the New Zealanders carrying… Audio

The Prime Minister has flown out of Iraq in the last few hours, after spending two days at Taji Camp with the New Zealand troops who are training Iraqi security forces. Audio

The Prime Minister has flown out of Iraq in the last few hours, after spending two days at Taji Camp with the New Zealand troops who are training Iraqi security forces. Audio

The Prime Minister wants a meeting of world leaders in New York this week to agree on a unified response to fighting Islamic State but says New Zealand is already doing enough. Political reporter… Audio

Official New Zealand Army Artist for the last ten years, who has had many solo shows, group exhibitions, residencies, and fellowships. Audio

The Defence Force has been ranked as either "weak" or "needing improvement' in a slew of categories ranging from leadership to risk management. Audio

The New Zealand and Australian Defence Ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to the joint deployment in Iraq, just days after a new Prime Minister was installed across the Tasman. Audio

Historian and author of New Zealand and the First World War 1914-1919, Damien Fenton discusses the Italian Front during the First World War. Audio

Mike Gourley discusses the material and spiritual role of Military Chaplains with John Neal, a former Principal Defence Chaplain, and Pauline Law, the first woman appointed into Defence Chaplaincy in… Audio, Gallery