Defence Force

The Prime Minister, the Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee and the Defence Force chief Lieutenant Tim Keating held a new conference a short time ago. Our Political Editor Brent Edwards was there Audio

The Prime Minister has announced up to 143 soldiers are being sent to Iraq for a maximum of two years. Audio

NZ troops are going to Iraq. To help train Iraqi soldiers, according to John Key's announcement today. Is it fair enough that we "do our bit"? Audio

Our political editor Brent Edwards joins us. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says New Zealand is also likely to have an intelligence gathering role in the fight against Islamic State, possibly to help direct air strikes against IS fighters. Audio

The details of New Zealand's military deployment to Iraq will be outlined by the Prime Minister today, but John Key has already announced the country's role will go beyond simply training Iraqi… Audio

There's no cross party political support for the Prime Minister's plans. Audio

The Prime Minister will lay out the details of New Zealand's military deployment to Iraq today, and that deployment will go beyond simply training Iraqi troops. Audio

The United Future leader says he is concerned New Zealand soldiers could be doing more than just training troops in Iraq to fight against Islamic State. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key has all but confirmed the New Zealand troops will be heading to Iraq to help train soldiers fight Islamic State. Audio

The Prime Minister has all but confirmed, New Zealand will send training troops to Iraq, to assist in the fight against Islamic State. Audio

The Cabinet will decide today whether New Zealand will send a deployment of about a hundred troops on a training mission to Iraq, to assist in the US-led coalition fight against Islamic State. Retired… Audio

Cabinet's decision today on the involvement of New Zealand military trainers comes just days after the United States admitted it hasn't trained sufficient Iraqi forces for a key strike against Islamic… Audio

In details leaking out from across the Tasman this morning, The Australian newspaper is reporting details of a joint forces involvement of 300 Australian and 100 New Zealand soldiers, to be based at… Audio

The Cabinet will decide today whether New Zealand will send a deployment of about a hundred troops on a training mission to Iraq, to assist in the US-led coalition fight against Islamic State. Audio

The Government will decide today whether New Zealand will contribute to the fight against Islamic State in Iraq. Audio

A call from the National Army Museum for hand crafted poppies to honor service men and women who died in the Great War has been met with an overwhelming response. The museum launched "A patriotic call… Audio

One of the Government's allies has come out strongly against plans to send troops to help train the Iraqi army in its fight against Islamic State. Audio

Staying with New Zealand involvement in Iraq, aid workers say they could become targets if they are sent there. Audio

The former commander of New Zealand troops in Afghanistan, retired Colonel Richard Hall, says any New Zealand troops sent to Iraq can expect an entirely different ball game to their deployment in… Audio