Bryan Gould asks, "Is the Govt acting on advice from another authority and if so which? Does our Govt claim the right to tell us which causes we are allowed to support and which not?

High-tech spy drones and sophisticated seabed mines are being developed in New Zealand and sold to global military superpowers.

Downing St has intervened to quell the the latest row over WWI centenary commemorations amid claims the role of Australian and NZ troops is being ignored.

New Zealand has welcomed the agreement reached in Geneva yesterday aimed at capping Iran's nuclear programme.

Defence Force troops based at Waiouru Army camp are so frustrated by "disgusting" meals they have set up a Facebook page to highlight what they're served.

NZ's Vietnam veterans say it's "no surprise" a type of leukaemia is diagnosed at an elevated rate among them - it's what they've long known about Agent Orange exposure.

Prime Minister John Key says it is important to be part of a mission to stop Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden because New Zealand goods travel through the area.

The death of a soldier who drowned when he fell off a boat during a training exercise on a lake was accidental but could have been prevented, a Court of Inquiry has found.

Naval officers drunkenly damaged property and one allegedly acted inappropriately with a rating at the Devonport base after a night out drinking.

A live grenade was carried on the body of a dead Kiwi soldier from Afghanistan to Christchurch without Defence Force officials knowing.

Hundreds of long-serving Defence Force personnel were told they had low potential.

Being military-free would be something to be truly proud of, writes Bob Jones. "If the Aussies and Americans don't like it, well, bad luck, they'll get over it."

There are conflicting reports as to whether a ship tied up at Queens Wharf is part of the Chinese navy.

The Government says it will consider asylum for translators who worked with New Zealand's SAS soldiers in Afghanistan and have been left jobless and in danger.

Last Sunday morning Matt McCarten was on TVNZ as a Q+A panelist.

As New Zealand and Australia yesterday remembered Gallipoli and the Anzac tradition the battle inspired, a new campaign was launched against a ban on expatriate Kiwis serving in the Australian military.

The last Kiwi troops to arrive home from Afghanistan have been given a hero's welcome tonight.

The Government is maintaining there is no specific threat to the safety of New Zealanders in South Korea, despite a new warning issued by the North.

Japan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack.

A soldier who died after falling into a Waiouru lake during a training exercise should have been able to release a 20kg gun easily, the former Chief of Army says.