Rhys Jones reflects on our armed forces embarking on an ambitious reform programme, reflecting the strategic direction set in the white paper of 2010.

The grandfather of a Kiwi soldier killed in Afghanistan has welcomed the arrest of a senior Taliban member connected to the attack.

The SAS is being re-deployed to Afghanistan to send a message to the killers of five NZ soldiers and lead patrols against the Taleban, a defence analyst has suggested.

Robert Ayson says the good news is that we are being courted by Washington and Beijing at the same time. But is the attention needed?

It has taken 29 months - but the full report into the fatal Anzac Day crash is about to be made widely available to the public.