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NZ in Iraq to help Fonterra - cable
Former PM Helen Clark decided to send soldiers to Iraq to stop Fonterra losing Oil for Food contracts, according to a US Embassy cable - in just one of many WikiLeaks revelations that have been labelled 'disturbing'.
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US wanted military accords kept quiet
The US Govt quietly approved eight new areas for military co-operation with NZ in 2007, cables show.
![Afghanistan going poorly for US - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Afghanistan going poorly for US - report
US intelligence agencies have given a pessimistic account of military progress in Afghanistan.
![Wayne Mapp to leave Parliament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wayne Mapp to leave Parliament
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has announced his intention to stand down at the next election.
![Army's ecstasy scandal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Army's ecstasy scandal
Two trainee officers at Linton Army Camp were caught with a haul of 210 ecstasy tablets.
![Calls for Govt to step in to keep poppies on shore](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Calls for Govt to step in to keep poppies on shore
The Government is being asked to step in and make sure ANZAC Day poppies stay New Zealand-made.
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Anzac Day poppies to be made offshore
Anzac Day Poppies will be made offshore, New Zealand's Returned Service Association has announced.
![Blair recalled for second round of Iraq inquiry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Blair recalled for second round of Iraq inquiry
Tony Blair is to be recalled before the Iraq inquiry.
![HMNZS Otago in trouble again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
HMNZS Otago in trouble again
The Navy's newest ship, the fault-prone HMNZS Otago, is once again being forced to return to port.
![Kiwi soldier had been 'a rising star'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kiwi soldier had been 'a rising star'
Tributes to Private John 'Jack' Howard, reveal a brave man known to his British mates as 'Kiwi'.
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Shot soldier 'his own man' - mother
The mother of a NZ soldier shot in Afghanistan told an emotional press conference today that if her son "wanted something, he did it", describing John Howard as a man "never prepared to accept less than the best."
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PM: Kiwi soldier's death 'very sad'
The death of a New Zealander serving in the British Army in Afghanistan is "very sad", Prime Minister John Key says. The soldier is understood to be John "Jack" Howard.
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Kiwi killed in Afghanistan identified
The New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army is understood to be John "Jack" Howard. Private Howard had been patrolling in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province when he was shot.
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NZ troops had to help ineffective colleagues - WikiLeaks cable
NZ troops were forced to step in for ineffective Hungarian troops in a neighbouring Afghanistan province, a leaked diplomatic cable says.