New Zealand soldiers have been accused of being involved in a botched raid on a factory in Afghanistan which left two workers dead.

Chief Petty Officer Steve Clarke received the best Christmas gift ever yesterday: Watching his children unwrap their presents.

When his father was diagnosed with terminal cancer this week, Squadron Leader Steve Hall was determined to make it home from Afghanistan.

Former PM Helen Clark says concerns by the US Embassy over the screening of Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 for a Labour Party fundraising event showed "outright bullying" and "unprofessional" conduct by officials.

Dr Marc Shaw, serving in Afghanistan, writes about his experience of a Christmas far from home.

A Victorian court has found three men guilty of planning a terrorist attack on an Australian army base in Sydney.

The body of New Zealander Private Jack Howard was carried into St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington today by his British Army comrades and farewelled after the funeral by a three-volley salute from NZ soldiers he served with.

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'.

The US Govt quietly approved eight new areas for military co-operation with NZ in 2007, cables show.