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SAS paid for 'interaction' with businessmen

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has ordered an immediate inquiry after reports businessmen paid for sessions with the defence force's elite Special Air Service (SAS) troops.

<i>John Armstrong</i>: Military cuts robbing Peter to pay Peter

The joke doing the rounds is that there seems to be no spare cash for anything more than hiring consultants to squeeze more money out of the Defence Force's budget to hire even more expensive consultants...

<i>Peter Bills</i>: All change, all the same in America's battles

Tension between Koreas

Drunken Navy men terrorise household

Britain and France to work together

The two European superpowers, long distrustful of each other, have entered into a Defence Treaty.

Wellington Declaration signals US-NZ thaw complete

The United States and NZ will today sign a new partnership document known as the Wellington Declaration.

<i>Cartoon:</i> Strictly platonic

<i>Brian Rudman</i>: OK, we're friends again - now say 'sorry'

What should be the priorities for the NZ Defence Force?

<i>John Armstrong:</i> 'Let's cuddle up to Washington'

The Govt's defence white paper stresses that NZ's security is enhanced by improving bilateral relations with "like-minded" states.

'Hub' created in Defence reshuffle

Big changes are in store for the New Zealand Defence Force, as the Government looks to 'reprioritise' spending.

SAS keen to stay but PM not sure

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: What a woman, give her the job

Drunken sailor in car smash

Obituary: Lieutenant Colonel John Masters, MC, ONZM

Hero who always put others first.

One day in Iraq: WikiLeaks war logs

A look at the United States war logs for one day from the WikiLeaks release, October 17, 2006, 24 chaotic hours of car bombs, kidnaps and death squads.

Howard's war - why he committed Australian troops to Iraq