New ZealandSAS paid for 'interaction' with businessmenDefence 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.07 Nov 05:18 AM
Opinion<i>John Armstrong</i>: Military cuts robbing Peter to pay PeterThe 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...05 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldBritain and France to work togetherThe two European superpowers, long distrustful of each other, have entered into a Defence Treaty.03 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandWellington Declaration signals US-NZ thaw completeThe United States and NZ will today sign a new partnership document known as the Wellington Declaration.03 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandForces review to turn every stoneEvery arm of the Defence Force will undergo changes to gain greater efficiency of operation from a constrained state purse, the defence white paper suggests.02 Nov 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Inspirational' NZ war hero farewelledNZ war hero Lieutenant Colonel John Milbanke Masters, who saved a Gurkha soldier's life in Borneo and campaigned tirelessly for agent orange victims, has been farewelled.02 Nov 02:45 AM
Opinion<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.01 Nov 09:03 PM
New Zealand'Hub' created in Defence reshuffleBig changes are in store for the New Zealand Defence Force, as the Government looks to 'reprioritise' spending.01 Nov 08:53 PM
New ZealandObituary: Lieutenant Colonel John Masters, MC, ONZMHero who always put others first.29 Oct 10:25 PM
WorldOne day in Iraq: WikiLeaks war logsA 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.29 Oct 08:11 PM
New ZealandBrave soldier loses his final battleNew Zealand's inaugural Anzac of the Year died of cancer at his Christchurch home yesterday morning.28 Oct 08:16 PM
New ZealandWilce fired for being inept before Defence jobWhen Stephen Wilce submitted his CV for the job as the Defence Force's chief scientist, he failed to declare a job he had been fired from the previous year for incompetence.28 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandClinton bound to raise NZ's role in Afghanistan: PMPrime Minister John Key and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may discuss New Zealand's involvement in Afghanistan.28 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandWilce, recruiter under fire in Defence reportA military court of inquiry into the hiring of disgraced Defence scientist Stephen Wilce has found the appointment process was flawed.28 Oct 02:11 AM