A soldier and new father died in a road crash outside the Linton Army Camp yesterday - the fourth military death in two days.

Investigators will try to find out if an Air Force helicopter crew was performing an emergency turn when it crashed into a hillside.

The sole survivor of the worst Air Force tragedy in decades probably does not know three colleagues have died.

Australians have paid tribute to three RNZAF personnel who died in a helicopter crash on Anzac Day.

Three young men who were dedicated to their country should have gone on to accomplish much more in the years to come.

The helicopter that crashed into a hill near Pukerua Bay was part of an ageing fleet that will be replaced by 2013.

Prime Minister John Key is cancelling a planned 10-day trip to the Middle East in order to attend the funerals of three Air Force personnel who died today.

Three people are confirmed dead after an Air Force Iroquois helicopter crashed north of Wellington this morning, says the Defence Minister.

Police yesterday sealed off a suburban Auckland street after a woman barricaded herself in her home and threatened to release nerve gas.

Mr Key has joined the New Zealand contingent in Turkey, which includes 22 veterans, 23 secondary school students and Defence Force staff.

Another Anzac Day remembered (this is the 95th anniversary) and another clutch of books with military themes have appeared...

Corporal Apiata, who had been serving with the SAS in Afghanistan, touched down at Auckland International Airport at 5.15am yesterday.