Kurt Bayer meets the country's deadliest sharpshooters to find out what makes them tick.

Govt decision not to hold inquiry into Afghan death claims "unlawful": victims' lawyers.

Internal inquiries have faulted NZDF's handling of mental health for uniformed personnel.

Seven sailors died after a US destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged cargo ship.

Trump may not have been properly informed says Nato man.

Rise of meth and guns have resulted in one of the busiest years for Southern AOS.

Neither protesters nor the Government ready to back down, the crisis is likely to worsen.

Defence ministers announce new chapter in defence cooperation.

For three years the NZ Defence Force resisted releasing the report.

There was no wrongdoing in the death of a soldier injured in a rugby league match, a coroner has found.

Angelina Jolie has called for a "new way" of peacekeeping focused on justice and inclusion of women during a surprise visit to a UN

Whanganui 21-year-old Patrick Richardson has celebrated his formal commissioning as a Royal Navy Officer on parade at Britannia Royal

New Zealand Defence Force conduct bomb training at the Kaipara Range north of Auckland testing Mark 82 depth bombs dropped from a P-3K2 Orion. New Zealand Herald photographer Doug Sherring kept his head down and shot the pictures

A woman trapped with her baby watched as armed police negotiated with a man before cutting a hole in the roof of her neighbour's house to reach him.

NZ's military will be able to go after illegal fishing vessels and launch its own cyber attacks as a result of a $20b increase in funding - Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee.

Historian discovers how close five young Kiwis came to being among first victims of Irish insurrection.

A review into the culture of the Air Force has found it has serious issues that allowed "harmful sexual behaviours" and a culture of sexism.

COMMENT: To increase military budgets as a justification to stir the pot in this region which needs to be demilitarised is questionable.

Julia gives the all clear and we drop over the side, following the white mooring line down to the comms tower on top of the bridge.

Prime Minister rules out sending the SAS to join New Zealand's contribution to the fight against Isis.

The military is considering using unmanned drones to patrol waters surrounding New Zealand.

A makeover of the New Zealand Defence Force should reinstate airstrike capability and include armed drones, says New Zealand First deputy leader Ron Mark.

Australian army Colonel Gavin Keating faced a curious quandary as he prepared to depart for Iraq - what about the rugby?

New Zealand soldiers training Iraqi troops have turned to a rudimentary fighting weapon - the bayonet.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on European countries to "step up" with stronger help to defeat the Islamic State during a brief, unannounced visit to Australian troops in Iraq.

It will raise NZ's target profile amongst Islamists and could invite attack at home. But it is a necessary, justifiable and ultimately right thing to do, writes Paul Buchanan.

Labour leader Andrew Little says Labour would support sending Special Air Service troops to fight Isis if the right conditions were met.

More than a breach of the Anzac Treaty, the exiling of New Zealand-Australians to Christmas Island is an astonishing breach of the Anzac spirit, writes Hugh Templeton.