Ten years in Afghanistan and the only review into the mission was shelved.

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

United Nations report appears to back claims SAS troops killed civilians in Afghani raid.

NZSAS soldier says civilians were killed after faulty US intelligence.

Iraq general in charge of the war against Isis calls them 'a disease'.

One of the most damning claims in Nicky Hager's new book has been confirmed.

Credible sources are emerging to confirm civilians were killed during raid in Afghanistan.

Audrey Young gives a first-hand account of visiting Iraq with the Defence Minister.

Labour, Greens and NZ First want an inquiry into claims made in a new book.

This week's storm chaos has seen unsettled silt at water treatment plants, sparking a city-wide call to save two buckets of water per person, per day.

Thames & Coromandel District Mayor Sandra Goudie discusses the state of the region after wild weather hit overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The New Zealand Defence Force and Ministry of Defence must now find a new headquarters for hundreds of staff.

The remains of an unknown NZ soldier have been found a century after he died.

A notorious Taliban commander behind the killing of NZ soldiers in Afghanistan has died in a shootout with Afghani security forces.

Singapore is eying Ohakea air base in Manawatu as a potential base for one of its own Air Force squadrons of F15 fighter jets.

The Airbus contender to replace the RNZAF's Hercules is making its 100-tonne presence felt in New Zealand this weekend.

Firefighting operations could continue at Port Hills for up to a month.

The Airbus pitch to sell its massive heavy lift aircraft to New Zealand comes at an awkward time as the plane maker's programme hits financial snags.

The former Ministry of Transport manager who defrauded the agency of $726,000 has been jailed for 43 months.

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

Truck driver who smashed into overbridge says overheight load warning signs were not in place.

Forty-one sexual assault and harassment complaints were lodged in the New Zealand Defence Force - including one for sexual violation/rape in 2016.

Michael Flynn's resignation almost certainly will not be the last scene in the spectacular opening act of President Donald Trump's administration.

People, including Defence Force firefighters, and equipment is being deployed to help contain the wildfires.

Nine out of 15 peace activists are walking free from the Wellington District Court, after the charges against them were dropped.

Protesters have gathered outside the Wellington District Court where 15 peace protesters are on trial.

The New Zealand Defence Force has dropped emergency supplies to six men on board a Tongan fishing boat after its engine failed.

Hard to imagine a "harder or faster" fall from grace than that of Rolf Harris, says defence counsel. .

A team of New Zealand Defence Force personnel have a big job ahead of them: helping off-load 3000 tonnes of cargo in the coldest, windiest, driest and most remote continent on Earth.

About 60 people - including police, firefighters and defence personnel - are continuing to search for an elderly Auckland woman who has been missing for six days.