Confused? Here's a guide to fracas that has followed the release of the Hit & Run book.

The military's ability to care for the bodies of those who die abroad is under question.

NZ seems to be "beckoning China as an enemy", Australian journalist John Pilger says.

The 62-year-old rugby coach has denied all charges against him.

Victims say location and names are wrong - but insist six civilians were killed.

NZ Defence Force's interpreters talk about their former roles and life in NZ.

The Chief of Army tells officers the nine killed in the NZSAS raised were armed.

Evidence was destroyed supporting Defence Force claims a damning report was inaccurate.

Mother of soldier says she wishes NZ troops were brought home before her son died in 2012.

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.

Exclusive: The Herald was with Gerry Brownlee on his trip to Iraq this week.

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.

Merkins Bah Agu was vulnerable when he started being a "catcher" for meth hauls, a judge has ruled.

It is horrifying how few rapists get convicted, and myths around the crime, the victims and the perpetrators are a big part of the problem.

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.