Two army recruits who braved a drunk and aggressive crowd to help a man king-hit at an Auckland bar have been recognised for their "selfless act of bravery".

Editorial: Few eyebrows were raised when the army seized power in Thailand last week. This was, after all, the 12th military coup since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932.

The Chinese government is pushing domestic banks to remove high-end servers made by IBM in an escalation of the dispute with the US over spying claims.

It was only a year ago that he gave up his wings as a Royal Air Force rescue pilot, but it appears the lure of the skies may be just too tempting for Prince William to resist.

Thailand's new army junta ordered dozens of outspoken activists, academics and journalists to surrender themselves to military authorities.

A man has died at Burnham army base near Christchurch.

Some of the most fearless warriors in military history have been taking part in a biennial exercise with the NZ Army in the South Island.

The sister of a murdered south Auckland man knew she had to face her brother's killer to see what his features revealed.

Two top military officers will be among volunteers collecting donations from the public for today's Poppy Day appeal.

A North Korean official has been executed with a flame-thrower, South Korean media has reported.

Air Commodore Mike Yardley will be the new Chief of Air Force, when Air Vice-Marshal Peter Stockwell leaves the Defence Force next month after a distinguished 41-year career.

A eulogy in support of a shamed detective was enough to make a senior police officer unfit for the job of commissioner, according to 31 per cent of Herald-DigiPoll respondents.

My paranoia levels have increased dramatically since I read a confidential Defence Force security manual, carelessly left on my city bus seat.

Six Afghan interpreters who worked alongside Victoria Cross holder Willie Apiata and other New Zealand SAS soldiers will be resettled in New Zealand.

A Kiwi soldier wounded by friendly fire in Afghanistan has paid tribute to a US Air Force search and rescue crew after they received one of the US military's highest honours.

High-tech spy drones and sophisticated seabed mines are being developed in New Zealand and sold to global military superpowers.

Lieutenant General Tim Keating was sworn in as Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force at a ceremony in Wellington today.

The United States Army is considering replacing thousands of soldiers with robots as it adjusts to sweeping troop cuts.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are reportedly set to arrest three burglars who had been operating in the resort when she went missing.

'Nothing was located.' A jet-skier's reported sighting of a World War Two sea mine sparked a fruitless search in Lyttelton Harbour.

The family of dead soldier Rory Malone claim the Defence Force have treated them like 'second-class' citizens and the insensitive handling of his funeral arrangements caused them unnecessary stress.