The navy may not be able to monitor illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean because its ships are not up to the task.

The first time I encountered Hazara was in Kabul in 2008. I had placed my life in the hands of Khalib, an Afghan translator.

The New Zealand navy is relying on Australian sailors to keep it afloat as skilled crew leave in droves for higher-paid jobs across the Tasman.

A Defence Force plan to cut costs by turning military positions into civilian positions has failed, the Auditor-General has found.

Fire chiefs are angry the army will start live firing again today at the scene of last week's big blaze at West Melton in Canterbury.

Army bosses have been told to go ahead with a restructuring which will boost the role of territorials, even though the law required to make the change has not been passed. The instruction has brought a warning from Labour.

New Zealand soldiers overseas this Christmas have been sending their love to their families and friends back home in New Zealand.

Two wounded soldiers were put at risk by Defence bosses who decided to fly them back to New Zealand with their killed comrade.

The 78 recommendations made after an inquiry into the Anzac Day Iroquois crash are not enough to prevent another tragedy, an independent review says.

Three airmen killed in an Anzac Day helicopter crash were on a one-hour flight because it was considered too expensive to accommodate them in a hotel.

The killing of a senior Taleban warlord, blamed for the deaths of four New Zealand soldiers, has been met with shock and sadness by one grieving mother.

A senior Taliban leader thought to be behind a roadside bombing in which three New Zealand soldiers died has reportedly been killed by coalition forces.

The latest round of Middle East trouble began with an anti-tank missile, says Israel's ambassador to NZ.