A report says an illegal error by the Air Force seriously endangered the lives of all on board an Air New Zealand international flight.

Internal probe tears apart rule-breaking and risk-taking culture of service.

If ever refugees deserved to be welcomed to New Zealand it is the Afghans who have been acting as interpreters for our soldiers in their country.

The department in charge of workplace safety did not investigate the Anzac Day air force crash because it misunderstood the law it enforces, a government legal review has found.

An armed military man found dead at Linton Camp had recently separated from his partner and mother of his two children.

The last batch of soldiers has left for Afghanistan, bracing themselves for attacks from insurgents desperate to win the propaganda war before NZ pulls out for good.

An off-duty police officer who allegedly assaulted a male model at a Fashion Week after-party has appeared in court charged with assault.

Rhys Jones reflects on our armed forces embarking on an ambitious reform programme, reflecting the strategic direction set in the white paper of 2010.

The grandfather of a Kiwi soldier killed in Afghanistan has welcomed the arrest of a senior Taliban member connected to the attack.

The SAS is being re-deployed to Afghanistan to send a message to the killers of five NZ soldiers and lead patrols against the Taleban, a defence analyst has suggested.

Robert Ayson says the good news is that we are being courted by Washington and Beijing at the same time. But is the attention needed?

New Zealand Defence Force staff are in line for a $45 million pay rise - but rents for those living in defence accommodation will also be increasing.

It has taken 29 months - but the full report into the fatal Anzac Day crash is about to be made widely available to the public.

With our troops pulling out of Afghanistan next year, one big question remains on whether the mission was worth it. Richard Jackson and Alexander Gillespie debate the issue.