A navy damage control team has boarded a burning ocean-going tug off Northland hours after the crew abandoned ship when fire broke out in the engine room.

One of Britain's best-known soldiers has mocked claims of post-traumatic stress disorder among the armed forces.

The last of seven new Navy ships will arrive in Auckland tomorrow, at least two years late, and following a troubled maiden voyage from the ship builder's yard in Australia.

With the leadership of Recep Erdogan, Turkey is once more becoming a powerful player in the Middle East.

New Zealand is listed as the world's most peaceful country in the 2010 Global Peace Index.

"Bugger," a senior official exclaimed. "Well at least the Aussies will be paying for the repair."

Most New Zealanders want Special Air Service (SAS) troops withdrawn from Afghanistan, a poll has found.

A New Zealand trade mission is in Guam this week, seeking opportunities for future growth.

Israel yesterday described as baseless reported findings in a new book that it offered to sell nuclear warheads to South Africa in 1975.

In an attempt to take the pressure off bomb disposal officers in Afghanistan, combat engineers will now be tasked with blowing up many improvised devices rather than having to dismantle all of them.