'Doing our job': Soldiers disobeyed orders to save lives during Cyclone Gabrielle
Defence Force praises soldiers' initiative and courage.
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Locals 'terrified' as looters go unchecked in Hawke's Bay
Locals say looting rife in Hawke's Bay since cyclone rendered many homes unliveable.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Deliveries go off with military precision
Inside the Civil Defence and military-run distribution centre.
Wife of missing hunter appeals for help - military friends from Australia assist
Murray Horsfield has been missing in Glenorchy, north of Queenstown, since Monday.
Bridge no more: Army to help stranded community in flood-devastated Hawke's Bay
Flooding from the Mangaone River sent chest-high water through Rissington.
Officer allegedly slapped colleague so hard in sexual encounter her vision went blurry
The officer admitted slapping a female colleague in the face and pouring a drink over her.
Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine: New details emerge as foreign unit’s 'luck ran out'
Blue-on-blue exchange came hours before off-duty NZDF soldier shot dead.
Kiwi soldier brings Ukrainian mana home
A New Zealand soldier builds strong bonds with Ukrainians he helped train.
Soldiers operating overseas given new orders for handling detainees
The fallout from the disastrous raid in Afghanistan continues.
Kiwi firefighter honoured for efforts in Aussie bush fires
Rotorua firefighter Phil Muldoon worked 16-hour days battling Australian bush fires.
Army pays tribute to soldier killed in double fatal crash in Canterbury
The soldier killed in a double fatal crash on Friday has been named as Tristan McQueen
Soldier killed in double-fatal crash; sole-surviving infant in hospital
Young child in Starship Hospital with serious injuries.
Rugby Sub-Union celebrate centenary
Te Awamutu College Past v Present curtain-raiser for Te Awamutu Sub-Union centenary match.
Opinion: Barbarians defile the dead - respect for fallen soldiers a matter of honour
Alexander Gillespie on the withholding of the body of Kiwi Corporal Dominic Abelen.
Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine didn't tell family he was going to fight
Family pays tribute to soldier killed in frontline firefight with Russian forces.
The last post: NZ's final survivor of WWII battle of Crete - and possibly the world - dies
Brant Robinson, aged 104, may even have been world's last survivor of famous action.
New services help military veterans transition back to civilian life
"There's a lot of transferable skills, it's just about getting employers to understand."
Army on standby: Heavy rain forecast activates emergency response centres
Dunedin and North Otago residents warned of heavy rain.
NZDF soldier told to 'harden up' after officer has affair with partner
Former soldier says it was devastating being forced to call his partner's lover 'sir'.
Revealed: NZ military quietly buying dozens of recon drones in $100m project
Weaponised drones don't seem part of the package, but the NZDF is not ruling them out.
'Anzac veteran' supporting anti-mandate protesters never served
Vernon Ballance of Whanganui donned a replica uniform.
'I do what my heart tells me': One woman's mission to honour the fallen
The graves of around 15,000 Kiwis have already been visited.
David Fisher: Why our NZSAS spoke up on Aussie 'war crimes'
OPINION: This is why our special forces were willing to testify against Australia's.
David Seymour: 'Send our missile launchers to Ukraine'
Act Party leader claims New Zealand the "weakest link in the West".
'I loved that man': Leaders pay tribute to Sir Wira Gardiner
"For someone that walked with so much greatness, he was a humble man."
Profile: Harete Hipango and how she upset National colleagues
Profile: National MP Harete Hipango and why she visited that anti-vax protest.
NZDF lost 1600 magazines for its automatic assault rifles
Automatic rifle magazines lost through poor records and "dysfunctional" command.
Espionage soldier 'stashed classified documents in a chiller bag'
Soldier arrested on suspicion of far-right links had mosque terror video, charges say.
600 Defence Force staff paid less than minimum wage
600 members of the New Zealand Defence Force were paid less than the minimum wage
Kiwi army mum's sacrifice: 'I make my kids proud'
When she's called to duty, Megan dons her fatigues and kisses her babies goodbye.
Military at MIQ says HQ bosses get better Covid bonuses
MIQ military staff says pandemic pay is better for those based at NZDF HQ.
Covid 19: Culture clash as MIQ military baffled by civilians
NZDF culture clash as military and civilians thrown together in MIQ.
Minister's words after 'anti-woke' essay won military award
The essay centres on free speech and rails against diversity and 'woke culture'.
Deadly rocket attack: Kiwi soldiers honoured for bravery
As large fires raged, the Kiwi soldiers were faced with mass casualties and carnage.