Mother of soldier says she wishes NZ troops were brought home before her son died in 2012.

For three years the NZ Defence Force resisted releasing the report.

In 1969, a 20-year-old Corporal Benfell led eight men into combat in Vietnam.

At spots where the boulders still teeter above, the convoy spreads out a little. Better to have one or two trucks wiped out than several, it's explained to me ... The brutal logic makes sense.

"We are expecting a difficult crossing tomorrow so we're making sure everyone is well refreshed and rested."

The New Zealand Defence Force is mourning the loss of one of its most respected leaders and a veteran stalwart of its support operation in Antarctica.

There was no wrongdoing in the death of a soldier injured in a rugby league match, a coroner has found.

Apollo Taito is a sergeant in the NZ Army, an ambassador for animal rights organisation Safe and one of an estimated five Samoan vegans in the country.

A mother and an Auckland community will gather today to salute their fallen soldier.

Lance Corporal Malone was mortally wounded moments after assisting his wounded commanding officer to shelter.

The first wave of Kiwi troops deployed to Iraq have made significant progress, according to one of their trainers.

John Key said he left Iraq feeling reassured that the troops he deployed six months ago are in a safe place and were making a difference.

Whatever Paradise was, it will not be opening any time soon in the Taji Military Camp.

A Kiwi soldier has lifted the lid on life inside Iraq's fortified Camp Taji and the fight against Isis terrorists.

Johnny Enzed is a composite WWI soldier created by historian Glyn Harper, who has used the device to explore soldiers' lives as they served King and country.

Fallen Kiwi soldier, Luke Tamatea, was remembered in a touching moment last night, that left his 8-year-old daughter shedding "happy tears".

A strong majority of New Zealanders support the Government's decision to deploy 143 troops to Iraq to train the Iraqi Army in its fight against Islamic State.

A disgraced bombardier who was jailed and dismissed from the armed forces for offences including indecent assault had his sentence reduced on appeal today.

Matt Gauldie has been the New Zealand Army’s artist for 10 years. He talks to Jennifer Dann about his work and the places it has taken him.

A kayaker missing on a Canterbury lake for 11 days has today been named by police and mourned by a "heartbroken" family.

Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has confirmed that legal protection has been secured for New Zealand troops to fight in Iraq against the Islamic State.

New Zealand is among the best in the world at expanding human rights, religious tolerance and peaceful dialogue, writes David Rutherford.

Modern warfare is vastly different today. Those going to Iraq will not be in the frontline - at least not yet, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

An army bombardier, decorated for acts of bravery, has fallen from grace being sentenced yesterday for offences including indecent assault.

A non-commissioned officer in the New Zealand Defence Force has been found guilty of indecent assault.

An army recruit felt pressured to perform sexual acts with an instructor as a way of helping her platoon, a court martial has heard today.