A not guilty verdict brought on tears from all sides in the Whanganui District Court as the trial ended for two soldiers accused of sexually violating a woman in a Unimog.

The jury is out for the trial of two soldiers accused of sexually violating a woman by intimidating her into having a threesome in a Unimog.

Soldier accused of intimidating a woman into having a threesome says the sex was consensual and he walked her home afterwards.

Tears and broad smiles were everywhere as naval families were reunited today after three long months at sea.

A soldier who died of head injuries he suffered in a league game at Linton Military Camp has been farewelled at the army base.

Ayoung army officer who died after receiving a knock to the head during a friendly rugby league match at his base has been remembered by his family as the "perfect son".

New Zealand defence personnel are on their way home after the world's largest military exercise in Hawaii.

Willie Apiata has moved on from his job helping at-risk youth - and is now being handled by Richie McCaw's management team.

Some of the most fearless warriors in military history have been taking part in a biennial exercise with the NZ Army in the South Island.

A Singapore-based Kiwi couple were among 950 NZers selected from a ballot to attend the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landing in Gallipoli next year.

Six Afghan interpreters who worked alongside Victoria Cross holder Willie Apiata and other New Zealand SAS soldiers will be resettled in New Zealand.

A former SAS soldier has been kicked out of the Defence Force today and jailed for four months after conning Army bosses into paying for a weekend away with his wife.

Military chiefs have admitted they do not have a "well-developed" understanding of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.

The family of dead soldier Rory Malone claim the Defence Force have treated them like 'second-class' citizens and the insensitive handling of his funeral arrangements caused them unnecessary stress.

Major-General Tim Keating has been named the new Chief of Defence Force.

Social isolation facing war veterans and an anomaly that denies war pension support to a partly dependent parent after a soldier dies in action were among issues highlighted at a Dunedin conference on veterans' health yesterday.

Willie Apiata has paid tribute to his mother, calling her a hero who kept the family together through difficult times.

The family of Private Michael Ross, who drowned during a training exercise, has welcomed a judge's ruling that slams the Defence Force for systemic safety failings.

After Private Michael Ross went missing during an army training exercise, his family clung to the hope he was playing with them and would turn up and surprise them.

After Private Michael Ross went missing during an Army training exercise, his family clung to the hope he was playing with them and would turn up and surprise them.

Unauthorised film from the aftermath of the "Battle of Baghak" has emerged showing Kiwi troops handing over a blindfolded enemy insurgent to a US helicopter gunship.

Unedited footage of the "Battle of Baghak" has emerged that reveals the confusion and danger facing New Zealand troops during a fierce firefight that killed two Kiwi soldiers.

The New Zealand commander of the "Battle of Baghak", in which two Kiwi soldiers were killed, has been allowed to interview witnesses for a book he is writing.

At least one soldier involved in the "Battle of Baghak" has backed up claims that Kiwis were involved in a friendly fire incident with Afghan forces just before two Kiwi soldiers were fatally shot.

Details of a Defence Force inquiry into fatal attacks in Afghanistan have been released this afternoon, along with footage of one of the incidents.