A new fundraising trust has been set up to help families of New Zealand soldiers wounded or killed in Afghanistan.

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

A 23-year-old man has died at Linton Army Base following a stand-off with police lasting more than five hours today.

The family of Private Michael Ross say they are relieved the soldier's body has been found, a week after he fell into a lake near Waiouru.

Hopes are fading that a soldier missing in a lake near Waiouru will be found alive, Inspector Steve Mastrovich says.

Former heads of the Defence Force have rejected claims made by Nicky Hager in his latest book that a NZ base in Afghanistan is home to a CIA unit, while new Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae described as "abhorrent", the suggestion that

The SAS trooper killed in Afghanistan is a married father of two, the Herald on Sunday has been told.

One of the world's more highly-sophisticated miniature drone spy planes can often be found in the skies over New Zealand.

The firefight between a nine-strong patrol and up to 80 Viet Cong was one of the New Zealand Army's bravest battles, facing almost insurmountable odds. Nearly 43 years later, the men of Victor 3 One platoon met again for the first time.

More than a decade later, Kiwis are still patrolling the streets of East Timor.