Private Michael Victor Ross, 29, from Kaitaia, has not been seen since he fell overboard from an inflatable boat while returning from a training exercise in a lake.

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

A review of the operation in which an SAS soldier died on Friday night in Afghanistan will be held to see what can be learned, the Defence Force says.

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.

Our small country has a long record in world peacekeeping.

EXCLUSIVE: Robotic "drone" spy planes flying by remote control could be used to patrol New Zealand's waters.