Willie Apiata VC performed a haka in honour of New Zealand's first medal win.

EDITORIAL: The NZSAS are the latest male bastion to need the skills of women.

Kurt Bayer meets the country's deadliest sharpshooters to find out what makes them tick.

Private Allister Baker reveals exactly what happened and how it changed his life forever.

Lawyers file proceedings against New Zealand Government.

A further $1.4m in funding has been allocated.

Amnesty NZ says the UN"s questions show need for inquiry.

New Zealand sailor Joseph Tua was last seen on April 29.

Joseph Tua took a selfie near the ocean's edge with "rough looking waves" behind him.

A planned trip to Kaikoura by Government ministers has been cancelled.

Andrew Little says the Prime Minister has got it wrong on the need for an SAS inquiry.

Prime Minister Bill English said he would be looking at the matter today.

Defence Force advice will help decide if an inquiry into SAS raids is needed.

If civilians died, their deaths must be properly acknowledged, ex-Defence Minister says.

The Chief of Defence Force has been told to "put up or shut up" and release evidence.

SAS soldiers should give evidence to an inquiry, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

Claims about the SAS aren't likely to raise New Zealand's terror risk, an expert says.

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

It may be up to a year before the Defence Force can get back into its Wellington headquarters after Monday's earthquake caused structural damage.

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.

It was a faulty switch that left an air force plane grounded in Australia and Prime Minister John Key and 80 delegates stranded en route to India.

A peacekeeping deployment to Sinai has been renewed until 2018 despite earlier concerns about terrorist attacks.

Prime Minister John Key has told an RSA national council meeting that the Government has listened to criticism over its policy not to repatriate the bodies of some soldiers killed overseas.

The 100th anniversary of the First World War in France has been marked in a formal ceremony in Wellington this morning.

New Zealand First hopes the Defence Force will take better care of its personnel, in the light of shock suicide figures from the Australian military.

America's top regional naval commander has discussed history-making plans for a US ship visit with Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee.

Witnesses at an inquest into the death of a Linton-based soldier have been cautioned not to let their fear of being criticised cloud their evidence.

The Government is to buy a $493 million naval tanker which will be custom-made for use in the Antarctic.

Bastille Day is a French national holiday and is commemorated across the country with military parades and celebratory activities.

Twelve sexual assault and harassment complaints have been reported to New Zealand's military police in less than a year.