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![Mum: Army hiding truth into death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Mum: Army hiding truth into death
The grieving mother of a dead Kiwi soldier asked for the return of his clothes but was told they were burned as the items were considered "bio-toxic".
![Defence Force highlights online dangers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Defence Force highlights online dangers
The Defence Force has issued a handbook to personnel with guidelines on how to use social networking sites.
![Defence deaths tied to training gaps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Defence deaths tied to training gaps
Twenty armed forces personnel have been killed in the past three years - with a number of deaths linked to training failures and gaps.
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Family want open inquest
Some family members of Corporal Douglas Hughes say they want an open inquest to satisfy their questions over the soldier's death.
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Coroner had attacked gay marriage
The coroner who declined a full inquest into the suicide of a gay soldier is a Mormon church elder who attacked same-sex marriage in a submission to Parliament, saying it was an unnecessary "social experiment".
![Unknown NZ soldier laid to rest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Unknown NZ soldier laid to rest
The remains of an unknown New Zealand soldier killed on the Western Front during World War I were buried last night in a ceremony in Belgium.
![Cutbacks not affecting troops' safety: minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Cutbacks not affecting troops' safety: minister
Cost-cutting at the Defence Force has not compromised the safety of New Zealand's frontline troops in Afghanistan.
![Warlord's death 'mix of shock, sadness'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Warlord's death 'mix of shock, sadness'
The killing of a senior Taleban warlord, blamed for the deaths of four New Zealand soldiers, has been met with shock and sadness by one grieving mother.
![Brian Rudman: Get our soldiers out of Afghanistan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Brian Rudman: Get our soldiers out of Afghanistan
Misplaced loyalty to a superpower 'ally' is not a good enough reason to stay.
![NZ troops more at risk at home than abroad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
NZ troops more at risk at home than abroad
Official figures show Afghanistan most hazardous overseas posting for personnel.
![Mapp: Bamyan dangerous but NZ troops making progress](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Mapp: Bamyan dangerous but NZ troops making progress
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says NZ troops making progress in a dangerous area of Afghanistan.
![Pte Mila farewelled from Kiwi Base](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Pte Mila farewelled from Kiwi Base
The body of Private Kirifi Mila, killed in a road accident in Afghanistan, has begun its journey home to New Zealand after being farewelled from Kiwi Base overnight.
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Soldier's body expected back in NZ next week
The body of Private Kirifi Mila, killed in a motor accident while serving in Afghanistan on Tuesday, is expected to return to New Zealand next week, the Defence Force says.
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Army death may lead to review of driver skills
The death of a soldier in Afghanistan is at least the ninth time in 12 years a NZ soldier has been killed in a vehicle accident.
![Sixth NZer to die in Afghanistan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Sixth NZer to die in Afghanistan
The soldier killed when the vehicle he was in rolled down a cliff in Afghanistan was the sixth New Zealander - the fourth in the past year - to die in the country since the conflict began.
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Popular soldier will be sorely missed
The soldier killed in a road crash in Afghanistan was a popular member of his unit who will be sorely missed, the New Zealand Defence Force says.