Investigators will try to find out if an Air Force helicopter crew was performing an emergency turn when it crashed into a hillside.

The sole survivor of the worst Air Force tragedy in decades probably does not know three colleagues have died.

Australians have paid tribute to three RNZAF personnel who died in a helicopter crash on Anzac Day.

An Air Force crewman ran 2km through rugged uphill terrain to get to the helicopter wreck that contained the bodies of three colleagues.

The helicopter that crashed into a hill near Pukerua Bay was part of an ageing fleet that will be replaced by 2013.

Today's helicopter crash happened almost 38 years to the day after the Air Force's only other fatal Iroquois chopper accident.

Thousands of people turned out at dawn ceremonies around the country this morning.

Veterans in Gallipoli for the 95th Anniversary of the landings on Anzac Day had their first look at the battleground sites yesterday.

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

Gaining the trust of locals is a big part of the job for part-time soldiers deployed in the Pacific.

Eddy Marr left his teeth behind in his packing for Gallipoli.

The New Zealand operation in Afghanistan has drawn praise from international military commanders.

The Govt is considering taking over Safe Air in Blenheim so the air force can finish having its five C-130 Hercules upgraded.

Veterans on their way to Gallipoli commemorations have been delayed by seven hours after a malfunction on their Air Force plane.

A military helicopter at the centre of a $770 million NZ Air Force upgrade has copped harsh criticism in a German Army report.

Air New Zealand engineering subsidiary Safe Air in Blenheim is planning to cut 100 jobs from its workforce.

Residents on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands are preparing for a second cyclone following the category three Cyclone Pat which struck the island yesterday.