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New RSA leadership is investigating local clubs' finances and welfare support.
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The flights carrying $41m in cash during peak of cyclone crisis
Armed police watched on as the "very important mission" came in to land.
Flight risk: Dotterels' new nesting spot on runway tarmac
“If the aircraft had started, the eggs would have been sucked up.”
Anzac Day services draw big crowds in Tauranga
'Magnificent': 94-year-old WWII veteran Don Wilson's verdict on the dawn service.
Flood-impacted Rissington holds Anzac service amid silt and debris
The community has 'had it pretty rough' but knows the importance of remembering Anzac Day.
Anzac Day: Hawke's Bay's hero chaplain, Māori 'Pah' site acknowledged at Gallipoli
The 'Padre' from Wairoa held a special place in the Māori contingent.
Where to commemorate Anzac Day in Northland
There are services right around the region - here's a guide to where and when.
Air Force targets female high school students for future careers
“I was expecting everyone to be in grey and everyone to be mean.”
“Ultimate sacrifice”: The airman who never returned home
A relative of a World War II airman wants to ensure he's never forgotten.
New RNZAF Poseidon lands in Fiji
The plane is being piloted by a squadron with a long history on the island.
The last post: Kiwi Dambusters squadron pilot dies in NZ
Arthur ‘Joppy’ Joplin, a Kiwi who bombed Hitler’s prized battleship, dies aged 99.
RNZAF mark arrival of second Poseidon aircraft at Ōhakea
The P-8A Poseidon is the second of four new aircraft to arrive at the Ōhakea air base.
'It is quite controlled': Meet the Black Falcons
The Black Falcons squadron will soar above Feilding this week.
Ohakea farewells Orion fleet in formation flight
The first of the Orions replacements landed in Aotearoa last month.
Incredible photo: NZ helps save Kiribati fishermen lost at sea for six days
The two men had been missing at sea in their dinghy for six days.
Kiwi firefighter honoured for efforts in Aussie bush fires
Rotorua firefighter Phil Muldoon worked 16-hour days battling Australian bush fires.
So much owed by so many to so few: Hundreds remember Kiwis who fought in Battle of Britain
57 of the 135 New Zealanders who fought in the battle died.
New services help military veterans transition back to civilian life
"There's a lot of transferable skills, it's just about getting employers to understand."
Watch: New Kiwi Air Force jet makes debut
Boeing rolls out first of four P-8A Poseidon jets with RNZAF paint job.
Hercules makes emergency landing at Whenuapai Air Force Base
An engine had to be shut down following a "technical problem".
RNZAF plane lands safely after engine fluid leak
Police were poised to respond to the incident.
Seven survivors found by RNZAF following rescue mission near Kiribati
Air Force finds two missing boats within 10 nautical miles of each other.
Anzac Day: 'Terrified' parents at memorial to son's death
Parents of one of three flyers killed tell of harrowing journey over past 12 years.
'A tiny miracle, after all this time' - family on WWII mystery solved
Bomber vanished without trace, but family never forgot young Kiwi airman.
PM's message on first trip abroad since Covid hit: We're open
Singapore is NZ's fifth-biggest trading partner, right behind the fourth biggest, Japan.
Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa: Flypast for 85 years of Royal NZ Airforce
Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa is being marked on Saturday with a flypast over the North Island.
The hidden history of NZ's Silent Army
The stories of flying 'Night Witches' among those on radar for author's latest book.
80-year mystery: Bomber in crash, killing Kiwi, washes ashore
Kiwi among victims after plane likely shot down by Nazis when "nearly home".
MIQ: The two-year tour of duty no soldier wanted
Behind the lines with the Defence Force's largest deployment in 50 years.
Sinking of the Enchanter: A community in shock after ill-fated trip to the 'Everest of fishing'
The sinking of the Enchanter tore through its home port of Mangonui.
Three dead, two missing, five rescued after fishing charter sinks off North Cape
A distress beacon was set off just after 8pm on Sunday night.
'Heartbroken': Upset as Westport evacuates again; Worst rain still to come
Evacuations underway as mayor warns locals they could be away for up to three days.
Air Force member pleads guilty to assault, taking MDMA
A female member of the Air Force has pleaded guilty to assault and taking MDMA.
NZDF employee tells court assault claims went ignored
Air Force employee uses her own assault trial to call out defence force culture.