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![Ferocious weather first claimed their life raft, and then their yacht. This is how three Kiwi sailors survived](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ferocious weather first claimed their life raft, and then their yacht. This is how three Kiwi sailors survived
Help came from above, and just in time.
![Mosque gunman sentencing: Flights to court cost almost $40,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mosque gunman sentencing: Flights to court cost almost $40,000
It cost just under $40,000 to fly the gunman to Christchurch for his sentencing.
![$500m hotel bill: Should all travellers quarantine at Ōhakea air base?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$500m hotel bill: Should all travellers quarantine at Ōhakea air base?
Experts see case to move isolating returnees to air base - but it could slow 'brain gain'.
!['Code of silence' thwarts plan to eliminate military sexual violence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Code of silence' thwarts plan to eliminate military sexual violence
Review of 'Operation Respect' finds fault with project to eliminate sex abuse and assault.
!['If it doesn't go right… splat': Inside fast-roping, aka shimmying out of a helicopter, harness-free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'If it doesn't go right… splat': Inside fast-roping, aka shimmying out of a helicopter, harness-free
Herald senior journalist Kurt Bayer went along for the ride.
![Disturbing question emerges in fatal Anzac Day helicopter crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Disturbing question emerges in fatal Anzac Day helicopter crash
Trio in an Iroquois were killed in the 2010 crash on their way to do a flyover.
![Air Force search for catamaran in 'distress' near Samoa likely sparked by dumped locator beacon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Air Force search for catamaran in 'distress' near Samoa likely sparked by dumped locator beacon
Air Force plane left Auckland on rescue mission at 6am - now it's on its way back.
![Rob Fyfe: 'It's hard work over smarts that got me where I am'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rob Fyfe: 'It's hard work over smarts that got me where I am'
Rob Fyfe talks about his upbringing and his rise to the top of the corporate world.
![Jude Dobson: Why I stood at dawn on Anzac Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jude Dobson: Why I stood at dawn on Anzac Day
There's a link between our current crisis and two world wars, says documentary maker.
![Vietnam War vet will still salute fallen mates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vietnam War vet will still salute fallen mates
It is the first time in history Anzac Day dawn services have had to be cancelled.
![MoH blunder identifies coronavirus cluster patients](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
MoH blunder identifies coronavirus cluster patients
Names of people in two Covid-19 clusters were published on the Ministry of Health website.
![NZ troops based in Camp Taji in Iraq are coming home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ troops based in Camp Taji in Iraq are coming home
Forty five NZ troops based in Camp Taji, in Iraq, are back in NZ or on their way home.
![US accuses China of 'debt-trap diplomacy' in Pacific](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US accuses China of 'debt-trap diplomacy' in Pacific
"This is the new game on the block," senior US Army leader tells NZ.
!['Nose beers': Air Force aircraftsman pleads guilty to drugs charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Nose beers': Air Force aircraftsman pleads guilty to drugs charges
An Air Force aircraftsman has entered guilty for consuming and offering class B drugs.
![Govt study aims to improve HIV and STI services](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt study aims to improve HIV and STI services
Jacinda Ardern made her announcements at the Big Gay Out.
![Passenger jet carrying 172 nearly shot down over Syria](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Passenger jet carrying 172 nearly shot down over Syria
Russia claims the Israeli air force used the plane as a shield from Syrian air defences.
![Second Qantas flight diverted after suspected navigation malfunction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Second Qantas flight diverted after suspected navigation malfunction
Passengers stuck on plane for two hours.
![Whenuapai noise: Residents launch petition, developer speaks out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whenuapai noise: Residents launch petition, developer speaks out
The developer says it doesn't want to shut the base down, but locals are angry.
![Mariya's battle: NZDF sexual abuse case goes to appeal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mariya's battle: NZDF sexual abuse case goes to appeal
Her High Court claim for $600,000 was dismissed because of the statute of limitations.
![David Fisher: NZ Defence Force's extraordinary incompetence on display](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Fisher: NZ Defence Force's extraordinary incompetence on display
Opinion: Evidence shows defence officials ignored evidence that civilians may have died.
![A NZ spy, massacres, and a daring rescue. East Timor 20 years on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A NZ spy, massacres, and a daring rescue. East Timor 20 years on
Today marks the 20th anniversary of East Timor voting to separate from Indonesia.
![Tyres burst on Air Force plane landing at Whenuapai](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tyres burst on Air Force plane landing at Whenuapai
No crew were injured in the incident this afternoon.
![Flak flying over Air NZ's plans to fly from second airport in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flak flying over Air NZ's plans to fly from second airport in Auckland
Air NZ wants to fly from Whenuapai - Defence Minister says it needs a reality check.
![Hercules fleet: 'It's amazing they've managed to keep them flying'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hercules fleet: 'It's amazing they've managed to keep them flying'
The Defence Force's old Hercules fleet was grounded three times this year due to faults.
![Tea and trouble: Diary of PM's Pacific trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tea and trouble: Diary of PM's Pacific trip
Jason Walls' diaries behind the scenes with the PM at the Pacific Islands Forum.
![Air Force lightens its carbon footprint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Air Force lightens its carbon footprint
The RNZAF is leading the way as commercial airlines scramble to embrace sustainability.
![Meet the first Māori woman pilot to graduate from Air Force](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meet the first Māori woman pilot to graduate from Air Force
'I just assumed that you're a flight attendant.' Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![15 lost at sea in wartime flying-boat crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
15 lost at sea in wartime flying-boat crash
Two wartime Pacific plane crashes at sea, 21 dead, including a New Zealand Army general.
![Explosion and puff of smoke before bomber hits the water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Explosion and puff of smoke before bomber hits the water
Fatal plane crashes in New Zealand increased rapidly as the Air Force expanded for WWII.