New Zealand and Australian defence heads deny forces are hindering progress in Afghanistan.

Every year a Navy ship is selected to lead the Auckland Anniversary Regatta. Loaded with VIPs and Navy crew, the vessel becomes the guard ship for the regatta and is the platform from which races are started.

The Navy's newest ship, the fault-prone HMNZS Otago, is once again being forced to return to port.

A woman whose family was terrorised by two drunken sailors says she does not want to see the men thrown out of the New Zealand Navy.

A Nelson woman whose family was terrorised by two drunken sailors wants to meet them face-to-face, and says they should not be thrown out of the Navy.

Auckland's maritime military past, present and future are put on fine display at the new Navy Museum in Devonport, writes Jim Eagles.

A double-pronged aid effort is getting up a head of steam in Tuvalu this week, as more than 300 New Zealand Defence Force staff descend on the tiny nation north of Fiji and nearly 4000km from New Zealand.