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Jim Hopkins: We'll take the medicine, Mr C -- just give it to us now
It's not the change to history that makes us nervous, it's having to wait to see what it is.
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Mapp: Bamyan dangerous but NZ troops making progress
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says NZ troops making progress in a dangerous area of Afghanistan.
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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.
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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.
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NZ soldier killed in crash named
The New Zealand solider killed in a vehicle crash in Afghanistan has been named. The Defence Force said he was a popular member of his unit and well known as a 'colourful character'.