The life and times of a Kiwi soldier

From Nights, 9:30 pm on 16 May 2024

Waking up to the sound of artillery screaming overhead, spending days on end hunkered down in deep bush, and being hunted by the Special Air Service.

A cover of a book called "NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT". A blue sky background, crowded with radio signals, explosives, gun range targets and army trucks.

'Nothing Significant to Report: The Misadventures of a Kiwi Soldier' by Dario Nustrini catalogues the author's six years in the New Zealand Army, and is available now. Photo: Supplied

Dario Nustrini spent six years in the New Zealand Army, including a stint in Iraq supporting the fight against terror group ISIS, before leaving it all behind in 2017.

Dario talks to Nights about his experiences which he's put into a book Nothing Significant to Report: The Misadventures of a Kiwi Soldier.

Dario stands in front of an RNZ wall holding his book, 'NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT'.

Photo: RNZ / Bonnie Harrison