Defence Force
NZ's first national security strategy a 'turning point'
Opinion - New Zealand now faces a very different and rapidly changing world. Business as usual is no longer considered an option, Alexander Gillespie writes.
Govt to ramp up defence spending to get military ready for combat
The Defence Minister admits government Defence spending will need to increase in order to ramp up the military's readiness for combat. The government today released a swathe of high-level policy… Audio
Global tensions prompt NZ to ramp up security and defence resources
New Zealand's Defence Force will ramp up its readiness for combat, taking a more "proactive and purposeful" approach as part of a new government strategy.
Defence Force pauses NH90 helicopter flights after Australian crash
The Air Force will carry out a risk assessment of its NH90 helicopters after the crash of the Australian Army MRH90 Taipan helicopter.
Missile attack leaves six dead in Ukraine
Russia is intensifying attacks on Ukraine, as Ukraine's counteroffensive appears to be entering a more aggressive phase.
At least six people are dead and 75 are injured after a Russian missile attack… Audio
Investigators arrive at scene of MRH90 Taipan chopper crash in Queensland
Some debris from the chopper has been recovered but the main cabin has not yet been located.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
NZDF's war games participation a concern, say Greens
Almost 30,000 personnel from New Zealand, Australia, the United States and ten other countries have been taking part in war games in Queensland.
US to help Australia develop guided missiles by 2025
The US will help Australia produce guided multiple-launch rocket systems by 2025, says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Four missing after Australian chopper crashes during multi-national military exercise
Four crew members of an Australian Army helicopter - which was taking part in large-scale military exercises that include NZ soldiers - are missing after the chopper crashed into the ocean off the… Video
Oppenheimer’s warning lives on: Treaties fail to stop a new arms race
Analysis - The 'father of the atomic bomb' always despaired about the nuclear arms race triggered by his creation - so have his fears been realised?
Police, Defence Force respond to reports of unexploded ordnance in Masterton
A Masterton scrap yard has been reopened after workers found part of what is thought to be a mortar round.
Independent watchdog for Defence Force to be established
An independent watchdog for the Defence Force will be established, after legislation was passed in Parliament on Wednesday. Audio
One of NZ's last World War II veterans celebrates 100th birthday
Eddie Chapman turned 100 today, quite an achievement for a man who spent his 21st birthday in a German prisoner of war camp.
PM arrives in Lithuania for NATO summit
World leaders are descending on the Lithuanian city of Vilnius for the NATO leaders' summit, mere hundreds of kilometres away from the frontline of the war in Ukraine.
Among them is New Zealand Prime… Audio
Backup plane for PM Hipkins' trip more 'unusual' than NZDF claimed
The Defence Force has conceded the prime minister's trip to China was the first time it had sent along a dedicated backup plane.
Veterans of nuclear tests still waiting for apology and assurances
50 years on, veterans exposed to nuclear tests in French Polynesia are still waiting for an apology from the government and an assurance that subsequent generations of whanau will have their medical… Video, Audio
Defence Force's new $2b aircraft take to the sky
The Defence Force's new Poseidon aircraft begin patrolling the waters around New Zealand today.
Fallout of French nuclear testing in Pacific still affecting men decades later
Fifty years ago 242 men left New Zealand on a mission to Mururoa Atoll, in French Polynesia. Little did they know that the fallout would continue decades later.
Back-up plane sent to China for PM
The Prime Minister had a clunky start to his highly anticipated trip to China after two planes were spotted going all the way to Asia, one as back-up for a break-down.
The Air Force planes have… Audio
