Defence Force
New Ohakea hangar one of NZDF's biggest building projects
A massive new plane hangar at Ohakea Air Base is one of the largest and most complex construction projects Defence has ever undertaken. Construction officially started today on the Manawatu facility… Audio
Work begins on massive $250m Ōhakea Air Base aircaft hangar
The complex defence construction project will house the new P-8A Poseidon fleet and bring about 250 personnel to the base from Auckland.
'I hadn't eaten, slept': NZDF commander recalls Whakaari operation
The man in charge of sending Defence Force officers onto Whakaari / White Island after the eruption has spoken of the stress and the sleepless night before the high-risk mission.
Whakaari: NZDF officer speaks of stress before recovery mission
The man in charge of sending Defence Force officers onto Whakaari after the eruption has spoken of the stress and the sleepless night before the high risk mission.
Four days after the disaster, a… Audio
China takes aim at NZ over spat with Australia
"Kiwis bleat like Aussie sheep but don't condemn Afghan killings" was the headline on China's state-run media Global Times website today as the diplomatic spat hurtles on.
It's after New Zealand… Audio
NZDF to help deliver medals to Māori Battalion descendants
The New Zealand Defence Force has agreed to help descendants of soldiers in the Māori Battalion's C Company claim the war medals their ancestors never received.
Soldiers involved in unlawful killing and treatment of civilian
The four-year inquiry of the Australian Defence Force into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan has now moved into the criminal investigation stage. The report found 25 current or former soldiers were… Audio
NZ Defence Force must expose troops' 'guilty secrets' - Hager
Journalist Nicky Hager believes New Zealand troops may have behaved in a similar way to Australian troops who are alleged to have committed unlawful killings in Afghanistan. Audio
Nicky Hager wants NZDF investigation after Australian revelations
The Defence Force says no New Zealand personnel are of interest in a military inquiry that has rocked Australia with its finding that 39 Afghan civilians were killed by Australian troops.
The… Audio
Australian special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan
A landmark Australian military inquiry has identified a culture of secrecy and deceit and evidence Australian special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan over 11 years. The 4 and a half year… Audio
NZDF in managed isolation facilities sufficiently protected - Vice Chief
The Defence Force says it is confident it has the right equipment and procedures in place to keep its personnel working in managed isolation facilities safe.
A military worker at the quarantine… Audio
More information about Covid-19 infections coming today
The public will learn more about the extent of the latest Covid-19 infections on Monday after two new community cases were announced over the weekend.
It started when a quarantine worker at… Audio
Defence Force staff sent home after Covid-19 visit
The Ministry of Health will reveal how serious a new group of Covid-19 infections is today.
Nicknamed the "November quarantine cluster", it started when a quarantine worker at Auckland's Jet Park… Audio
$6m farm purchase 'not PFAS related' - Defence Force
The Defence Force has spent millions buying a Manawatū farm to expand its Ohakea air base.
Rescue mission locates four survivors, one fatality in Pacific
The New Zealand Airforce has found two boats with four survivors on board after they were reported missing in the Pacific near Kiribati.
Water in well near Defence Force base exceeds safe drinking levels, test finds
A well used for drinking water, near Woodbourne defence base in Marlborough, has tested above safe levels for firefighting foam contamination.
Written out of history - the WWII coastwatchers who didn't get their due
The descendants of Pacific Island Coastwatchers just want to be part of the ANZAC story - but there's so little recorded about the men sent to remote areas with no resources, who then got no pensions… Audio
RNZAF recruits restore Marlborough war graves
Scores of World War II graves in Blenheim are being restored by Air Force recruits.
Covid-19 MIQ operations boss Darryn Webb details Sudima situation
Air Commodore Darryn Webb is in charge of operations at managed isolation and quarantine. Lisa Owen asked him why the fishing crews have been sharing rooms at Christchurch's Sudima Hotel. Video, Audio
Defence Force fined for 'lax' actions over navy diver's death
The New Zealand Defence Force has been fined nearly $300,000 over the death of a navy diver during a training exercise in March last year.
