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Local conservationists want the wreck removed to preserve the delicate ecosystem in the area. Audio

What caused the crash, what's next and how much will the ship cost to replace? Here are the details.

'He shouldn't have been that close to the reef', a Samoan witness says after NZ Navy ship sinks off south coast.

Defence officials say they have not consulted with industry and academics about participating in AUKUS Pillar Two.

The RSA has been sending packages to military personnel deployed overseas at Christmas time for 84 years; a reminder of home.

Many staff are "utterly shocked" at the news and say the security of NZ's borders could be threatened, union says.

Civilian staff employed NZDF have started industrial action, unhappy not to be offered any increase in pay.

The government said this was to give the Defence Force the opportunity to engage in discussion with other countries, including partners in the Five Eyes intelligence group.

The planes have been plagued by multiple breakdowns, in one case nearly derailing a prime ministerial trade mission.

The rundown NZDF housing estate needs billions spent on it, but the main project has not secured any government funding despite plans dating back to 2017.

Commodore Garin Golding will be promoted to Rear Admiral and Brigadier Rose King to Major General - the first ever woman in that role.

The vessel is regularly deployed to the Pacific but is currently travelling around NZ training junior officers.

He says there are material threats to the Pacific region that have not been present before.