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New Zealand this week is hosting the second Australia-NZ Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (ANZMIN).

The Defence Force says the operation to remove fuel from the sunken survey ship off Samoa should begin on 16 December.

The NZDF has signed up for a Spanish manufacturer, Urovesa, to deliver 60 new small- and medium-sized unarmoured utility vehicles from the end of 2027.

Human errors, like the one that led to the sinking of the Navy ship off Samoa, are understandable, an official involved in the clean-up says.

The Defence Minister says it makes sense for the armed forces to tap more into the local high technology industry to counter growing threats. Audio

It refuses to say whose satellite the gear is integrated into, but said the US is participating in the project.

The government is going to the High Court to challenge the late Sir Wira Harawira's claim that his brain tumour was linked to exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Audio

The Navy is confident a robust plan is in place to handle any leaks as the operation to remove fuel from the HMNZS Manawanui begins. Audio

The government has notified Parliament it is extending the time soldiers will be filling in for their striking non-uniformed colleagues until Valentines Day.

Commodore Andrew Brown says removing the fuel will be a complex task and it signals the next phase in the recovery.

Defence Minister Judith Collins has formally told Parliament she is allowing uniformed personnel to fill in for striking civilian staff.

About 1000 civilian workers have ramped up industrial action in the last week, with NZDF refusing to offer a pay increase.

All government and public buildings will fly the New Zealand flag at half-mast on Tuesday to mark the burial of Sir Robert Gillies.

Australia's largest-ever defence space contract aimed to deliver a hardened network of three to five satellites offering high-level cyber and electronic warfare protection.

As cyclone season begins in the Pacific, it's vital the hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel inside the wreck of the Manawanui be removed urgently, or the situation could quickly worsen quickly, an…

More than 100 army soldiers took part in a historic parade in Canterbury on Thursday.

The Gallantry Star recipient says learning most of his former Afghan colleagues did not escape the return of the regime "hit me hard".