Defence Force

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and military strategy. He was senior advisor to General David Petraeus in 2007 and 2008, when he helped to design… Audio

The Prime Minister John Key yesterday said New Zealand would not be sending SAS to fight against Islamic State in Iraq in response to US Defence Secretary Ash Carter's request for more assistance. Audio

The Australian government says it will no longer conduct annual Anzac commemoration services at Lone Pine, the scene of a rare victory for Australian troops during the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign. Audio

Friday fish and chips isn't anything unusual - but it's a different proposition when the setting's a navy ship and 400 people are feasting on shark and taties at once. Audio

The last surviving member of a women's group founded during world war 2 has died. Inga Heaton-Bow was one of 30 Tuis who helped establish the New Zealand Forces Clubs in Egypt and in Italy. Audio

Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of New Zealand's troop-training effort in Iraq given the trainees are living without power or running water. Audio

Twenty Russia military advisers have arrived in Fiji to train soldiers how to use the millions of dollars worth of military equipment Russia has given Fiji. Audio

Does the NZDF really need to spend hundreds-of-millions in upgrading our frigates? Audio

More than 440 million dollars will be spent upgrading the weapon systems of the Navy's two frigates. Audio

An extraordinary story, now... ...from World War II... ...and incredibly, more than more than seventy years on, not one people have ever heard before. Audio

A fundraising lunch in Wairarapa yesterday wasn't just about the money. January 24th marks the 100th anniversary of the Featherston Military Camp, where thousands of soldiers trained before heading… Audio

A memorial will be unveiled today in Waihi to honour the men of the New Zealand Tunnelling Company who were sent to the Western Front 100-years ago to dig under enemy trenches and destroy them. Audio

There appears to be a push to get more western special forces in the fight against Islamic State. At the start of this month US President Barack Obama announced a new task force to target IS leaders… Audio

Opposition MPs are telling the Government to focus on tackling Islamic State's money supply, and who's buying their oil, rather than sending New Zealand troops to the Middle East. Audio

Labour's defence spokesman Phil Goff says his party could support the deployment of combat troops against Islamic State if the circumstances were right. Audio

The US Army has ordered the court-martial of a soldier, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years. Audio

Are the soldiers the NZ Defence Force train no longer their responsiblity once they leave the training camp? Audio