Military leaders champion being a 'fast follower' to Australia through a joint Anzac force, but one academic warns of potential downsides. Sam Sachdeva reports.

The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that it would send two Defence Force C-130J Hercules aircraft to the Middle East ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is considering the augmentation of its Boeing P-8 Poseidon fleet as a strike platform, ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -New Zealand is seeking to expand Asia-Pacific military deployments in its quest to show it was now "pulling our weight" with increased spending on its armed forces, the South ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is set to upgrade its fleet with the procurement of MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and Airbus A321XLR (extra long range) aircraft. These acquisitions, worth NZ$2.7bn ...

Experts warn New Zealand’s security and trade depend on stronger defence ties. The sands of the world order are shifting.

New Zealand’s military head, Air Marshal Tony Davies, told a parliamentary committee on December 2 that the NZ Defence Force (NZDF) was “dusting off the history books” and looking at “what New Zealand ...

A New Zealand air force C-130J Super Hercules crew completed a high-risk midwinter medical evacuation from McMurdo Station in Antarctica, U.S. and New Zealand officials said Wednesday. The mission was ...

SINGAPORE—The New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) has established both an enhanced strike project and a persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) project to examine future ...

It's unclear when and how, but Foreign Minister Winston Peters wants to be ready if and when conditions make evacuations possible.

New Zealand's Defence Minister Judith Collins attends a briefing with senior New Zealand Defence Force officers during a ceremony marking the establishment of a space unit at RNZAF Base Auckland. (New ...