Defence Force

Duncan Sandilands never expected to have to go into battle just to serve the country he lives in. The former New Zealand solider lives in Australia now. And despite his military record, the ANZAC… Audio

As New Zealanders remember their countrymen who fell at Gallipoli and other battles, One in Five looks instead at what happens to those who are become injured or disabled in the line of duty. Katy… Audio

Belinda McCammon looks at NZ's Afghan legacy Audio

Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to the air force base in Ohakea to see old and new aircraft in action, from here and overseas, some of which date back to the First World War. Audio

In Ideas today we're taking a look at the privatization of war. Military contracting, or outsourcing, is a 100 billion dollar industry. Audio

The chief of the Defence Force will not allow Afghan prisoners captured by New Zealand forces to be sent to prisons on a UN torture list but can't guarantee the same for people arrested in joint… Audio

The Green Party is sceptical of claims by the Defence Minister that insurgents caught by SAS troops in Afghanistan have not been tortured. Audio

Last year the government released it's first defence white paper in more than a decade. It's a comprehensive document that outlines the challenges and potential responses in a rapidly changing… Audio

The Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, is calling for an independent inquiry into claims the SAS has arrested and transferred prisoners in Afghanistan, who were then at risk of being abused and tortured.

Have NZ SAS troops handed over prisoners to authorities who might torture them? We hear from investigative reporter John Stephenson. Audio

Vietnam veteran and Christchurch Anzac Day parade marshall Patrick Duggan QSM speaks about his book What Have They Done To The Rain? A Kiwi Soldier's Memoir Of Vietnam. Audio

Amid a pending White Paper, Gareth Thomas asks whether the priorities of the Defence Force need to change. Audio

A delegation to Gallipoli is about to leave after faults were found on both the Air Force jet they were to fly on and another military plane sent to replace it. Audio

Spectrum joins the Defense Force's person of the year Carol Voyce as she reconnects with a commanding officer on his first day back at Burnham Military Camp after a six-month stint in Afghanistan. Audio

A Defence Force Bomb Squad has detonated a First World War Sea Mine found by a tramper on a West Coast beach. Audio