The Army’s bomb squad was called to an Auckland beach after a potentially dangerous device was found floating in the water.

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is stepping up to support whānau and communities on the East Coast as recovery efforts continue in the wake of recent severe weather and flooding.

There has been great excitement for the storm-devastated East Coast with the Army arriving to give vital help to recovery ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand said on Monday it would boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next four years, and aim to nearly double spending to 2% as a share of GDP in the ...

Tairāwhiti Civil Defence said it was working alongside Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou and the defence force to deliver emergency ...

New Zealand’s National Party-led government released a multi-billion dollar Defence Capability Plan last week, which will nearly double the country’s military spending from just over 1 percent to 2 ...

The work is attached to its long-range drone project in the ministry's capability plan which has an indicative cost of between $100 million and $300m.

Airport called in the Defence Force but didn’t evacuate staff or the public when a military practice bomb was found in a passenger’s bag during ...

New Zealand is not exactly known as a major military power. For decades the country has relied on its geographical isolation and the reassuring presence of the Australian Defence Force on its western ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defence Force, divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa, after the Manawanui ran aground and sank on Oct. 6.

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 ...

A Royal New Zealand Air Force helicopter is helping provide access to isolated communities.