Wayne Mapp

Joining us is the Defence Minister, Wayne Mapp. Audio

NZ soldier killed in Afghanistan, two seriously injured. Audio

The Defence Minister is promising further changes to the Defence Force following a scathing report by the Auditor General. Audio

The Government has turned down a request from Canberra to place New Zealand troops in the dangerous Uruzgan province in Afghanistan, in a joint Anzac force. Audio

Malaysian and New Zealand forces will soon be working together in Afghanistan. Audio

The second of two offshore patrol vessels long overdue for delivery to the Navy has broken down on its maiden voyage to New Zealand from Melbourne. Audio

The Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says its been a difficult time for the airforce. Audio

The Defence Minister has now backed off suggestions the government could take a stake in the Air New Zealand subsidiary SafeAir in a bid to save 92 jobs and finish a multi-million dollar project to… Audio

The Government is considering taking over Air New Zealand subsidiary Safe Air to ensure the troubled upgrade of the Air Force's Hercules aircraft is completed. Audio

The Government is to change the way Crown Research Institutes are funded to give them more long-term certainty. Audio

The army's being told to tighten up its contracts, after spending almost 600-thousand dollars on bullets which couldn't be fired accurately from its Steyr rifles. Audio

Former Telecom chief Roderick Deane will lead a review of the Defence Ministry as the Government looks for more spending cuts. Audio

With Dr Wayne Mapp - Minister of Research, Science and Technology. Anthony Scott - Science New Zealand Chief Executive. Audio

The union representing 100 laid-off aircraft engineers says the Minister of Defence owes them an explanation for why they've lost their jobs. Audio

The Defence Minister says he'll do what he can to save a hundred Air New Zealand engineering jobs which are the victims of massive delays with an overseas contract to upgrade airforce Hercules. Audio

The Government has changed its policy on releasing information about deployments by the elite SAS troops but says it will make sure their security is not compromised. Audio

The Government says the public will be hearing more in future about the movements of New Zealand's elite SAS troops on overseas deployments. Audio

The publication of photos of New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan and the use of biblical references on rifle sights is causing issue for the Defence Force. Audio

New Zealand's mothballed fleet of Skyhawks is about to be inspected in the final hurdle before they're sold. Audio

The Defence Minister says the disaster in Samoa is an example of where a proposed joint Anzac force could operate effectively. Audio