A year ago New Zealand's top soldier stood in front of the cameras and insisted that the book Hit & Run had got it wrong. This week, after a year's wait, an OIA request prompted the NZDF to admit the photos in the book had the right location after all. This is the story of that request
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Some questions for the NZDF
Almost a week after the release of Hit & Run, we have more questions than answers from the Defence Force and the Government.
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How should New Zealand see itself in world affairs, and does Chile provide a model for how we might do so?
Read MoreMorale was deteriorating and it was all Yossarian's fault
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
Read MoreAfghanistan: the war of words – and friendly fire
The Government’s spin machine cranks into action but its selective secrecy policy raises more questions about SAS operations in Afghanistan than it answers
Key lifts the SAS veil – a little bit
Afghanistan – The return to secrecy
As Prime Minister John Key confirms the NZSAS is back in
Our Afghanistan strategy – play it by ear
Official papers reveal our new strategy – or lack of it – for military involvement, civilian aid and international diplomacy in war-torn