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Lieutenant Alexander Teira Cowan (file)

SAS candidate on road to recovery  

Lieutenant Teira Cowan remains in a stable condition in Middlemore Hospital, after collapsing during SAS tryouts in January. +more
3 News understands the policy was introduced after defence force personnel were roughed up in Fiji in 2009 (Reuters file)

NZ defence force has 'don't tell' policy in Fiji video  

3 News can reveal New Zealand defence force personnel who travel to Fiji ...
The naval ship started taking on water, but was towed into the harbour before it could sink (Photo: Dean Whitehead)

MP demands answers after naval ship grounding video  

Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman has described a navy accident in which ...
US troops are scheduled to depart from Arghanistan ahead of schedule

Kiwi troops prepare to leave Afghanistan video  

New Zealand's SAS troops are due to leave Afghanistan next month as other...
Lieutenant Alexander Teira Cowan

SAS applicant out of coma   

A soldier who fell unconscious while vying for a spot in the elite Specia...


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