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Ex-NZSAS soldier dies in Africa weeks after exiting Defence Force (opens the original)
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The death of former NZSAS soldier Justin Conaglen comes amid heavy attrition in the elite unit and growing worldwide demand for experienced special forces operators in private security. David Fisher reports. A former NZSAS soldier has died in Africa just weeks after leaving the NZ Defence Force, the Herald understands. Justin Conaglen is believed to have been working for a private security contractor. His cause of death is unclear, as is the country in Africa where he was working. News of Conagl
Farewell to an Original: NZSAS legend and Defence Chief dies at 94 (opens the original)
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Sir John Mace, who has died aged 94, rose to lead New Zealand's military after a career that included laying the foundation for the NZSAS "legend". Sir John Mace, one of the NZSAS “Originals” who served in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam before rising to lead the Defence Force, has died aged 94 after a lifetime of service to New Zealand and the soldiers he commanded. David Fisher reports. Lieutenant General Sir John Airth Mace has died aged 94, bringing to an end a life of service to New Zealand and
Hager claps back at Jordan Williams on sexual harassment claim (opens the original)
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Dirty Work author Nicky Hager and Jordan Williams, leader of the NZ Taxpayers' Union on which the book focused. Nicky Hager has challenged the Taxpayers’ Union to release records he says would prove a former employee was paid out after sexual harassment allegations against executive director Jordan Williams, a claim the organisation categorically denies. David Fisher reports. Journalist Nicky Hager has doubled down on one of the most strongly disputed claims in his new book Dirty Work, saying mu
‘It annoyed the left’: How Farrar and Williams built the Taxpayers’ Union (opens the original)
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In 2015 political scientist Dr Bryce Edwards told the Herald he believed the Taxpayers' Union “has the appearance of standing for wider society when it represents the far right of politics." Nicky Hager says his new book, Dirty Work, is an expose on the “front for New Zealand’s hard right”, and has made multiple allegations about the Taxpayers’ Union and its co-founders Jordan Williams and David Farrar. The pair have denounced the book’s claims as false. But as this republished 2015 story by Dav
NZDF email blunder in $173m IT upgrade sparks inquiry (opens the original)
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The NZ Defence Force has discovered that its $173 million IT modernisation programme led to the email accounts of departing personnel being deleted by mistake – for almost three years. The blunder affects its legal processes and its duties as a custodian of public records – and has now prompted a military Court of Inquiry. David Fisher reports. A New Zealand Defence Force IT upgrade inadvertently deleted the email accounts of departing personnel over three years until the end of 2025. The error
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