Hit And Run
Security analyst Paul Buchanan sifts through Hit & Run claims
Amid claim and counter claim about the exact location of the deadly SAS raid at the centre of the Hit and Run allegations, the Prime Minister Bill English says there is still no credible evidence of… Audio
PM continues to reject Hit and Run inquiry
There's now broad agreement the Defence Force and book's authors are talking about the same place, but Bill English says he's not convinced an inquiry is needed. Audio
Hit & Run villagers back authors account of SAS raids
Lawyer Deborah Manning is representing Afghans from the two villages that the books authors Jon Stephenson and Nicky Hager claim were raided by the New Zealand SAS in 2010. She says they'll be writing… Audio
NZDF response to Hit and Run book
Al Gillespie of Waikato University on Lieutenant General Tim Keating's response to the Hit and Run book on Afghanistan SAS operations. Audio
Afghan Raids: requires police investigation not public inquiry
The Prime Minister has ruled out any immediate inquiry into into allegations New Zealand SAS officers were involved in civilian deaths in Afghanistan in 2010. But Wellington lawyer, Graeme Edgeler… Audio
Afghan raids: Prime Minister - war crimes inquiry not on the table
The Prime Minister Bill English says so far no inquiry is warranted. He says in any event there's unlikely to be an inquiry into war crimes "If it's a case, as it appears to be, that all the… Video, Audio
Afghan raids: Independent inquiry warranted
The Human Rights Foundation sides with Nicky Hager. The foundation's Peter Hosking, says he's as astonished as Nicky Hager is by the Defence Force's claims. "It all seems to me to be obsfucation… Audio
'Hit and Run' author defends "major inaccuracies" claim
"I find it completely staggering that after five days this is what they have come up with because it is completely lacking in credibility." Hit and Run co-author Nicky Hager responds to the Defence… Audio
Focus on Politics - Nicky Hager
A startling new book by the investigative journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson was released this week, raising questions about whether the New Zealand Defence Force committed war crimes in… Audio
High profile legal team to act for Afghan 'raid' villagers
Kathryn Ryan talks to the human rights lawyer Deborah Manning, one of a team of lawyers who will act for the families of the Afghan villagers allegedly killed in a raid led by New Zealand special… Audio
Former SAS commander doubts an inquiry would reveal much
A former SAS commander says he doubts an inquiry into the Afghan attack, so long after the event, will shed much light on what went wrong. Audio
Mapp: SAS not guilty of war crimes, operation a "fiasco"
The former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan are not guilty of war crimes. He says although the operation was a fiasco, they acted in the reasonable belief they were… Audio
Defence Force still insisting no civilian deaths
Political Editor Jane Patterson analyses the fallout from revelations in Nicky Hager's book Hit and Run Audio
Labour promises Afghanistan enquiry if elected
The Labour leader Andrew Little says former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp's admission that mistakes were made during the SAS operation shows why an inquiry is necessary. Audio
Radio silence from Defence Force on Hit & Run claims
"In 2014 I was informed that... a 3-year-old child got killed". Former defence minister Wayne Mapp is at odds with the Defence Force who are insisting no civilians were killed in an SAS joint mission… Audio
Political Editor Jane Patterson
RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson updates Kathryn Ryan on feedback to Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson's Hit and Run, saying this now places New Zealand front and centre. Audio
Professor of Public Law calls for full independent enquiry
Andrew Geddis is Professor of Public Law at the University of Otago, calling for a full public enquiry into the allegations made in Nicky Hagar's Hit and Run. Audio
War crimes specialist says NZ could face problems
War crimes specialist Alison Cole says Hit and Run contains enough information for International Criminal Court prosecutors to begin an investigation. Audio
Blanket denial made about claims SAS soldiers killed civilians
Journalist Jon Stephenson says SAS soldiers involved in a botched raid in Afghanistan have told him and fellow writer Nicky Hager that lies were told to cover up the fact civilians were killed. Audio
Deputy PM holds Defence line over Hager book claims
Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett she takes the word of the New Zealand Defence Force that the SAS were not involved in alleged killings of Afghan civilians as claimed in Nicky Hager and Jon… Audio