Richard Absolon was born in England, but in 1972 his family moved to New Zealand, taking up farming in Marton. In 1980, aged 18, he returned to Britain and joined the army, where after six months ...

All were volunteers. 28 New Zealand soldiers were court-martialled and sentenced to death, with five executed. In September 2000, all five men received posthumous pardons. Before 1914, all young ...

That’s the warning from a former New Zealand soldier fighting Russians in the war-ravaged country, who says any soldiers sent there will receive a warm welcome “but the Ukrainian troops and ...