. Published in Green Left Weekly Hit and Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the Meaning of Honour By Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson Potton and Burton, 2017, 159 pages REVIEW BY ALEX MILLER In this well-­‐written and powerful book, Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson present a barrage of evidence that "New Zealanders and their United States allies were involved in war crimes" in . Felix Geiringer, a barrister acting for Mr Hager, said that the SIS had used . The four-and-a-half year investigation has recommended the police treat the killings as murder. New footage released by the US military shows the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) were . When the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) went on the defensive over allegations raised by journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson in their 2017 book Hit & Run, claims that the two journalists had the location of a SAS raid wrong were central. The SIS unlawfully targeted Nicky Hager on behalf of the NZDF. Hit & Run, by investigative journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson, claims six Afghan civilians were killed and 15 injured by New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers in 2010.. 2010, resulted in civilian casualties, according to the book "Hit & Run" by Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson. The NZDF initially responded by seeking to tarnish the . See Stuff Circuit's The Valley, for instance, or my brother Nicky Hager's book . Nicky Hager's Other People's Wars : . T wo weeks ago . . Nicky Hager's brilliant 'Other People's Wars' blew the lid right off how much manipulation has really happened. Journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson successfully called for a public inquiry in the book Hit & Run which alleged the death of civilians after a "revenge" raid by the NZSAS that NZDF then . The 10-page article by journalist Nicky Hager was based on accounts by unnamed members and ex-members of the SAS and NZDF. Nicky Hager is an author and investigative journalist based in Wellington, New Zealand. Thanks to a report from the Acting Inspector General of Intelligence and Security following a complaint by Nicky Hager, we have come to find out that the SIS illegally spied on Mr. Hager on behalf of the NZDF after publication of Hager's 2011 book, Other People's Wars. Felix Geiringer, a barrister acting for Mr Hager, said that the SIS had used . . Journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson successfully called for a public inquiry in the book Hit & Run which alleged the death of civilians after a "revenge" raid by the NZSAS that NZDF then . NZDF's key evidence in Operation Burnham . The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said for years reports of civilian casualties were baseless but on Friday Defence Force Chief Air Marshal Kevin Short said there had been "organisational and . Highly secret documentation which the NZ Defence Force says can't be released publicly in an inquiry into a NZSAS raid is available on a Nato website, says journalist Nicky Hager. Journalist Nicky Hager sparked the inquiry after pointing to apparent inconsistencies between what the Office of the Ombudsman was told when it reviewed complaints NZDF had not released . He has produced six books since 1996, covering topics such as intelligence networks, environmental issues and politics. By Ian Wishart. The full Report into a complaint by Nicky Hager against the NZSIS. The NZDF deservedly enjoys a shining reputation overseas and has a proud fighting record. The inquiry was purportedly called to investigate claims raised by journalists Jon Stephenson and Nicky Hager in their 2017 book Hit & Run. 12th November, 2021 Grace Cocker New Zealand Defence Force in training session. The NZDF enlisted the SIS to assist them with its . Mr Hager says this gives the public a picture of the way NZDF has fought . The book details a 2010 raid in Afghanistan, carried out New Zealand SAS troop, with assistance from US air power. However, behind closed doors the New Zealand Defence Force concluded that the leaked material on which the book was based was genuine and started investigating connections between Mr Hager and a possible source. The NZDF initially responded by seeking to tarnish the . The New Zealand Defence Force Chief Lieutenant-General Tim Keating challenged the book's accuracy and denied that NZ forces had operated in the Naik and . The . The Defence Force says no New Zealand personnel are of interest in a military inquiry that has rocked Australia with its finding that 39 Afghan civilians were killed by Australian troops. Attorney-General David Parker said yesterday the public needed to have confidence in the New . Hager alleges NZDF withheld crucial information from the Ombudsman, whose Operation Burnham investigation into New Zealand-backed . The current inquiry into allegations of Australian Special Air Service war crimes in Afghanistan highlights the far from admirable culture in our own defence force, writes Nicky Hager. . An inquiry was launched in 2018 after the publication of the Hit and Run book by Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson, which said the operation resulted in civilian casualties. Report-of-the-Government-Inquiry-into-Operation-Burnham-print-version (Sir Terence Arnold KNZM QC, Chair, Sir Geoffrey Palmer KCMG AC QC PC, Member, July 31,2020 [pdf]); + Inquiry-into-events-in-Afghanistan . Hit and Run co-author Nicky Hager said the Chief of . I don't know whether this was part of planned PR of Nicky Hager or not, but Stuff has a National Portrait: Nicky Hager - investigative journalist.. His champions call him a defender of democracy and decency; his critics call him a politically-motivated smear merchant and master of PR, who stages book releases for maximum impact and trashes reputations to make money. But the worst of it is that they decorated a war criminal: Investigative writer Nicky Hager says sources from the Defence Force have exposed a culture of bullying, sexual violence, drinking and cover . He has written six best-selling books. Hager alleges NZDF withheld crucial information from the Ombudsman, whose Operation Burnham investigation into New Zealand-backed . He has written six best-selling books. Nicky Hager is an author and investigative journalist based in Wellington, New Zealand. The deaths and injuries that occurred on Operation Burnham were covered up by the military, the book claimed. Six years later, to the day of that press release, investigative reporter Nicky Hager and Jon . NZDF taking a "petty" approach to the inquiry into book's allegations, author Nicky Hager says. The investigation follows a complaint by journalist Nicky Hager, who alleges the NZDF withheld crucial information from the Ombudsman during an inquiry into civilian deaths in Afghanistan. The investigation was confirmed by Boshier, a government-appointed watchdog, in a letter to journalist Nicky Hager, co-author of the 2017 book Hit & Run which helped spark a Government inquiry . New Zealand Defence Force - Media Release - 20 April 2011. Kiwipolitico makes a good observation on Key's involvement in spying on Hager…. Stephenson have released a book (Hit & Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the meaning of honour). Opinion. NZDF also failed to . The New Zealand Defence Force appears to have destroyed the journalistic reputations of Hit and Run authors Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson at a news conference today, confirming that the fatalities named in the book "never" had anything to do with an NZSAS operation and occurred at villages the SAS had "never" been sent to. Hit and Run co-author Nicky Hager, who has been probing the defence force using the Official Information Act (OIA), says this is an important crack in the NZDF denials. Nicky Hager is a national treasure. Highly secret documentation which the NZ Defence Force says can't be released publicly in an inquiry into a NZSAS raid is available on a Nato website, says journalist Nicky Hager. The central premise of Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson's book, Hit and Run, is incorrect, says the Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating. NZDF troops never operated in the two villages identified in the book as having been the scene of combat operations and civilian casualties. Nicky Hager's house, which he built entirely with his own hands for less than $10,000 more than 30 years ago, is approximately a three-minute slippery, occasionally near-vertical, walk up a wind . History will judge him well. In 2017, investigative journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson published a book entitled Hit and Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the Meaning of Honour, which alleged that NZDF committed war crimes during an attack known . It . NZDF lobbied the Inquiry recently with an "expert opinion" trying to disprove that the funeral video showed the wrapped corpse of a child (9/167). He is one of two New Zealand members of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Nicky Hager welcomes the Op Burnham Inquiry report, the most serious criticism of the NZSAS and NZDF in their history Author Nicky Hager Posted on 31 July 2020 19 October 2020 Categories Afghanistan , Books , Freedom of information , Major investigations , Military , Politics , War on Terror So not only was the location of the attack in their book wrong, but the two villages they pinpointed "100% certain" as Naik and Khak Khuday Dad in their book instead turn out to be Beidak and Khakandy villages and apparently the . Hager has excellent contacts in the NZDF, as well as strong relationships with investigative journalists abroad and organisations like WikiLeaks. "The New Zealand Defence Force looks forward to supporting the Ombudsman in his investigation into any differences in information that was available . What is especially important to note about this latest revelation (which was only conceded after several OIA requests) is how the military, when interviewed after this, made a point of using . relating to the allegations of civilian casualties during the 2010 SAS raid was released at lunchtime today by author Nicky Hager in a media briefing . * Hager raid creates more headaches for police * Nicky Hager gets payout and costs from Westpac. Nicky Hager has a new piece in North & South today, with new dirt on the defence force, including drunkenness in the field in Afghanistan, and a systematic failure to investigate a sexual assault. I don't know whether this was part of planned PR of Nicky Hager or not, but Stuff has a National Portrait: Nicky Hager - investigative journalist.. His champions call him a defender of democracy and decency; his critics call him a politically-motivated smear merchant and master of PR, who stages book releases for maximum impact and trashes reputations to make money. It was not NZDF who got the names wrong, it was Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson, investigative journalists. New Secret Power 10-1 And hopefully, as these processes are supposed to do, this will help the good people in NZDF to be listened to in future, and make it harder for the less good people to do the same again. The 13 February 2018 NZDF OIA response admitted that five New Zealand military intelligence reports written after the SAS raid "mention the death of a child" and also . The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) had asked the SIS to assist in an investigation after Hager . News broke on Tuesday that the New Zealand Defence Force had released documents that corroborated important parts of Jon Stephenson's and Nicky Hager's book, Hit & Run, and fatally undermined their central, crucial critique of the book. The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said for years reports of civilian casualties were baseless but on Friday Defence Force Chief Air Marshal Kevin Short said there had been "organisational and administrative failings". All the condescending, secretive, bullying types at NZDF, NZSIS, GCSB and all those NZ Police Special Units-charged with defending democracy!-that have been pursuing Nicky for their political masters, should hang their heads and go find a proper . Hit and Run author Nicky Hager has launched a stinging attack on the Defence Force for a "petty . The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) had asked the SIS to assist in an investigation after Hager . whose book Hit & Run sparked an inquiry into New Zealand Defence Force actions in Afghanistan, will make two presentations at the second public phase of an inquiry into what . See NZDF admits Hit & Run had photos of village attacked by SAS. (file photo) Photo: NZDF. 1958. "The NZDF has maintained all along that Hager and Stephenson . Operation Burnham was a joint military operation undertaken by the New Zealand Special Air Service and elements of the Afghan Crisis Response Unit and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan's Tirgiran Valley on 21-22 October 2010. Ref. When the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) went on the defensive over allegations raised by journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson in their 2017 book Hit & Run, claims that the two journalists had the location of a SAS raid wrong were central. NZDF and SIS were unable to discover any of Mr Hager's sources and eventually gave up. Investigative writer Nicky Hager says sources from the Defence Force have exposed a culture of bullying, sexual violence, drinking and cover-ups in the military. The Acting Inspector General of Intelligence and Security has upheld a complaint by investigative journalist Nicky Hager against the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service for unlawfully attempting to uncover his journalistic sources.The complaint related to events. The official response to the book was that it was a "work of fiction". NICKY HAGER 28 FEBRUARY 2022. For the reasons given I have found that NZSIS unlawfully provided investigative assistance to NZDF in efforts to determine whether a specific NZDF officer had been a source for information published in Mr Hager's book Other People's Wars. Skip to . Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:05 am, March 14th, 2018 - 24 comments "I believe that the impulse to hide the NZDF's mistakes led the Chief of Defence Force knowingly to mislead the media and the public." Documents held by the NZDF will be held here, and the intelligence officers and SAS soldiers you would . In March last year, Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson's book Hit and Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the meaning of honour, published details of a mission called Operation Burnham. Hager responds. Nicky Hager's book, Hit & Run, exposes a potential cover-up of a war crime committed by the armed forces of New Zealand in Afghanistan. . It reveals what they believe to be the truth behind the "tragic and disastrous . NZDF later admitted, however, civilians may have been killed by shots from a US Apache helicopter which fell short and hit a building. He has produced seven books since 1996, covering topics such as intelligence networks, environmental issues and politics. 10:05 am on 15 October 2018. (Photo: NZ Ministry of Defence) Nicky Hager welcomes the Op Burnham Inquiry report, the most serious findings against the NZSAS and NZDF in their history - This report was first published on TheDailyBlog.co.nz. New footage shows Operation Burnham was 'not what it was made out to be', says Nicky Hager 28/06/2019. . . But the inquiry, which investigated allegations about the Special Air Service (SAS) made by journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson , found that while the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF . Operation Burnham became the subject of the investigative journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson's book Hit & Run: The New Zealand SAS in . . RNZ. Claim from NZDF there were no civilian casualties at odds with Minister's comment in 2014. . UPDATED 9.57AM Nicky Hager says something was seriously wrong with the SAS when they conducted a raid resulting in civilian deaths. Nicky Hager: Defence admits raid was located in same area as described in Hit and Run. the capacity of New Zealand Defence Force troops to fit into the military structures of British, Canadian and Australian forces, . The investigation follows a complaint by journalist Nicky Hager, who alleges the NZDF withheld crucial information from the Ombudsman during an inquiry into civilian deaths in Afghanistan. Oct 10, 2019 | News & Media. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION. . OPINION. Thanks to a report from the Acting Inspector General of Intelligence and Security following a complaint by Nicky Hager, we have come to find out that the SIS illegally spied on Mr. Hager on behalf of the NZDF after publication of Hager's 2011 book, Other People's Wars.The NZDF justified its request by arguing that it was investigating potential espionage, although it turns out that it was . * Hager raid creates more headaches for police * Nicky Hager gets payout and costs from Westpac. But it's not infallible and even its best troops can make mistakes or get carried away. The searches proved fruitless. Opinion. And thousands of us do already! The SIS unlawfully targeted Nicky Hager on behalf of the NZDF Oct 10, 2019 The Acting Inspector General of Intelligence and Security has upheld a complaint by investigative journalist Nicky Hager against the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service for unlawfully attempting to uncover his journalistic sources.The complaint related to events. 12th November, 2021 According to Hager, the NZDF used "every trick they . The inquiry was purportedly called to investigate claims raised by journalists Jon Stephenson and Nicky Hager in their 2017 book Hit & Run. Journalist Nicky Hager has launched a scathing attack on the Defence Force during a presentation to the Operation Burnham Inquiry in Wellington today. On Tuesday, Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson released Hit & Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the meaning of honour. On Feb. 11, 2021, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced new rules on responding to civilian harm. Nicky Hager is an author of seven books and works as an investigative journalist in Wellington, New Zealand (www.nickyhager.info) The mainstream media's self censoring compliance with the NZ military and their outright willingness to don a flak jacket and helmet and play the intrepid journalist shtick is actually part of the problem. . . War is messy and . Hit and Run co-author Nicky Hager said the inquiry's report should "prompt a lot of soul searching inside the New Zealand Defence Force". NZDF helicopters flying above a neighbouring Pacific island nation, are often providing aid, emergency relief, and military training and support. . The New . Nicky Hager welcomes the Op Burnham Inquiry report, the most serious criticism of the NZSAS and NZDF in their history. In Mr Hager's 12-page investigation, published in the North & South magazine today . It reported that in 2004 an SAS medic joined a raid on an Afghan village . The reports . NZDF STATEMENT ON HAGER/STEPHENSON BOOK. New footage released by the US military shows the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) were . After 20 largely wasted years in Afghanistan, New Zealand needs to understand its failures so it can endeavour never to make the same mistakes again, writes Nicky Hager. The investigation follows a complaint by journalist Nicky Hager. . Nicky Hager accuses Defence Force of lying at Operation Burnham inquiry 23/05/2019. Nicky Hager (born 1958) is a New Zealand investigative journalist. Opinion. The searches proved fruitless. The investigation follows a complaint by journalist Nicky Hager. The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said for years reports of civilian casualties were baseless but on Friday Defence Force Chief Air Marshal Kevin Short said there had been "organisational and . Nicky Hager (born 1958) is a New Zealand investigative journalist. New Zealand's Defence Minister, Peeni Henare, has not yet responded to RNZ's requests for comment. NZDF and SIS were unable to discover any of Mr Hager's sources and eventually gave up. Authors Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson launch their book Hit & Run in Wellington on New Zealand's SAS . These humanitarian and support operations sometimes also include undeclared intelligence collecting against the Pacific nation hosts. The New Zealand Defence Force has admitted that the photographs of an Afghan village shown in the book Hit and Run - the site where six civilians were killed and 15 civilians seriously injured during an NZSAS raid - are indeed the same place where the SAS conducted a raid that night. The key information in that release was a result of my Official Information Act request. New footage shows Operation Burnham was 'not what it was made out to be', says Nicky Hager 28/06/2019.