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1st NZSAS Regiment Marks 70th Anniversary
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
From its humble beginnings the NZSAS has since grown to become a full Regiment that gives the Government of the day a range of high-readiness, highly effective military options to advance and protect its interests. More >>
NZDF Prepares For Major Warfighting Exercise In Australia
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Held every two years, the exercise is designed to improve and strengthen interoperability and combat readiness in complex, multi-domain operations. More >>
Naval Officer Recognised For Four Decades Of Service To New Zealand
Monday, 2 June 2025, 6:06 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Rear Admiral Gilmour said working for the NZDF was “absolutely stacked” with opportunities. He said said his career had been “an absolute blast”. More >>
The Latest Update On The HMNZS Manawanui Response
Friday, 30 May 2025, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Commodore Brown said, “In the final days during the recovery work, the salvors carefully lifted the azipod that detached from the ship in the grounding, and the 3.3 tonne anchors with their chains, onto the barge for transport back to New Zealand.” More >>
New Zealand-led Task Force, With Royal Navy, Seizes NZ$1b Worth Of Drugs In Arabian Sea
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Commodore Rodger Ward, Commander of CTF 150, stated this was the largest value narcotics interdiction made under New Zealand command this year. More >>
RNZAF NH90 Formation Flight: A Maintenance Success
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 11:44 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Contingency planning played an important role in the flight and on the day, low cloud meant a last-minute change of route away from the built-up areas of Palmerston North and Feilding. More >>
NZDF Joins Large South Pacific Disaster Exercise As New Response Group Starts Work
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Lieutenant Commander Nikita Lawson said the Pacific Response Group was a short-notice deployable team with strong planning skills designed to assist civilian authorities and other organisations in any response to a disaster. More >>
The Latest Update On The HMNZS Manawanui Response
Monday, 5 May 2025, 9:28 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The rest of the debris, along with tanktainers of unusable diesel fuel, pollutants, and oil mix will return to New Zealand on the salvors' barge for safe disposal. More >>
Second World War Veterans Receive Message From King Charles
Friday, 25 April 2025, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The message, organised with the support of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), Veterans Affairs and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, has been sent to the 81 Second World War veterans known to Veterans’ Affairs. More >>
Royal New Zealand Air Force Takes To The Skies To Mark Anzac Day
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 3:42 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
People looking skyward will be able to catch a glimpse of a range of aircraft, including the NH90 helicopter, Boeing P-8A Poseidon, T-6C Texan II, SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopter and the Air Force Heritage Flight of New Zealand. More >>
Battlefield Remains Unearthed By Wildfires In Gallipoli Covered Over By Kiwi Team
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand commemoration lead John McLeod said a small team, including members of the NZDF and the NZ Embassy, assisted in the covering up of remains that were exposed. More >>
Defence And Customs Strengthen Maritime Security With Uncrewed Surface Vessels
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The two agencies have acquired the USVs to further enhance New Zealand’s ability to patrol and protect its maritime interests and security. More >>
New Zealand Army Combat Team Certified For Major Upcoming Exercises
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
1st (NZ) Brigade Commander, Colonel Mike van Welie, says the significance of the exercise can’t be understated. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Deepens Commitment To The South East Asian Region
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 11:37 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The detachment commander, Wing Commander Craig Clark, said that NZDF personnel benefit from both the experience of working in an exercise headquarters in various roles, and from building relationships with personnel from the other countries. More >>
The Latest Update On The HMNZS Manawanui Response 14 April 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
“We recently returned our recovered equipment, including weapons, to New Zealand on a military flight and are working alongside local Samoan authorities on this, as work on the ship progresses.” More >>
Four RNZAF C-130H Hercules Aircraft Sold To US Aerial Firefighting Company
Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The C-130H Hercules aircraft operated from Europe to the southwest Pacific, from Afghanistan to Antarctica. They left a legacy of providing support to New Zealanders and our neighbours in all kinds of environments. More >>
Final Court Of Inquiry Into HMNZS Manawanui Grounding And Sinking In Samoa Released
Friday, 4 April 2025, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui ran aground with 75 people on board in Samoa whilst conducting a hydrographic survey of a reef on Saturday 5 October 2024. The ship sank on Sunday 6 October. More >>
Indian And New Zealand Navies Involved In $181m Drug Bust In Indian Ocean
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 3:32 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The 121kg of heroin and 2386kg of hashish was discovered when marine commandos from Tarkash boarded a suspect dhow and conducted a thorough search. The drugs were found in various cargo holds and compartments. More >>
The Latest Update On The HMNZS Manawanui Response
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 9:57 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Samoan and New Zealand Governments are now working through what the next steps are. More >>
New Zealand-led Task Force Continues To Disrupt Illegal Narcotics Smugglers In The Middle East
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Navy Captain Dave Barr, acting Commander of CTF 150, said this bust was a testament to the expert seamanship of the USCGC Emlen Tunnell, operating in challenging waters. More >>
