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NZ Navy Medics Assist US Navy In Papua New Guinea
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 12:30 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Seven Royal New Zealand Navy medical personnel joined a United States Navy-led humanitarian mission in the Pacific this month. Named “Pacific Partnership 2007”, the mission aims to provide humanitarian assistance throughout South East Asia and the South ... More >>
Australia Hosts RNZAF for Tropical Flying Exercise
Friday, 10 August 2007, 11:01 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel and two Iroquois helicopters will depart for Townsville, Australia, on Monday for a tropical flying exercise with the Australian Defence Force. More >>
Navy Survey Ship Assists in Samoa
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
On the way to support the Governor Generals scheduled visit to the Tokelau Islands, the Navy’s Hydrographic and Survey Ship HMNZS RESOLUTION had a brief stopover in Apia – just long enough to drop off eleven ships personnel to assist the Samoan ... More >>
Naval Ship Departing For Overseas Deployment
Wednesday, 1 August 2007, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Warship HMNZS TE KAHA departs the Devonport Naval Base at 10:00am on Friday 3 August to commence a four month operational and exercise period in Australia and South East Asia. More >>
Wellington to Boom to Air Force Band Sound
Wednesday, 1 August 2007, 10:36 am | New Zealand Defence Force
More than 120 musicians from Royal New Zealand Air Force bands will combine on Sunday, August 19, for the annual Air Force Proms concert. The event will be held at 2pm at the Michael Fowler Centre and will feature a wide range of music, from the swing ... More >>
Air Force The Logical Choice For Wings Graduate
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Wellington's Mary Woolston says turning down a university scholarship to become a Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot is one of the best moves she has ever made. More >>
Election Success Highlight of Timor-Leste Deploymt
Monday, 30 July 2007, 12:01 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Assisting with Timor-Leste’s democratic elections was the highlight for 32 Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel who returned home from a three month deployment last week, says Squadron Leader Tim Evans. More >>
Infantry Battalion Marks 50 Years Of Service
Friday, 27 July 2007, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
From South East Asia To Afghanistan: Infantry Battalion Marks 50 Years Of Serving New Zealand More >>
Operation Aims To Raise Awareness Of Passchendale
Friday, 27 July 2007, 12:51 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Operation Warpaint, an art competition for students aged 8 to 13, launched by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) today, aims to raise awareness of the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele which ran from July to December 1917. More >>
NZ Air Force Prepares to Host Australian Air Power
Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 11:14 am | New Zealand Defence Force
RNZAF Base Ohakea is preparing itself for the arrival of three Royal Australian Air Force F-111 strike aircraft on Friday. The visiting aircraft and their 18 aircrew and support personnel will be hosted by the Royal New Zealand Air Force from July ... More >>
Kiwi Troops Return to Winter Shock
Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 12:33 am | New Zealand Defence Force
After leaving behind the tropical temperatures of Timor-Leste and the Solomon Islands, 77 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will return to a winter welcome at Whenuapai Air Force Base tonight. More >>
Defence Personnel Depart For Peacekeeping Duties
Friday, 20 July 2007, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Almost 80 New Zealand Defence Force personnel will leave New Zealand on Sunday morning for peacekeeping duties in Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands. More >>
Army Unimogs Rescue Stranded School Children
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Primary school children and adults were taken to higher ground by Army soldiers and trucks after flooding in rural settlements in Hawke’s Bay this morning. Children, teachers and some residents from Puketapu and Maraekakaho communities were rescued ... More >>
International Air Cadets Prep for Kiwi Experience
Monday, 16 July 2007, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Young aviators from around the globe are jetting into New Zealand today for the start of the annual 17-day International Air Cadet Exchange. The exchange, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, will allow seven air training corps cadets from Canada, ... More >>
Defence Force Joins the Battle Against Floods
Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 11:40 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force has dispatched four Unimog trucks and a P-3K Orion aircraft to assist with civil defence efforts at the top of the North Island. Regular and territorial force personnel have been put on standby and a Seasprite helicopter ... More >>
Ohakea Hosts Air Force Challenge
Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 11:08 am | New Zealand Defence Force
High school students from Wellington have joined teens from around New Zealand for an Air Force experience at Ohakea Air Force Base this week. The event is organised by the Royal New Zealand Air Force and involves 70 Year 12 and 13 students from Dunedin, ... More >>
NZ Defence Force Remembers Passchendaele
Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 11:12 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Vice Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Air Vice Marshal David Bamfield, will join representatives of Commonwealth and European countries at a major ceremony to be held on Thursday 12 July at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium. More >>
Air Force Joins Maritime Warfare Exercise Off Aust
Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 10:04 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K Orion aircraft departed New Zealand yesterday to take part in an Australian-led maritime warfare exercise south east of Sydney. More >>
Defence Team Home from Lebanon
Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 10:04 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A New Zealand Defence Force battle area clearance team returns to New Zealand today after five months in Southern Lebanon. The ten-strong team has been assisting the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre in Southern Lebanon to clear munitions ... More >>
Defence Contribution to Bosnia Comes to a Close
Monday, 2 July 2007, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A fifteen year contribution of New Zealand Defence Force personnel to Bosnia has come to an end after a ceremony held in Sarajevo on Friday 29 June. The ceremony, hosted by the Commander of the European Union Forces (EUFOR) Rear Admiral Hans-Jochen ... More >>
