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Air Force to Participate in Canadian Exercise
Monday, 21 May 2007, 10:47 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules has joined more than 60 other military aircraft at Canadian Forces Base, Cold Lake, in Canada for Exercise Maple Flag. Maple Flag is a four-week exercise designed to give Air Forces from participating countries ... More >>
Orion Helps Rescue Sailors North Of Samoa
Monday, 21 May 2007, 12:10 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K Orion was dispatched last night to assist in the search for a distressed fishing boat 53 nautical miles north of Samoa. More >>
Stair climbing success for RNZAF Fire Fighter
Friday, 18 May 2007, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force fire fighter, Michael Crisford stepped up to the test winning the Fire Fighters Vertical Challenge at Sky City on Saturday. More >>
Poppy Day Raises $75,000
Friday, 18 May 2007, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Wellingtonians showed their generosity during the recent Poppy Day appeal, raising a total of $75,000 for the Wellington division of the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association (RNZRSA). More >>
Air Force Chopper Joins Search for Missing Tramper
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 12:53 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois helicopter will join the search effort for 51-year-old Steve Thornborrow who has failed to return from a tramping trip in the Kahurangi National Park. More >>
Air Force Assists In Search For Swedish Tramper
Monday, 14 May 2007, 11:16 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois helicopter is assisting a police-led search for a Swedish tramper lost in rugged terrain on Mount Arthur, near Motueka. More >>
Air Force Touch Team to Challenge E Coast Schools
Friday, 11 May 2007, 10:11 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force touch rugby team will begin a week long tour of the Gisborne and East Cape region on Monday. The 13-person mixed squad will play against combined high school teams from Ruatoria, Tolaga Bay and Gisborne during the tour, ... More >>
New focus for Defence Force rugby
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Selection for the Pacific Military Cup will be a special incentive for sailors, soldiers and air men competing in the annual inter-Services Rugby tournament in Auckland next week. More >>
Defence Force Promotes Peaceful Elections in Timor
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force personnel will be patrolling the streets of Dili tomorrow as the local population heads to the polls to appoint a new President for Timor Leste. More >>
Air Force Welcomes C-130 Self Protection Upgrade
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has welcomed the decision made by Cabinet to upgrade the self protection system on its five C-130 Hercules aircraft. More >>
Air Force Iroquois Works w Australian Blackhawks
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 12:39 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Iroquois helicopter detachment has completed its first operational mission in Timor Leste since its deployment to bolster the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) last week. More >>
Kiwi Troops Return From Afghanistan
Friday, 27 April 2007, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
After enduring six months in the extreme cold of an Afghanistan winter the ninth rotation of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZ PRT) is coming home. More >>
Kiwi Troops Return After Tour In Afghanistan
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
On Saturday 28 April, a contingent of 78 New Zealand Defence Force personnel will arrive at Ohakea Air Force Base having completed a six month deployment to Afghanistan. More >>
Statement on Report into Cromwell Unimog Accident
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 12:42 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Major General Lou Gardiner, Chief of Army, is confident the Army has already taken significant steps to ensure driver education and training programmes have addressed the key issues noted by the Queenstown Coroner in his report. More >>
First Air Force Helicopter Departs For Timor Leste
Monday, 23 April 2007, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The first of the two Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois and support crew has departed New Zealand in support of the Combined Joint Task Force already serving in Dili. More >>
ANZAC Day Remembered In NZ And Around The World
Monday, 23 April 2007, 11:56 am | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will be spread from Northland to Invercargill providing support to a wide variety of commemorative activities to mark one of New Zealand's most significant days, Anzac Day, on Wednesday 25 April. More >>
ANZAC Commemorations for Wellington
Friday, 20 April 2007, 9:16 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A number of ceremonies will be held in Wellington to commemorate Anzac Day on Wednesday 25 April. The Vice Chief of Defence Force (VCDF) Air Vice Marshal David Bamfield, will attend a Dawn Service held at the Cenotaph at 5.45am, along with Wellington ... More >>
Air Force Helicopters to Boost Timor Security
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 10:43 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Two New Zealand Defence Force Iroquois helicopters and 32 personnel will deploy Dili next week to assist security efforts in Timor Leste. The first of the two Iroquois with support crew will leave Ohakea Air Force Base on an Air Force C-130 Hercules ... More >>
Change Of Command Ceremony For Navy Ship
Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A ceremony to mark the official change of Commanding Officer for the Navy In-Shore Patrol Craft HMNZS KAHU will be held at 1:30 pm, Wednesday 18 April at the Devonport Naval Base. More >>
SuccessfuL NZDF Aircraft Loading Team Returns
Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 9:37 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force aircraft loading team which has worked to assist the Solomon Islands aid effort for the past week returned to New Zealand tonight. More >>
