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Navy ship successfully worked-up
Friday, 3 March 2006, 11:05 am | New Zealand Defence Force
After 36 hours of warfare operations, live firings, boarding operations, 'minefield' transits, fighting fires, floods and other internal disasters, the crew onboard Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS TE KAHA are exhausted but relieved. More >>
RNZAF Responds to Emergency at Ohakea
Friday, 3 February 2006, 11:56 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Emergency services at RNZAF Base Ohakea (near Bulls) were called out this morning after a civilian aircraft declared an emergency landing at the Base. The Devon with nine passengers on board belly-landed at approximately 10.20 this morning. There ... More >>
Kiwi Soldiers To Serve In The Solomons
Monday, 30 January 2006, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Forty-six soldiers will depart Christchurch Wednesday 1 February for a three-month deployment to the Solomon Islands. More >>
NAVAL ship sails for ceremony
Thursday, 26 January 2006, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The 177 men and women onboard Navy frigate HMNZS TE MANA will commence a six month deployment when she sails from Devonport Naval Base at 10:00am Tuesday 31 January. More >>
Navy swap top jobs
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 10:52 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy will mark the transfer of Command in several top roles within the organisation at a ceremonial parade on Friday 27 January. The parade will commence at 10:00am at Ngataringa Sports Fields, Devonport. More >>
RNZAF Orion Lands On Antarctica
Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
For the first time a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion has landed on the ice runways of Antarctica. More >>
Singaporean ‘Guns’ arrive for annual exercise
Friday, 13 January 2006, 3:46 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
An artillery regiment from the Singaporean Armed Forces (SAF) has arrived in New Zealand to conduct a military exercise in Waiouru, which runs from 15 – 24 January. More >>
NZDF Image: Kiwis Celebrate Xmas In Kabul Canteen
Friday, 30 December 2005, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Kiwis having a Christmas dinner get-together at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters canteen in Kabul .The four are Staff Officers with one of the following: United Nations Assistance Mission Afghanistan (UNAMA) Combined ... More >>
Christmas 2005 - Where In The World Is The NZDF
Thursday, 22 December 2005, 12:17 am | New Zealand Defence Force
From Antarctica to the Sudan, and Afghanistan to the Solomon Islands, 221 service personnel will be on duty overseas in 21 countries this Christmas. More >>
Motorised Battalion Has Met Milestone
Wednesday, 14 December 2005, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Major General Jerry Mateparae has today provided formal confirmation to the Chief of Defence Force that the Army’s motorised battalion, Linton based 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, has achieved their directed level of capability[1], ... More >>
Kiwi Troops head home from Afghanistan
Monday, 12 December 2005, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
One hundred and twenty one New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will be home for Christmas, after completing a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. The members of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZPRT) will return home on Wednesday ... More >>
Air Marshal Ferguson's Statement On Waioru Review
Friday, 2 December 2005, 9:32 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Statement By The Chief Of Defence Force Air Marshal Bruce Ferguson On The Ministerial Review Into The Allegations Of Abuse At The Waiouru Regular Force Cadet School From 1948 To 1991 And Events Surrounding The Killing Of Cadet Grant Bain 1981 More >>
Kiwi Troops leave for a white Christmas
Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 12:36 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The next rotation of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel bound for Afghanistan will leave Christchurch International Airport on Saturday 3 December. More >>
Army Woman Shatters Glass Ceiling
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Promotion is a milestone in anyone's career, but for the New Zealand Army's newest Brigadier it is particularly significant. Brigadier Anne Campbell became the first woman to reach the higher echelons of military office when the Chief of Defence Force, ... More >>
Tactical Flying in Tauranga
Monday, 28 November 2005, 11:35 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Up to six Air Force Iroquois helicopters will be taking part in night flying operations in Tauranga during the night of 29-30 November. More >>
Minister Meets The Army's Silver Warriors
Friday, 25 November 2005, 10:47 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Defence Minister Phil Goff made his first official visit to meet with the Army in the field today when he flew in to Exercise Silver Warrior, currently underway in the lower central North Island. More >>
Images: Exercise Turns Region Into Battleground
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Exercise Silver Warrior runs until 26 November and is designed to test the Army’s new motorised battalion in a number of different scenarios. The exercise is being conducted in the Manawatu, Rangitikei and South Taranaki regions, and is based on ... More >>
Pretend Press Puts Army Through Its Paces
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 8:59 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Exercise Silver Warrior, currently underway in the North Island, has an additional challenge for the soldiers taking part. More >>
Army Leads the Way at Massey Conference
Monday, 21 November 2005, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Army will host a high level leadership conference featuring a number of senior defence personnel alongside international speakers and well known New Zealand sporting personalities. More >>
Explosive Action On Te Kaha
Friday, 18 November 2005, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Onboard HMNZS TE KAHA it’s just another day in the office as POWT Greg Bishell and LWT Darren Lyall load a torpedo, and observe it successfully fire during a fortnight of operational warfare exercises conducted with the Royal Australian Navy off the ... More >>
