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Soldiers Take Over The Hills Of Dunedin
Thursday, 4 August 2005, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Over 100 Territorial Force soldiers from all over New Zealand will take to the hills of Dunedin on Saturday 6 August to compete in the Twin Peaks Battle Tab. More >>
Welcome return for navy TANKER
Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 10:42 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The 50 Officers and sailors of HMNZS ENDEAVOUR will welcome the sight of the Sky Tower on Friday 5 August as they return to Auckland after five months sailing the seas of South East Asia and Australia. More >>
Te Reo For Afghani President
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force personnel had the opportunity to introduce Te Reo and Maori culture to a different audience during Maori Language week when the Afghani President visited Bamyan, Afghanistan on Wednesday 27 July. More >>
Air Force Exercise in Fiji
Friday, 22 July 2005, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is conducting its tropical training exercise from 23 July to 14 August in Fiji - Exercise Tropic Astra. More >>
Defence force personnel leave for Afghanistan
Monday, 18 July 2005, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Honourable Ruth Dyson and Major General Lou Gardiner will farewell New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel deploying to Afghanistan on Wednesday 20 July, from Christchurch International Airport. More >>
Student Pilots Descend on Tauranga
Monday, 18 July 2005, 11:13 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Seventy personnel will live in a tent city on the airfield from 19-28 July as part of the pilot training exercise. More >>
Daily Challenges For Kiwi Soldiers In Afghanistan
Friday, 1 July 2005, 5:33 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Corporal Tony Clark and Lance Corporal Daniel Rosewarne face daily challenges in maintaining the New Zealand Provisional Reconstruction Team vehicles, in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan. None have been more challenging than the movement of three ... More >>
NZAID Funding Of Bamyan Hospital Maternity Ward
Friday, 1 July 2005, 11:37 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Work has begun on building a New Zealand-funded maternity ward in the local hospital in Bamyan, Afghanistan where the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team is based. More >>
NZDF Withdrawals from Mozambique and Sierra Leone
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 9:59 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Long and successful New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) contributions to Mozambique and Sierra Leone come to an end this week. The last two remaining New Zealand military personnel in the African nations will be withdrawn today. The NZDF has been a valuable ... More >>
Time's Changing in Timor
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A new era has dawned in Timor-Leste, where infrastructure and stability is rising out of the ashes of a troubled history. As New Zealand's last Military Observer to serve in the region, Squadron Leader Karen Mead (Blenheim) has witnessed the changes ... More >>
Urgently Needed Medical Textbooks To Afghanistan
Monday, 27 June 2005, 6:01 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force Te Ope Kaatua O Aotearoa Media Release Monday June 27, 2005 More >>
Army Officer Heads to Kosovo
Monday, 27 June 2005, 8:41 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Blackwell leaves New Zealand today to take up a UN posting in Kosovo. He will take over from Commander Andrew Brown at the UN Headquarters in Pristina. Commander Brown is due to return to New Zealand early next month. More >>
Lengthy Deployment for navy ship
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 10:19 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Navy frigate HMNZS TE KAHA will depart Devonport Naval Base on Monday June 27, 2005 at 11:00am, sailing for Operation Cutlass II, a 5 ½ month deployment to Australia and Asia. More >>
Navy Saluting In China
Monday, 20 June 2005, 8:40 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Quartermaster onboard HMNZS TE MANA pipes the side for Chinese Naval vessels as they sail up the Yangtze River to their berth. HMNZ Ships TE MANA and ENDEAVOUR will spend the weekend in Shanghai, China in the last of a series of defence diplomacy ... More >>
Ceremonial Welcome for the President of Pakistan
Friday, 17 June 2005, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force Te Ope Kaatua O Aotearoa Media Advisory Friday 17 June, 2005 More >>
Army personnel return from Niue
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Niue, the small Pacific island devastated by Cyclone Heta last year, now has a new industrial park, refurbished sea tracks and bush walks, and other improvements, following a training exercise by the New Zealand Army. More >>
Naval Task Group approaching China
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 9:37 am | New Zealand Defence Force
HMNZ Ships TE MANA and ENDEAVOUR are approaching China for the last in a series of defence diplomacy visits for the New Zealand Task Force. The ships berth in Shanghai, China at 1:00pm Friday 17 June, and depart Tuesday 21 June. More >>
Fourth Rescue for Air Force Crew
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
An Air Force Orion has coordinated a successful rescue of two people who were on board the floundering yacht Ciru. More >>
Images: Air Force Orion on Standby for Rendezvous
Monday, 13 June 2005, 6:18 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
An Air Force Orion is on standby to help a stricken yacht rendezvous with a merchant ship within the next 24 hours. The yacht Scot Free has a ripped sails, has run out of diesel and is without its GPS. More >>
Third Search and Rescue for Air Force Orion’s
Monday, 13 June 2005, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Air Force’s No. 5 Squadron has capped off a busy weekend, after launching a P3 Orion on a search and rescue mission for the third time in four days. More >>
