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New Zealand Defence Force - Latest News [Page 119]

Army Territorial Exercise In Napier

Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:32 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

300 Territorial Force personnel will exercise in the Napier region from Saturday 26th February until Sunday 6th March 2005. More >>

Veterans Affairs Announces Ballot

Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

Anzac Day this year, 25 April 2005, marks the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings, the start of a campaign that lasted eight months and resulted in some 7500 New Zealand casualties, including 2721 deaths - one in four of those ... More >>

Image: Flying at First Light

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

A rare visit from a Royal Air Force (RAF) Nimrod - the British Maritime Patrol Aircraft is in New Zealand to take part in the world's longest running submarine hunting competition. More >>

After the tsunami

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The stench and the sight of thousands of long-dead bodies in mass graves, was not something Private Stephen Van Deursen expected to experience so early in his Army career. More >>

Navy Celebrates With Napier During Art Deco Fest

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 9:46 am | New Zealand Defence Force

The Navy is participating in Napier's Art Deco Weekend, 17-21 February 2005 with Ships and the Navy Band. More >>

HMNZS Canterbury To Be Farewelled In Style

Thursday, 17 February 2005, 8:52 am | New Zealand Defence Force

HMNZS CANTERBURY, the last steam driven Leander Class Frigate in the Navy, will decommission in Auckland on 31 March 2005 after 33 years operational service. Under the command of Commander Peter Kempster, the crew of 247 Officers and Ratings onboard, HMNZS ... More >>

Exercise Fincastle - International Competition

Friday, 11 February 2005, 10:20 am | New Zealand Defence Force

The Air Force's Orion's and crews are preparing to compete with the maritime patrol forces of Britain and Australia as part of Exercise Fincastle from 14 February to 2 March. The Air Force's No. 5 Squadron will host this year's Fincastle at their ... More >>

NZDF personnel return from Afghanistan

Thursday, 10 February 2005, 12:48 am | New Zealand Defence Force

DEFENCE FORCE personnel return from AFGHANISTAN 104 New Zealand Defence Force personnel will arrive in Christchurch on Saturday from a six-month tour of duty with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan. Amongst the returning personnel is Colonel ... More >>

NZ Defence Force Medical Team in Banda Aceh

Monday, 7 February 2005, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The New Zealand Defence Force medical team in tsunami-devastated Banda Aceh expect a few tears to flow when they leave the Anzac Clinic they helped establish four weeks ago. More >>

Deployment Delayed

Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The deployment of a second rotation of personnel to Indonesia has been delayed More >>

Defence Personnel Depart For Banda Aceh Thursday

Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 10:38 am | New Zealand Defence Force

62 Defence personnel leave for Indonesia this Thursday to replace personnel who have been deployed since late December in Jakarta, Medan and the tsunami devastated province of Banda Aceh. More >>

Air Force Squadron Honoured By Order Of St John

Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 9:22 am | New Zealand Defence Force

The Air Force's Rotary Wing squadron will be honoured this week, with a Priory Vote of Thanks from the Order of St John. More >>

New Zealand troops off to Afghanistan

Thursday, 27 January 2005, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The Minister of Defence, Hon Mark Burton will farewell the New Zealand Defence Force contingent for Afghanistan at Christchurch airport on Saturday January 29, 2005. The deployment of 120-strong New Zealand led Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZ PRT) ... More >>

Navy Patrol Craft Helps Stricken Yacht

Monday, 17 January 2005, 8:29 am | New Zealand Defence Force

The Navy Reserve Patrol Craft HMNZS Kiwi, last night (Saturday 15 January) went to the rescue of a stricken yacht in the Marlborough Sounds. More >>

Kiwis Destroy Fifth Afghanistan Weapons Cache

Thursday, 13 January 2005, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

The New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZ PRT) working in Afghanistan has discovered and destroyed a fifth cache of weapons, including rockets, mortar rounds and anti tank mines. More >>

NZDF Photos Of The Medical Team In Banda Aceh

Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

Banda Aceh Public Hospital - Corporal Lisa Pomana and Lance Corporal Kane McCollum, Both of 2 Health Support Battalion at Linton help move a patient back to the ward. More >>

Exercise Joint Kiwi Postponed

Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

Due to ongoing commitments to tsunami relief operations in South East Asia by the New Zealand Defence Force, Exercise Joint Kiwi has been postponed. More >>

Hercules Returns Home

Monday, 10 January 2005, 11:53 am | New Zealand Defence Force

One of the RNZAF C-130 Hercules, which has been flying relief operations in tsunami-affected areas, will today leave Indonesia. More >>

Medical Team Begins Work in Banda Aceh

Monday, 10 January 2005, 10:06 am | New Zealand Defence Force

Cleaning up mountains of mud from the Banda Aceh Public Hospital is the first priority for an NZDF Medical Team deployed to Indonesia. More >>

Tsunami Relief - NZDF Update 6

Monday, 10 January 2005, 10:04 am | New Zealand Defence Force

The Air Force C-130 Hercules operating out of Jakarta last night resumed flights in to Banda Ache. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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