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NZDF Fine-Tunes Humanitarian Assistance Plans
Friday, 9 June 2017, 11:03 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) sent a team to Niue recently to look at how it could support the Pacific Island country in the aftermath of a natural disaster. More >>
NZDF Marks the Battle of Messines Centenary in Belgium
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A hundred years since the New Zealand Division took part in the Battle of Messines, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has marked the centenary with two extraordinary services in Belgium. More >>
Youngster Proud to Join Battle of Messines Commemoration
Tuesday, 6 June 2017, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Navy Cadet is enjoying the highlight of his career so far, travelling to Europe with the New Zealand Defence Force to help commemorate a century-old battle fought in the First World War. More >>
Service And Sacrifice for an Army Cadet in Belgium
Tuesday, 6 June 2017, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
An Army Cadet is gearing up for a career in the Defence Force, but first she will represent the youth of New Zealand overseas at the commemorations of a battle fought a century ago. More >>
NZDF Delivering a Tonne of Books to Solomon Islands
Tuesday, 6 June 2017, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is delivering about a tonne of textbooks and children’s books to the Solomon Islands this week to help restock the sole public library in the South Pacific country’s capital. More >>
NZDF Completes Hydrographic Survey in Cook Islands
Tuesday, 6 June 2017, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Mariners travelling to the Cook Islands will soon be able to use more accurate nautical charts, which will be updated using findings from a hydrographic survey completed recently by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). More >>
NZDF Troops Confident Work in Iraq Will Have Enduring Impact
Thursday, 1 June 2017, 8:59 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
NZDF Troops Confident Work in Iraq Will Have Enduring Impact About 100 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) troops who returned home from Iraq tonight expressed confidence their training mission will have an enduring impact. The Senior National Officer ... More >>
Gun Salutes to Mark Royal Occasions
Thursday, 1 June 2017, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Personnel from the 16th Field Regiment Royal New Zealand Artillery will mark three Royal occasions during June with 21-gun salutes at Point Jerningham in Wellington. More >>
NZDF’s Fisheries Patrol in Fiji Covers Vast Area
Thursday, 1 June 2017, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The initial fisheries patrol conducted by a combined team from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces has covered about 2200 kilometres of sea around Fiji, with more than 16 vessels boarded. More >>
Gun Salutes to Mark Royal Occasions
Thursday, 1 June 2017, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Personnel from the 16th Field Regiment Royal New Zealand Artillery will mark three Royal occasions during June with 21-gun salutes at Point Jerningham in Wellington. More >>
NZDF’s Top Shots Claim Awards in Australian Competition
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) top combat marksmen were among the best performers at the annual combat-focussed competition organised recently by the Australian Army. More >>
NZ Defence Force to be the world’s first smokefree military
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 9:17 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced today that they will go smokefree by 2020. More >>
Kaitaia Soldier Revelling in Middle East Role
Friday, 26 May 2017, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
One of the reasons Ari Busby joined the New Zealand Army was to travel and he has got his wish, working with a multinational contingent in the Sinai Peninsula. More >>
Navy Celebrates Five New Commanding Officers
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
There will be five changes of command, including two women commanding officers, in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) in May and June. More >>
Fifth Rotation of NZDF Troops Heads to Iraq
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The fifth rotation of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) troops left today for a six-month mission training Iraqi soldiers. The NZDF’s Senior National Officer in Taji, Iraq, said the 106-member team was under no illusions about the task ahead. More >>
Navy Celebrates Five New Commanding Officers
Monday, 22 May 2017, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
There will be five changes of command, including two women commanding officers, in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) in May and June. More >>
NZ Sailors at Sharp End of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Bust
Friday, 19 May 2017, 10:42 am | New Zealand Defence Force
19 May 2017 New Zealand Sailors at Sharp End of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Bust Two Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) sailors were at the sharp end of last week’s multi-million dollar heroin bust in the Indian Ocean, transporting the team that boarded the drug ... More >>
First World War Chalice Returns to Belgium Battlefield
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The chalice of First World War chaplain Father James Joseph McMenamin will be handed over to New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) chaplains during a Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Petone […]. More >>
Chief of Defence Force to Attend EU Meeting
Friday, 12 May 2017, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, leaves this weekend for a visit to Europe that will include participation in a meeting of European Union (EU) Chiefs of Defence and a call on his Irish counterpart. More >>
NZDF Helps Seize $400m of Heroin in Indian Ocean
Friday, 12 May 2017, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has played a key role in another successful drug bust in the Indian Ocean, bringing the total amount of illegal drugs it has helped seize to about $400 million in two weeks. More >>
