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HMNZS Aotearoa Welcomed Home After Eight-Month Deployment
Friday, 12 December 2025, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The return marks the conclusion of an exceptionally demanding operational year for the Navy’s maritime replenishment vessel. The ship spent 307 days away from home and sailed more than 31,000 nautical miles More >>
RNZAF Base Auckland Exercise Tests ‘NZ Inc’ Ability To Launch Pacific Disaster Response
Thursday, 11 December 2025, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The exercise focused on how agencies plan, prioritise, pack and load essential relief supplies, and how they work together when a real-world deployment is needed at short notice. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Support Largest US Navy Humanitarian And Civil Assistance Mission
Thursday, 11 December 2025, 10:32 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Stretching from Hawaii through to the Philippines, the Pacific Partnership mission visited eight countries to address immediate needs and long-term resilience. More >>
NZDF Bolsters North Korea Sanctions Enforcement With HMNZS Aotearoa And P-8A Poseidon
Monday, 8 December 2025, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Up in the air, the crew of the P-8A Poseidon witnessed five ship-to-ship transfers, observed 59 vessels of interest and issued 19 deterrence messages. More >>
2025 NZDF Person Of The Year – Sailor Shows Exceptional Leadership And Technical Mastery
Friday, 5 December 2025, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Acting Petty Officer Kotuhi was presented with the award by New Zealand Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro and Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies in a ceremony at Government House, in Wellington. More >>
Registration Opens For 2026 Gallipoli Services In Türkiye
Wednesday, 3 December 2025, 10:13 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The 2026 Gallipoli Services will be the 111th anniversary of the start of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign in which more than 8,000 New Zealanders served, with 2,779 making the ultimate sacrifice. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Teams Provide Specialist Skills Training To Ukraine Forces
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 10:49 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Under Operation Tīeke, the NZDF’s operation to support Ukraine, up to 100 NZDF personnel at a time are deployed to the United Kingdom and Europe to deliver training, or undertake command and liaison roles at multinational headquarters. More >>
Southern Ocean Surveillance Patrols: New Zealand’s Commitment To Upholding Antarctic Conservation Rules
Monday, 1 December 2025, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
These patrols reinforce New Zealand’s commitment to protect the ecologically sensitive Southern Ocean environment, support sustainable fishing practices, and uphold the international rules that govern this region. More >>
Landmark Exercise With German Air Force Delivers Benefits For New Zealand
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Exercise Tūhono Rangi, meaning Connecting Skies, reflects the enduring partnership between New Zealand and Germany and underscores the importance of collaboration in maintaining regional and global stability. More >>
Lease And Livery Developments For RNZAF Boeing 757 Replacements
Friday, 21 November 2025, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Chief of Defence Force, Air Marshal Tony Davies, recently signed the arrangement to purchase two new Airbus A321XLR aircraft from US-based Air Lease Corporation. More >>
NZDF And Researchers Confirm 85 Cook Islands Soldiers Eligible For Second World War Service Medals
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Most of the 85 individuals are eligible for the War Medal 1939-1945 and the New Zealand War Service Medal. More >>
RNZAF Returns To Fiji And Takes Opportunity To Show MC-12K King Air Capability To Tongan Military
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Aircrews on the MC-12K King Air regularly provide maritime patrols to detect and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Ready For High-Risk Weather Season
Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Two NZDF personnel have also joined the Brisbane-based Pacific Response Group (PRG) to help coordinate military response efforts to weather events. More >>
Resourceful Navy Musician Realises Antarctic Dream, Armed With Plastic French Horn
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Now, after four years of applying, she’s finally on the ice – and probably the first New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) musician to get there. More >>
Physical Restrictions Can’t Ground RNZAF Aviator Of The Year
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Corporal Mapapalangi, of Tonga and Māori descent, is the oldest of seven siblings. Growing up he embraced his Māori heritage spending his entire school life at a full-immersion school Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Koutu. More >>
NZ Army Hosts Major Five-Country Tactical Exercise
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Five Powers Defence Arrangement Exercise Suman Warrior is conducted once every five years in New Zealand, and this year’s command post exercise involves more than 120 personnel. More >>
German Air Force On Training Visit To New Zealand
Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Altogether, the GAF will deploy five aircraft to New Zealand over the fortnight period - three A400Ms, an Airbus A330 transporting personnel involved in the exercise between Germany and New Zealand, and an Airbus A321. More >>
NZ Army Teams Up With Local Jet Company In Training First
Friday, 31 October 2025, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The training involved soldiers from 16th Field Regiment, where four Joint Fires Teams coordinated land, maritime and air attacks on an enemy on a fictional island under occupation and martial law. More >>
NZ Army Wins Gold In Welsh Military Challenge
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The exercise involved more than 100 teams traversing the undulating terrain of the Welsh Brecon Beacons, in all manner of weather, covering around 60km over 48 hours. More >>
New Zealand Soldiers Dig Deep For Expert US Army Challenge
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 11:39 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The EIB is a special skills badge within the US Army, initiated in 1944 to honour infantryman and symbolise their infantry’s “tough, hard-hitting role in combat”. More >>
