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Reserve Soldier Representing NZDF at Somme Centenary
Friday, 9 September 2016, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Army Reserve Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Dave Warren has left his day job as a fishery officer for a few weeks to escort the colour of 3/6 Battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (RNZIR) at the Battle of the Somme centenary commemorations ... More >>
NZDF To Help Destroy Unexploded Munitions in Solomon Islands
Friday, 2 September 2016, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will be helping the Solomon Islands dispose of the deadly threat posed by unexploded World War II-era munitions. More >>
CDF Announces Somme Centenary Details in France
Friday, 2 September 2016, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand’s Memorial to the Missing at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery lists the names of 1,205 New Zealand soldiers with no known grave. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force. More >>
NZ Soldiers in Iraq Maintain High Training Tempo
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 11:31 am | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) trainers deployed to Iraq are maintaining a high operational tempo as local forces continue their counter-offensive against the terrorist organisation Daesh. More >>
Final Preparations for Somme Centenary in France
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) contingent travelling to France to commemorate New Zealand’s involvement in the Battle of the Somme will gather at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea near Palmerston North. Media are invited to attend ... More >>
NZDF Hosting Commander Republic of Fiji Military Forces
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force is hosting a visit by the Commander Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), Rear Admiral (RADM) Viliame Naupoto over the next few days. More >>
NZDF Vessel Returns From Pacific Fisheries Patrols
Monday, 22 August 2016, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington will return to the Devonport Naval Base on Friday 26 August after a successful five-week operation conducting fisheries patrols in the south-west Pacific. More >>
Kiwis, Australians Mark 50th Anniversary Of Vietnam War
Friday, 19 August 2016, 10:41 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Kiwis, Australians Mark 50th Anniversary Of Vietnam War A New Zealand Vietnam veterans delegation has joined forces with some of their former Australian colleagues in Canberra to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The veterans attended an ... More >>
NZ Shares Disaster Response Lessons with Pacific Partnershi
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force personnel have shared lessons drawn from responses to recent disasters as they take part in the largest multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) preparedness mission being held in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. More >>
Officer Cadets Begin Jungle Warfare Training
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
More than 50 New Zealand Army Officer Cadets are pitting themselves against the elements and an enemy in a steamy Brunei jungle for the next three weeks. More >>
Delegation to 50th Anniversary in Canberra of Vietnam War
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is taking 39 Vietnam veterans to Canberra to take part in Australian commemorations on 18 August. Media will be able to meet veterans when they gather in Wellington before their departure. More >>
NZDF Lifts Emergency Shelter to White Island
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has airlifted a 2.4-tonne shipping container to volcanic White Island near Whakatane, to provide visitors an emergency shelter in case of an eruption. More >>
NZDF Soldiers Train Sinai-Bound Us Troops
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Over 200 US troops are expected to hit the ground in top gear when they are sent to the Sinai Peninsula in coming weeks, thanks to the training provided by four New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) soldiers. More >>
Huntly Man in the Thick of It at RIMPAC
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Huntly man Tui Raukawa joined the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) to “get amongst the action” and his wish was amply fulfilled in Hawaii over the past five weeks at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime ... More >>
Exciting Adventure at World’s Biggest Maritime Exercise
Monday, 8 August 2016, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Less than five years ago, former Thames High School student Ben Sanders joined the New Zealand Defence Force looking for “an exciting career where every day would be different”. He has not been disappointed. More >>
Police Commissioner to Be Patron of Next LSV Course
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Trainees on the next Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) course starting next Monday will be privileged to have Police Commissioner Mike Bush as their patron. More >>
NZDF Works with China, US And Australia to Solve Aid Issues
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Representatives from the People’s Liberation Army, United States military and the Australian Defence Force are in New Zealand this week to look at the way humanitarian operations are conducted in the wake of a South Pacific crisis. More >>
NZDF at Helm of Amphibious Landing at RIMPAC
Monday, 1 August 2016, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) played a key role when Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime exercise, culminated in a massive show of force with an amphibious landing in Hawaii yesterday (New Zealand time). More >>
Air Force Technician ‘Living the Dream’ in Hawaii
Monday, 1 August 2016, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Shannon Pevreal, 23, from Otorohanga, is “living the dream” at the world’s largest maritime warfare exercise in Hawaii. More >>
Armed Forces Keen to Be Part of Local Communities
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealanders who serve their country in uniform are making a valuable contribution to local communities, New Zealand’s top military officer has reminded community leaders. More >>
