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New Zealand Defence Force - Latest News [Page 37]
NZDF Personnel Join Humanitarian Mission in Asia-Pacific
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Nine New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel have embarked on the US naval hospital ship USNS Mercy as they take part in the largest multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) mission to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. More >>
NZDF Supports Search For Missing Pig Hunter
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force has deployed a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopter to support the Police’s search for a pig hunter who has been reported missing in the Makahika Ranges in Levin. More >>
NZDF NH90 Helicopter Supports Search for Missing Pig Hunter
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force has deployed a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopter to support the Police’s search for a pig hunter who has been reported missing in the Makahika Ranges in Levin. More >>
Panel Helping Defence Force Prevent Inappropriate Behaviours
Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has initiated an expert panel of New Zealanders to help it prevent inappropriate and harmful sexual behaviours in our armed forces. More >>
Commemorating WWI’s Greatest Sea Battle: Jutland 1916
Friday, 27 May 2016, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
On 31 May 2016 events over land and sea in New Zealand and the United Kingdom will mark the 100th anniversary of the greatest naval battle fought in World War 1. More >>
NZDF To Conduct Bomb Training At Kaipara Range
Friday, 27 May 2016, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will be dropping Mark 82 depth bombs from a P-3K2 Orion in a training exercise to qualify air and ground crews at the Kaipara Air Weapons Range onThursday 2 June. More >>
NZ Defence Force Troops Return From Iraq
Friday, 27 May 2016, 11:08 am | New Zealand Defence Force
NZ Defence Force Troops Return From Iraq About 70 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) soldiers deployed to help train Iraqi Security Forces returned home this evening. The returning personnel were welcomed home at RNZAF Base Ohakea by the Chief of Air ... More >>
NZDF Texans are on their way down South
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Future Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) instructors will be flying the new T-6C Texans II into Christchurch and Invercargill airports over the next week as they complete the Flying Instructor Course (FIC). More >>
NZDF Orion Completes Third Successful Rescue In Ten Days
Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft today completed its third successful search in 10 days after finding a yacht headed for Fiji which was overdue by almost two weeks. More >>
Kiwi Gunners To Mark 300th Anniversary Of Royal Artillery
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:35 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Artillery will fire guns at dawn in several North Island locations and demonstrate their skills with a gun run in Palmerston North to mark 300 years since the formation of Britain’s Royal Artillery. More >>
Chief of Defence Force Attends Nato Heads of Defence Meeting
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:09 am | New Zealand Defence Force
21 May 2016 Chief of Defence Force Attends Nato Heads of Defence Meeting The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Tim Keating, has attended a constructive meeting of NATO Chiefs of Defence in Belgium. The meeting was a chance to engage ... More >>
NZDF Orion Logs Second Successful Sar in Five Days
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 10:58 am | New Zealand Defence Force
NZDF Orion Logs Second Successful Sar in Five Days A New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) P-3K2 Orion aircraft today clocked up a second successful search and rescue mission for the Air Force in five days when it found two Kiribati fishermen who were reported ... More >>
Air Force Water Polo Team To Compete In National Tournament
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) water polo team will take on provincial sides this weekend at the New Zealand Tier Two National Tournament at the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre. More >>
NZ Defence Force Orion Finds Missing Kiribati Fishermen
Monday, 16 May 2016, 10:56 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) P-3K2 Orion aircraft has found three Kiribati fishermen missing since the morning of 7 May adrift near Tarawa, the Pacific Islands nation’s capital and main atoll. More >>
Army Band Performs for the Queen
Friday, 13 May 2016, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
By special request of the Queen, the New Zealand Army Band has performed before her and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle. The band is in London to give marching displays at the 2016 Royal Windsor Horse Show and the Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration ... More >>
Another Silver For NZDF At Invictus Games
Friday, 13 May 2016, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Glenn Barnes and David Sherriff faced off against the British wheelchair tennis team today earning silver for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) team competing at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. More >>
Christchurch Local Takes Bronze At Invictus Games
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Retired Army Major Josephine Barrett made a splash today to get a bronze in the Women's 50m Breaststroke as part of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) team competing at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. More >>
Whanganui Army Sergeant Takes Bronze At The Invictus Games
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Army Sergeant (SGT) Gareth Pratt swam his way to bronze in the Men's 50m Breaststroke today as part of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) team competing at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. More >>
Army Medic Wins Second Discus Medal at Invictus Games
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A New Zealand Army medic, Corporal (CPL) Kelly Whittle, took out bronze for discus today as part of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) team competing at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. More >>
NZ Troops Looking Forward to Training Iraqi Soldiers
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 9:24 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The third rotation of around 100 New Zealand troops to the Building Partner Capacity mission in Iraq is looking forward to helping Iraqi soldiers sharpen their warfighting skills so they can recover parts of their country from the clutches of terrorist ... More >>
