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First World War Rugby Trophy Now on Display
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
One of the first international military rugby trophies, the Somme Cup, is on display at the National Army Museum in Waiouru until 26 April 2016. More >>
Exercise Joint Waka Puts NZDF To the Test
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has launched a new exercise series aimed at enhancing its offshore deployment ability to deal with any contingencies including humanitarian crisis, natural disasters, and regional instability. More >>
NZDF Personnel To Attend Quake Memorial Service
Monday, 15 February 2016, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Around 70 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel led by the Commanding Officer of the sealift and amphibious support vessel HMNZS CANTERBURY will attend the 22 February memorial service marking Christchurch’s devastating earthquake five years ... More >>
Kiwis Prep for Invictus Battle
Friday, 12 February 2016, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Twenty-one members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) are preparing for battle, as they train to compete in the May 2016 Invictus Games, held in Orlando, Florida. More >>
NZDF Deploys Second Wave of Firefighters to Tasmania
Friday, 12 February 2016, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is deploying a second wave of five firefighters to Tasmania this weekend as authorities there gear up for another month of battling the bushfires. More >>
NZDF Fitness App Wins International Award
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
NZDF Fitness App Wins International Award The New Zealand Defence Force ( NZDF) has won an international award for Force Fit, its innovative mobile app designed to encourage new recruits and the general public to get “Force Fit”. The Chief ... More >>
Navy Applies Pedal Power for Good Cause
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Twelve members of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will trade ships for bicycles this week to raise money for the Foundation for Youth Development (FYD). More >>
New Zealand Troops to Train with Korean And US Marines
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Around 60 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) soldiers will take part in a large-scale exercise in the Republic of Korea starting on 24 February. Major General (MAJGEN) Tim Gall, the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, said gunners from the New Zealand ... More >>
Navy Supporting Wellington City Mission with ‘Fish & Ships’
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is on a mission to help raise funds for the Wellington City Mission. More >>
Waitangi And Wellington Gun Salutes
Friday, 5 February 2016, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy and the New Zealand Army will each fire a 21-gun salute tomorrow at midday. More >>
NZDF Firefighters in Tasmania
Friday, 5 February 2016, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The five New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) firefighters deployed to help fight the wildfires in Tasmania pose for a group photo with their Australian colleagues after a hard day’s work on the fireline at Wuthering Heights in the state’s northwest. More >>
NZDF Firefighters Help Fight Tasmanian Bush Fires
Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 11:50 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Five highly experienced New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) firefighters have been deployed to remote bush in northwest Tasmania to help battle the state’s raging bush fires over the next three weeks. More >>
Ministry of Defence Appoints Air Force Chief to Senior Role
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Ministry of Defence Appoints Chief of Air Force to Senior Role The Ministry of Defence has appointed Mike Yardley, the current Chief of Air Force, as Deputy Secretary Acquisition, heading up a new five-person Acquisition Leadership Team. Announcing the appointment, ... More >>
CDF Visiting Defence Force Support Operation in Antarctica
Saturday, 23 January 2016, 8:39 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
CDF Visiting Defence Force Support Operation in Antarctica The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, arrived in Antarctica last night for a visit that will include meeting New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel providing logistical ... More >>
Airmen Graduate with New Military Working Dogs
Friday, 15 January 2016, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Wellington men, Leading Aircraftman Thomas Olsen and Aircraftman Danial Forsyth and their Military Working Dogs (MWD) Koda and Axle graduated today at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Auckland in a ceremony presided over by the Base Commander, ... More >>
Last Post to Sound at Pukeahu Throughout Festive Season
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 9:57 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The daily Last Post ceremony will continue throughout the Christmas period, including Christmas and New Year’s Days, at the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, at 5pm. More >>
Deployed Personnel Get Ready for Christmas Far Away
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
As Kiwis in New Zealand put the final touches on their Christmas arrangements, New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel deployed overseas are preparing to mark the occasion as best they can without their families and friends at home. More >>
Christmas Video Messages From Around the World
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 11:21 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Approximately 182 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will be deployed on operations around the world over the Christmas period this year. More >>
NZDF Completes Southern Ocean Patrol
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force offshore patrol vessel HMNZS OTAGO returns to the Devonport Naval Basetomorrow after almost three weeks of maritime surveillance operations in the Southern Ocean. More >>
NZDF Orion Completes 16-Month Middle East Operation
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 8:51 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft returned home this evening from a 16-month operation in the Middle East, where it worked as part of an international partnership against piracy and the trafficking of people and drugs. ... More >>
