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Commemorations Remember Guadalcanal 80 Years On
Monday, 8 August 2022, 6:27 am | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force personnel have remembered all those who served in Solomon Islands during World War II, as they attended commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal today. A group of personnel from the Royal New Zealand ... More >>
RNZAF Base Auckland Takes Queen’s Colour, Farewells Orion At Change Of Command Parade
Friday, 29 July 2022, 3:49 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland has marked three significant milestones as it takes custody of the Queen’s Colour, changes commanders and farewells one of its long-serving P-3 Orions. The Queen’s Colour – a ceremonial flag presented ... More >>
RNZAF Delivers Critical Freight To Kiribati And Fiji
Friday, 29 July 2022, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft departed today to deliver critical freight to Kiribati and Fiji. The C-130 Hercules is destined for Kiribati to offload crucial water infrastructure to support the Government of Kiribati’s response to their ... More >>
Chief Of NZ Army Says Fiji Visit Both Long Overdue And Greatly Welcomed
Friday, 29 July 2022, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Reconnecting face to face as armies and renewing old friendships while on an official visit to the Republic of Fiji has been both long overdue and greatly welcomed, Chief of Army Major General John Boswell says. Major General Boswell arrived in Fiji on ... More >>
NZ Navy Hydrographers Get To Work Mapping Niue’s Unique Landscape
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 9:23 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Hydrographers from HMNZS Matataua have been working in Niue this month as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2207/2d2b50a5cdc237e4a6b2.jpeg" width="720" height="593"> A 3D picture of the sea floor ... More >>
Chief Of The New Zealand Army Visits Fiji
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Major General John Boswell is visiting the Officer Cadet School (OCS) of New Zealand, who have been in Fiji since July 1 taking part in Exercise Veiliutaki. The support from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) while the New Zealand Defence Force ... More >>
Fijian Exercise Throws Young NZ Army Leaders Into Heat Of Battle
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
In the 30-degree heat of Fijian jungle, with mosquitos buzzing, a group of New Zealand soldiers are learning how to operate in a new environment and alongside foreign troops for the first time. Officer Cadet School (OCS) of New Zealand students are this month ... More >>
NZ Army Officer Cadets Living Off The Land In Exercise With Fijian Military
Monday, 25 July 2022, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Learning how to live off the land and fend for themselves in the bush are just some of the new skills a group of New Zealand soldiers have learned from Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) experts in Fiji. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2207/292fa0b9a02c16133240.jpeg" ... More >>
NZ Army To Fire 19-gun Salute In Wellington
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Army will fire a 19-gun salute in Wellington at approx. 10.35am on Thursday 21 July, welcoming The Hon Dalton Tagelagi, Premier of Niue. The gun salute will be fired by personnel from 16th Field Regiment, Royal Regiment of New ... More >>
NZDF Returns To Pacific Building Scene With Work On Niue School
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:36 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A New Zealand Army Engineer team is in Niue carrying out a number of construction tasks for the local high school as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Exercise Tropic Twilight usually occurs annually ... More >>
NZDF Returns To Pacific Building Scene With Work On Niue School
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A New Zealand Army Engineer team is in Niue carrying out a number of construction tasks for the local high school as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Exercise Tropic Twilight usually occurs annually ... More >>
NZDF Flies Team To Support Niue In Covid Outbreak
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A team of civilian doctors, nurses and New Zealand Defence Force personnel, and a seven-tonne generator, have left New Zealand this morning on board a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules bound for Niue to assist with the recent COVID-19 ... More >>
RNZAF Crew Finds Survivors On Two Boats Missing Near Kiribati
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion have found two missing boats within 10 nautical miles of each other, dropping survival kits with water and locator beacons to those on board. Both vessels had been reported missing from Kiribati. On Sunday, ... More >>
NZ Army Engineers Help Rebuild Fijian School Buildings
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 10:47 am | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Army Engineers are in Fiji working on the rebuild of Lekutu Secondary School with a multinational Combat Engineering Team led by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The school buildings were damaged during Cyclone Yasa in 2020, and alongside ... More >>
Air Force Heritage Flight Spitfire Coming To The Lower North Island
Monday, 9 May 2022, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The skies between Ohakea, Masterton, the Hutt Valley and the Kapiti Coast will reverberate to the sound of New Zealand’s military aviation heritage on Saturday 14 May, as the Air Force Heritage Flight (AFHF) conducts flypasts in celebration of 80 years ... More >>
Helping Others Top Priority For Auckland Air Force Medic
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 11:16 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A desire to help was the main driver for Victoria Lu to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). She has just graduated the 14-week recruit training at RNZAF Base Woodbourne and will now head to Burnham Military Camp, near Christchurch, to complete ... More >>
RNZAF Helps Devonport Woman Keep Flying Career Alive
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 6:16 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Covid-19 ended a lot of careers in the aviation industry, but Devonport’s Maya Tewhata-Low will still be airborne thanks to a fledgling career in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). Aircraftman Tewhata-Low, 23, had been working as cabin ... More >>
Air Force Marks 85 Years Of Service To New Zealand
Friday, 1 April 2022, 9:55 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, celebrates its 85th birthday today. On 1 April 1937 the Air Force Act took effect, formally recognising air power as a critical element of the country’s security. In the years since then, ... More >>
Change Of Command For Devonport Naval Base
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A ceremony has taken place today to mark the Change of Command of the home of the Royal New Zealand Navy at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2203/af7daa20589115ca2b91.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Deputy Chief of Navy, Commodore ... More >>
NZ Navy Ships To Return From Tonga After Roles In Relief Efforts
Friday, 11 February 2022, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will bring home HMNZ Ships Canterbury and Wellington which have been in Tonga assisting with relief efforts following last month’s undersea eruption and tsunami. Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, Rear Admiral Jim Gilmour, ... More >>
