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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 >>
Royal New Zealand Air Force T-6C Texan II Fleet Hits Milestone
Friday, 17 October 2025, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Reaching 40,000 flying hours for the fleet was impressive and reflected the large number of sorties – about 18, but up to 24 – scheduled each day, he said. More >>
Navy Diver Who Led Team During HMNZS Manawanui Response Receives Award
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Lieutenant Christian Lloyd, who led the Royal New Zealand Navy diving contingent in Samoa in the aftermath of the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, is being recognised with a Chief of Defence Force commendation for his actions in dangerous and challenging ... More >>
NZ Army Proves Evacuation Capabilities In Marlborough Exercise
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Successfully evacuating non-combatants from a deteriorating security environment is one of the high-stakes responsibilities of the NZ Army’s high readiness unit. More >>
‘Job Done And More’ - NZDF Winds Up Exercise Tropic Twilight In Cook Islands
Monday, 13 October 2025, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Funded by the MFAT, this year’s exercise involves more than 30 personnel from the New Zealand Army’s 25 Engineer Support Squadron, 2 Engineer Regiment supported by a medical team and troops from Australia, Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu. More >>
Search Begins For Families Of Recently Identified First World War Casualties
Friday, 10 October 2025, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Sergeant Thomas Smith, aged 31, and Corporal Thomas Nigel McFarland, aged 27, of the New Zealand Machine Gun Corps (NZMG), were killed on 12 October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium More >>
Statement On The Marking Of One Year Since The Sinking Of HMNZS Manawanui
Monday, 6 October 2025, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Alongside our Samoan colleagues much work has been carried out in the past 12 months to minimise the effects of the sinking and investigate the causes. More >>
RNZAF Helicopters Break Another Flight Record On Journey From Australia
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Over the course of two days, the aircraft flew from Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley to RNZAF Base Auckland, a distance of 1534 nautical miles (nm), or 2840 kilometres over water. More >>
New Zealand Among Five Nations Uniting For Exercise Bersama Lima
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa is among the participating assets, which include a UK Carrier Strike Group and Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets. More >>
RNZAF Cook Islands Aviator Returns Home
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 9:53 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Sergeant Mata, a logistics specialist, is flying on the bulk of the C-130J Hercules flights into Ma’uke this month and next, as the aircraft delivers personnel and materials for island upgrades as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. More >>
RNZAF Cook Islands Aviator Returns Home
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 9:52 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Sergeant Mata, a logistics specialist, is flying on the bulk of the C-130J Hercules flights into Ma’uke this month and next, as the aircraft delivers personnel and materials for island upgrades as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. More >>
NZDF Throws Weight Into Cook Islands Infrastructure Work
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules delivered the main body of personnel from 25 Engineer Support Squadron, 2 Engineer Regiment (2ER) on Monday, local time. More >>
NZ Army Colonel Who Spent Childhood In Papua New Guinea Oversees 50th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, 22 September 2025, 10:36 am | New Zealand Defence Force
In February this year, Colonel George was appointed the Joint Task Force Commander to plan and support the week-long anniversary celebrations. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Competes In Military International Drone Racing Tournament
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The NZ Army is also working alongside New Zealand-based companies to advance its organic UAS capabilities, most recently with an FPV drone course hosted at Burnham Military Camp, where personnel learned how to rapidly build and operate small drones. More >>
