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North African Veterans Remembered
Friday, 19 October 2012, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein will take place at the National War Memorial in Wellington on Tuesday. More >>
Defence Force’s Antarctic Season Gets Underway
Friday, 19 October 2012, 10:48 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The NZ Defence Force support to Antarctica New Zealand and the US Antarctic Programme for the 2012/13 season is underway. Around 200 Defence Force personnel in total will support the mission at various stages this season. More >>
Mangawhai Student Leads Team to Victory
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Mangawhai local, Cadet Warrant Officer Class Two (CDTWO2), Tahlia Howard with her team from Mangawhai Cadet Unit competed in closely fought battles against 12 other units from Opotiki to Kerikeri to win first place, at the annual Northern Area Skills ... More >>
Daughter Stoked with Medal for Dad
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 10:16 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Palmerston North resident Brenda Chapman was proud to accept the New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM) on behalf of her late father Leading Stoker Roy Dickey at a special ceremony at Defence House on Monday. More >>
Old Comrades Show Support at Medals Presentation
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The comradeship among members of the military was evident when Mrs Harriet Fowler, of Johnsonville, accepted the New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM) on behalf of her late brother Trooper Adrian (Charlie) Thomas at a special ceremony in Wellington ... More >>
Hawker Pacific Signs Air Force Aircraft Contract
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force signed a contract today with Hawker Pacific New Zealand for the supply and maintenance support of four King Air B200 aircraft. "The King Air B200 is a high performance turboprop aircraft that has proven itself to Defence ... More >>
Second World War Coastwatchers Commemorated
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 11:10 am | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Coastwatchers who served throughout the Pacific in World War Two were commemorated with a wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in Wellington. More >>
North African Campaign Veterans Depart for El Alamein
Monday, 15 October 2012, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Twenty-two New Zealand veterans of the North African campaign departed for Egypt today, where they will attend commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein. More >>
Joint Exercise with Republic of Singapore Navy
Monday, 15 October 2012, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac Class Frigate HMNZS TE KAHA and replenishment tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR will today begin a joint exercise with the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Frigate RSS STALWART off the East Coast of the North Island. More >>
Battle of Passchendaele Remembered 95 Years on
Friday, 12 October 2012, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A national commemorative service to mark the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele was held today at the National War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Wellington. More >>
New Zealand’s Coastwatchers To Be Remembered
Friday, 12 October 2012, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of New Zealand Coastwatchers' service in the Second World War will be held at the National War Memorial on Monday, 15 October 2012 at 11am. More >>
NZDF Works on Exercise Croix Du Sud
Friday, 12 October 2012, 10:13 am | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force personnel will be honing their humanitarian aid and disaster relief skills and building key relationships and interoperability in the South Pacific as part of Exercise Croix du Sud. More >>
New Zealand Joins Five Power Friends in Command Exercise
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Thirty-seven New Zealand Defence Force personnel have joined counterparts from Singapore, United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Australia in a major Five Powers defence exercise in Singapore. More >>
Dead Soldier Named
Saturday, 6 October 2012, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The NZ Defence Force can confirm that the soldier who died in the Linton Camp housing area yesterday was Private (PTE) Alexander Stewart Rope. More >>
Army Urban Training Exercise in CBD Red Zone
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Christchurch’s Red Zone is providing a training opportunity for the Defence Force seeking to hone their skills for operating in complex urban environments. More >>
Body Recovered From Lake Moawhango
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A body, believed to be that of Private (PTE) Michael Ross, who went missing in Lake Moawhango on 25 September, has been recovered today. More >>
Navy Ships Return with Prizes And Bounty
Saturday, 29 September 2012, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Two Royal New Zealand Navy warships returned home today from a four-month deployment, which reinforced the Navy’s role as an integral member of the Asia-Pacific security community. More >>
Defence Force Morale Stabilised Before Remuneration Package
Friday, 28 September 2012, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Morale and other key indicators of workplace satisfaction within the New Zealand Defence Force had been stabilising, even before the new remuneration package was introduced. More >>
Navy Ships Returning To New Zealand
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
After spending four months working alongside as many as 21 Navies from nations including the United States, Japan, Canada, South Korea and Australia, Royal New Zealand Navy ships HMNZS TE KAHA and HMNZS ENDEAVOUR return to the Devonport Naval Base, Saturday ... More >>
New Zealand’s Coastwatchers to Be Commemorated
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Official tribute is to be paid to the work of all New Zealand coastwatchers for the first time in October this year. More >>
