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NZ Sailor Dies in Rarotonga
Saturday, 23 June 2012, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force sailor who died in Rarotonga yesterday has been named as Able Seaman Combat Specialist William Paratini Delamere, aged 22. More >>
NZ Sailor Dies in Rarotonga – Release 1
Saturday, 23 June 2012, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Maritime Component Commander Commodore John Martin said, “We are saddened by this loss and, on behalf of the entire New Zealand Defence Force, I extend my deepest sympathies to the family, colleagues and friends of the sailor.” More >>
NZ Veterans of El Alamein Sought for 70th Anniversary
Wednesday, 20 June 2012, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Veterans who served New Zealand in North Africa are invited to register their expressions of interest in attending commemorations for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein, to be held in Egypt in October this year. More >>
Navy Brings Vital Fuel Supplies to Northern Cook Islands
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Navy’s replenishment tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR has just finished providing approximately 70,000 litres of diesel fuel to the Cook Islands in response to the South Pacific country’s request for assistance. More >>
Air Force To Assist Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Two Royal New Zealand Air Force UH-1H Iroquois helicopters have been loaded on to a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 for deployment to Papua New Guinea, with a third to follow on a further C-17 on Friday. More >>
NZ Defence Force Personnel Named in Honours List
Monday, 4 June 2012, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
NZ Defence Force Personnel Named in Honours List Six New Zealand Defence Force personnel have been named in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours list today. The recipients are as follows: To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) ... More >>
Kiwis Feature in Queen’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Four Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) personnel will form part of the Queen’s Honour Guard around the Royal Barge on Sunday 3 June when over one thousand boats sail on the River Thames in support of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. More >>
Bomber Command Veterans to Travel to London Dedication
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 11:41 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Thirty-two veterans, aged between 87 and 94, who served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) with Bomber Command, will attend the dedication and unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial in London in June. More >>
NZ Defence Force Marks United Nations Peacekeepers Day
Monday, 28 May 2012, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Defence Force personnel serving as peacekeepers on UN missions will tomorrow commemorate International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, remembering those who lost their lives serving on UN missions. More >>
Criticism of Defence Force Care Unfounded
Monday, 28 May 2012, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Recent criticism in the media about the Government’s lack of support for ‘shell-shocked’ soldiers is unfounded says the NZ Defence Force. Head of Health for the NZ Defence Force, Surgeon Captain (SGNCAPT) Alison Drewry says that all NZDF personnel deployed ... More >>
Navy Tests New Capability Of Offshore Patrol Vessels
Monday, 28 May 2012, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Navy has successfully conducted trials of flying an SH-2G Seasprite helicopter from the deck of one of its Offshore Patrol Vessels, HMNZS OTAGO, marking a significant milestone in achieving the ship's full operational potential. More >>
Navy Successfully Tests New Capability of Offshore Patrols
Monday, 28 May 2012, 9:39 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Navy has successfully conducted trials of flying an SH-2G Seasprite helicopter from the deck of one of its Offshore Patrol Vessels, HMNZS OTAGO, marking a significant milestone in achieving the ship's full operational potential. More >>
Grease Monkey by Trade, Grease Monkey by Nature
Friday, 25 May 2012, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Before joining the Navy, Nicole Van de Pas had often thought about becoming a mechanics apprentice, but after her mum strategically placed some Navy pamphlets around the house she decided to give being a Marine Technician in the Royal New Zealand Navy ... More >>
Defence Force Personnel Take up United Nations Role in Syria
Friday, 25 May 2012, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Six NZ Defence Force personnel arrived in Syria this week to join the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS). The New Zealand Government responded to an urgent request from the UN earlier this month, and offered to deploy five Defence ... More >>
Bomber Command Veterans to Travel to London Dedication
Friday, 25 May 2012, 11:26 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Thirty-two veterans, aged between 87 and 94, who served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) with Bomber Command, will attend the dedication and unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial in London in June. More >>
Tropical Training for Royal NZ Air Force Helicopters
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 11:14 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Three Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) UH-1H Iroquois helicopters and crew from No 3 Squadron, Ohakea have arrived in Samoa for Exercise Tropic Astra, the annual tropical flying exercise. More >>
Air Force Helicopter Simulator Not Just a Playstation 3
Sunday, 20 May 2012, 11:29 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The first full flight helicopter simulator in the country currently in use by the Royal New Zealand Air Force is managing to save around ninety percent of the cost of using a real helicopter. More >>
Defence Force Marks 30 Years in the Sinai
Friday, 11 May 2012, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
NZ Defence Force personnel deployed to the Sinai have this week marked 30 years of continuous commitment to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). The MFO is a 12 nation independent organisation established to uphold the conditions set ... More >>
NZ Defence Force Involved in World’s Largest Exercise
Friday, 11 May 2012, 9:37 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The NZ Defence Force will be participating in the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2012), conducted near Hawaii from 29 June to 3 August More >>
Burnham Graduates Armed to Suceed
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 6:52 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The latest graduates of the Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) programme will proudly march out in front of friends and family this Saturday at Burnham Military Camp. More >>
