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New Zealand Army Band’s Swiss Role
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Army Band is preparing to take to the international stage once more, as a representative of both New Zealand and the NZ Defence Force as part of the 4th Annual Basel Tattoo in Switzerland. More >>
NZSAS Soldier Posthumously Recognised For Bravery
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 10:57 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Charles Upham Award for Bravery was posthumously awarded to Lance Corporal (LCPL) Leon Smith at a ceremony at Government House today. LCPL Smith has been recognised for his actions as part of a NZSAS Task Force that responded to an insurgent attack ... More >>
Defence Force Participation in World’s Largest Exercise
Monday, 2 July 2012, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Around 350 NZ Defence Force personnel are in the United States as the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2012), gets underway. More >>
NZ Bomber Command Veterans Remember Those Who Died
Friday, 29 June 2012, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The 1,851 New Zealanders who died while serving with the RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War were honoured by their friends and colleagues at the dedication and unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial by Her Majesty the Queen in London today ... More >>
Able Seaman Delamere Returns Home to New Zealand
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Able Seaman Combat Specialist William Paratini Delamere, the New Zealand sailor who died in Rarotonga on Saturday, arrived back in New Zealand on Tuesday afternoon. More >>
NZ Sailor to Be Brought Home
Saturday, 23 June 2012, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Able Seaman Combat Specialist William Paratini Delamere, the NZ Defence Force sailor who died in Rarotonga yesterday, will be brought back to New Zealand later next week. More >>
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 >>
