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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 >>
NZ Army Band Entertains Visitors to Buckingham Palace
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 11:40 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Thousands of tourists who flocked to Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard got a little taste of Kiwi, when the NZ Army Band performed the musical part of the ceremony on Saturday 5th May. More >>
Largest NZ Defence Force Exercise in 15 Years Underway
Saturday, 28 April 2012, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force has commenced its biggest joint exercise involving assets of New Zealand’s Navy, Army and Air Force since the late 1990s. More >>
Hobsonville Memorial Unveiling And Dedication
Friday, 27 April 2012, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The nearly 75 years of wartime and peacetime service of personnel based at Hobsonville Air Force Base is to be recognised through a new memorial. The Memorial will be unveiled by the Chief of Air Force, Air Vice-Marshall Peter Stockwell, at Hobsonville Point ... More >>
Sisters In Arms Arrive Home
Friday, 27 April 2012, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
When Sally Blackler embarked on the long walk from Auckland to Christchurch late last month she knew she had some big boots to fill. More >>
Air Force Takes to Streets of Auckland for 75th Anniversary
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Swords will be drawn, bayonets fixed and ceremonial flags flown high through the streets of Auckland this Saturday when the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) parades through Auckland to celebrate their 75th Anniversary. More >>
Final Farewell For Navy Survey Vessel
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 11:45 am | New Zealand Defence Force
HMNZS RESOLUTION, the RNZN’s principal hydrographic survey vessel will decommission from service at a formal ceremony in the Devonport Naval Base on Friday 27 April 2012. More >>
This Year the ‘A’ in Anzac Stands for Australian Ships
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:57 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships are arriving at ports around New Zealand prior to Anzac Day, and members of their crews will march alongside New Zealand Defence Force personnel at commemorative services around the country. More >>
Anzac Day Remembered In NZ And Around The World
Monday, 23 April 2012, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force personnel will join Kiwis around the world in places as diverse as Gallipoli, Washington, Penang, Riyadh; Afghanistan and Timor Leste to mark one of New Zealand’s most significant days; Anzac Day on Wednesday 25 April. More >>
