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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 >>
Kiwis Return From Six Month Deployment To Afghanistan
Monday, 23 April 2012, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Media are invited to attend the return on Tuesday 24 April of the nineteenth rotation of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZPRT), who have completed a six month deployment to Afghanistan. More >>
Accident at Tekapo Military Training Area
Monday, 23 April 2012, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force is reporting an accident at the shooting range at Tekapo Military Training Area, in South Canterbury. More >>
ANZAC Spirit Alive in Gallipoli
Monday, 23 April 2012, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The spirit of the ANZACs was demonstrated recently when the New Zealand Defence Force contingent in Gallipoli made a visit to Shrapnel Valley Cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula. More >>
Wearing Medals With Pride on ANZAC Day
Sunday, 22 April 2012, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force is pleased that so many members of the public will join them wearing medals on Anzac Day and have provided some guidance about how medals can be worn with pride. More >>
Defence Personnel Support Poppy Day
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Volunteers from the New Zealand Defence Force, including Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand, Ministry of Defence, will be joined by United States Marines, collecting on the streets of Wellington for the 90th anniversary of the Poppy Day Appeal. More >>
ANZAC Affair for NZ Army Band
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
It will be a truly Anzac affair when the NZ Army band performs with the Australian Army band at Gallipoli on Anzac Day. Army band member Lance Corporal Mike Chesnutt is one of eight members of the NZ Army band that will represent New Zealand at the ... More >>
