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Navy Commander Pleads Guilty to Charges
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Commander John Butcher was today found guilty of charges under the Armed Forces Discipline Act relating to behaviour ashore at an official function at the New Zealand High Commission in Port Vila, Vanuatu on 22 July 2011. Commander Butcher pleaded guilty ... More >>
NZ Air Force Put To The Test By US Air Force
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 11:20 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The US Air Force is putting a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) crew through their paces as part of Exercise Green Flag East in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. A No.40 Squadron detachment of one C130 Hercules aircraft and approximately 45 aircrew and ... More >>
Sixty Year Olds Can Now Apply For New Medal
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 11:12 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Applications for the New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM) have now opened for ex-Service personnel who are 60 years of age and over. More >>
Current Governor-General Leaves Post
Monday, 15 August 2011, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Current Governor-General Leaves Post There will be flags flying, gleaming swords, and a fanfare of trumpets as part of the State Farewell for Their Excellencies The Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand and Lady Susan ... More >>
NZSAS Opportunities Opened to All
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 11:26 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The NZ Defence Force is changing one of the ways it recruits people for the elite NZSAS, meaning motivated and talented people will be able to join the NZSAS directly. More >>
Local Instructor Studies Overseas to Help Youth at Home
Monday, 8 August 2011, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A Winston Churchill Fellowship has enabled Navy Lieutenant Mason Tolerton to travel to Canada to observe indigenous youth programmes and compare them to those run in New Zealand by the Defence Force. More >>
New Zealand Troops Return from Solomon Islands Deployment
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Thirty five NZ Defence Force personnel have arrived back in Christchurch after completing a four month deployment supporting the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI). The contingent, made up mostly of personnel from 2nd/1st Battalion ... More >>
NZDF On Coroner's Findings On Byron Solomon's Death
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 8:53 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Statement By Chief Of Navy, Rear Admiral Tony Parr On Coroner's Findings On The Death Of Byron Solomon More >>
NZ Commanded Task Force Intercepts Pirates In Gulf Of Aden
Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 flagship, USS ANZIO intercepted a skiff, successfully disrupting the activities of a group of suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden. More >>
Court of Inquiry into death of Lieutenant T. A. O’Donnell
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 10:03 am | New Zealand Defence Force
On the day of the incident the patrol had been engaged in delivering various supplies to villages in the isolated and mountainous Kahmard District in the east of Bamyan Province. More >>
Wgtn Naval Reservists Service In Sudan/Solomons Recognised
Monday, 25 July 2011, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A Navy Reserve Officer who served as a UN Military Observer to the Southern Sudan and a Navy Reserve Chaplain who deployed to the Solomon Islands were among a group of reserve personnel decorated for their service this week. More >>
Defence Force Arrives In Tokelau for DisasterRelief Exercise
Friday, 22 July 2011, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Thirty NZ Defence Force personnel on HMNZS OTAGO have arrived in Tokelau as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. New Zealand has an ongoing commitment to disaster relief in the South Pacific. Tropic Twilight, a Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief (HADR) ... More >>
RNZAF WWII Pilot's Helmet Returned After Nearly 60 Years
Friday, 22 July 2011, 11:38 am | New Zealand Defence Force
It was an auspicious day for Muriel Sefton of Wanganui when she received her late brother's leather flying helmet which had resided in the Netherlands since he was shot down near Tilburg over the Netherlands in 1944 during WWII. More >>
NZSAS Operations in Earthquake Red Zone
Wednesday, 20 July 2011, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
I have become aware of media comment suggesting that NZSAS were issued ammunition and deployed into the Christchurch Earthquake ‘red zone’ in connection with an unaccredited Israeli rescue squad. I can categorically assure the people of New Zealand ... More >>
IED Incident in Bamyan Province Afghanistan
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during a routine Kiwi patrol in the north eastern area of Bamyan province at approximately 7.30pm yesterday Afghanistan time (around 3am today NZ time). More >>
Christchurch Food Banks Benefit From Army’s Generosity
Friday, 15 July 2011, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Army personnel at Burnham Army Camp have once again come to the aid of the people of Christchurch this time with a donation of canned food to two food banks. More >>
Auckland City Mission Benefits From Forces Fundraiser
Friday, 15 July 2011, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Defence personnel in Auckland have once again come to the aid of the Auckland City Mission with a large donation of canned food and cash. More >>
Wellington Food Bank Benefits From Forces Fundraiser
Friday, 15 July 2011, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Defence personnel in Wellington have once again come to the aid of the Wellington City Mission food bank with a large donation of canned food and cash. For the past two weeks the New Zealand Defence Force has been running a campaign throughout the ... More >>
Stormy Skies Slow But Don’t Halt Air Force Alpine Flying
Friday, 15 July 2011, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The combination of turbulence, gale force winds and heavy snow put a temporary freeze on mountain flying but that didn’t dampen the spirits of personnel from No 3 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force during Exercise Blackbird 2011. More >>
Kiwi Commander Meets EU Naval Force Somalia Commander
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The new Commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Captain Jim Gilmour RNZN, is building key relationships as part of the CTF mission to disrupt piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Somali basin region. More >>
