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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 >>
Young Accountant Wins Defence Reservist of the Year
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Defence Force’s Reservist of the Year title has been won by Lance Corporal Peter Archer from Wellington , who is currently working at Ernst and Young as an accountant since graduating with a BCom (Accounting) and a BSc (Zoology) from Otago ... More >>
NZLAV Assists US Apache Helicopter in Afghanistan
Monday, 11 July 2011, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
In an unusual and impromptu operation, one of the NZLAV vehicles in Bamyan province has provided assistance to a disabled US Army Apache helicopter. The Apache experienced an engine problem on take off and had to land again. Inspection of the engine showed ... More >>
NZ Navy Ship Shows Off NZ Culture
Friday, 8 July 2011, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
ANZAC Frigate, HMNZS TE MANA, has attended an International Fleet Review to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces during an operational and diplomatic visit to Brunei. More >>
Using New Technology to Attract Future Recruits
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 4:29 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force has introduced a new recruiting and engagement process using state of the art web technology hosted in revolutionary cloud technology. More >>
