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Defence Force future-proofs electricity costs
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 11:36 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has chosen Contact Energy to be its new electricity supplier in a deal that future proofs it against rising energy prices for the next three years. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Arrive In Tuvalu
Monday, 5 July 2010, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Three hundred and fifty New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel have begun to arrive this week in Tuvalu as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. More >>
Marking Anniversary of Beginning of Korean War
Thursday, 24 June 2010, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Navy Reservist Lieutenant Paul Eady recently returned to New Zealand after six months monitoring the military armistice in Korea with United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC). As a Regular Force marine engineer LT Eady had never been posted ... More >>
Remembering the 'Forgotten' War
Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Korean War veterans will gather at the National War Memorial in Wellington at 11.00am on Friday 25 June to remember those New Zealand military personnel who lost their lives during the Korean War More >>
Well-Equipped Yachties Praised In Niue Rescue
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The crew of an Air Force Orion aircraft from No 5 Squadron have successfully located a yacht after a distress beacon alert was received by the NZ Rescue Coordination Centre (NZRCC). The Orion crew launched from Auckland Air Force Base during the early ... More >>
Kiwi Troops Destroy 100kg Russian Aircraft Bomb
Monday, 21 June 2010, 11:26 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZPRT) were called out to the location of a 100kg Russian aircraft bomb threatening both a village and the World Heritage Site of the largest Bamyan Buddha last month. More >>
Air Force Boeing 757 Develops Ambulance Capability
Friday, 18 June 2010, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is developing an Aeromedical (AME) (air ambulance) capability to enable patients to be transferred safely around the world in its Boeing 757 aircraft. As a result the 757 has become a unique multi-role aircraft capable ... More >>
First Woman to Command Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Lieutenant Alexandra Hansen will become the first woman to command a Royal New Zealand Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel, HMNZS PUKAKI. More >>
Defence Goes Grocery Shopping With Corrections
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force and the Department of Corrections have combined their buying power to deliver better value food stuffs for their organisations. The meals themselves may be different, but the savings are better for everyone. More >>
Patrol Vessel To The Rescue Of Fire Stricken Tug
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Naval Inshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS ROTOITI responded to a MAYDAY call this morning; a tug was on fire north of Cape Rodney. More >>
Americans Honour NZ Soldiers Killed In Vietnam
Friday, 11 June 2010, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Two New Zealanders who were attached the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the Vietnam War have been honoured on a memorial dedicated at Fort Benning, Georgia, in the United States. More >>
New Navy Ship Arrives In Auckland
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 11:38 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The last of the Royal New Zealand Navy Project Protector Vessels, HMNZS WELLINGTON, is heading home to Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. More >>
Defence Force Youth Development Facility Opens
Sunday, 6 June 2010, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Associate Defence Minister, Hon Heather Roy will officially open the New Zealand Defence Force’s, Youth Development Unit (Central) at Trentham, Upper Hutt on Tuesday June 8 at 10am. More >>
Normandy Veterans Remember D-Day
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand and British veterans who took part in the Normandy landings will attend a commemorative service to mark the 66th anniversary of D-Day at the Garrison Church at Trentham Military Camp at 10.00am on Sunday 6 June. More >>
Injured Crewman Supports Rescue Chopper Appeal
Friday, 21 May 2010, 1:41 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
SGT Stevin Creeggan in Palmerston North Hospital Sergeant Stevin Creeggan, the Air Force helicopter crewman who was injured in the Anzac Day Iroquois accident is lending his support to the Westpac Rescue Chopper Appeal. More >>
Orion Finds Cook Islands' Castaways
Monday, 17 May 2010, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The crew of an Air Force Orion aircraft found four men marooned on Manuae Island (near Aitutaki) in the Cook Islands after they had been reported missing for five days. The 12m longline fishing vessel "Gypsy Trader" left Rarotonga on the 5th May ... More >>
Clearing the dirty battlefield: Army Major Returns
Friday, 14 May 2010, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
When asked if he wanted to work for the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) at the UN Headquarters in New York, Major Peter Gray said he had to think about it, “for about ten seconds.” More >>
Training Accident at Waiouru
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force can confirm a soldier was involved in a training incident in Waiouru today. More >>
Christchurch Student’s Artwork Wins Competiton
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Operation Anzac Forces winners Shane Meekin, Mikeala Kyle-Bellam and Emily Trengrove show off their winning entries . More >>
Top Prefects Put to Test
Friday, 7 May 2010, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Thirty-three of some of New Zealand’s future leaders had their skills put to the test by the Army in Wellington today. More >>
