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NZ Defence commences mission in pukapuka
Friday, 5 June 2009, 10:21 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s amphibious support ship HMNZS CANTERBURY, under the command of Commander Jim Gilmour, sailed from Apia at 11:00 am on Monday 1 June after participating in the Samoan Independence Day Parade. At 10:00 am the following morning, ... More >>
Normandy Veterans Remember D-Day
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 3:22 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 65th anniversary of D-Day at the National War Memorial in Wellington at 11.00am on Sunday 7 June. More >>
Marching To A New Beat In Timor-Leste
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
After a donation of brass instruments by the New Zealand Defence Force in March this year, the creation of a military band for the Timor-Leste Defence Force, the F-FDTL, was another step closer after a recent two week visit by the Air Force’s Director ... More >>
Navy Ship In Rare Triple
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
For the first time HMNZS ENDEAVOUR has undertaken a three tanker replenishment. The Royal Navy logistic support vessel RFA Wave Ruler, together with the Australian tanker ship HMAS Success, participated in the exercise. On this occasion, the Wave Ruler ... More >>
Titahi Bay Part-Time Soldier Honoured By Queen
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 9:26 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Titahi Bay man Simon Strombom spent six months away from his family and home in Afghanistan last year with the Army Reserve and has been awarded the Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD) for his exemplary service in the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. More >>
Defence Personnel In Queen’s Birthday Honours
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 9:21 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Six New Zealand Defence Force personnel have been named in the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours. More >>
Orion Helps Prepare Canadian Army For Ops
Friday, 29 May 2009, 11:05 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P3-K Orion will participate in Exercise MAPLE GUARDIAN as part of the multi-national air force elements in support of the Canadian Army. Based at Canadian Air Force Base Comox, the Orion crew will focus on overland ... More >>
HMNZS CANTERBURY successfully refuels Raoul Island
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Navy Amphibious Support Ship, HMNZS CANTERBURY, the first Royal New Zealand Navy Ship to embark two Seasprite helicopters from 6SQN RNZAF, has successfully airlifted 20,000 litres of fuel onto Raoul Island. The fuel is essential for Department of ... More >>
NZ Navy Woman On UN Peacekeepers Poster
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Navy Lieutenant Commander Pip Gibbons is one of four women who feature on a poster used to promote the International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers on Friday 29 May. LT CDR Gibbons, who recently served as an UN Military Observer ... More >>
HMNZS Canterbury Heading For Pacific
Saturday, 23 May 2009, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force Te Ope Kaatua O Aotearoa Media Release Friday 22 May, 2009 More >>
Free Display Of Anzac Art
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 2:47 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A passerby admires the artwork on display in the front of HQ, NZDF. The posters were designed by children throughout NZ as part of the design competition Operation Anzac Spirit. More >>
Stakes High In Army Exercise
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 9:38 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The NZ Army will be training in a town near you as soldiers test their specialist trade skills in an exercise named Benghazi Stakes taking place over the lower North Island from 23 May – 9 June. “This is the biggest logistics exercise we have ... More >>
Battle Of Crete Remembered
Friday, 15 May 2009, 11:57 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Arthur Midwood and Phillip O’Neil, two veterans who fought for New Zealand in Crete, will take part in a wreath laying ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of the Battle of Crete at the National War Memorial in Wellington on Wednesday 20 May at 10.55 ... More >>
Kiwi Soldiers Build Playground For School In Timor
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The FarolSchool in Timor-Leste is now the proud owner of a new playground thanks to the ingenuity of some Kiwi soldiers and funding support from the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) More >>
Student’s Moving Artwork Wins Poster Competition
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 11:49 am | New Zealand Defence Force
A poignant poster about her koro matua (great-grandfather) who served in the 28th (Maori) Battalion has won Dahnyelle Rogan, 12, of Palmerston North, first prize in Operation Anzac Spirit, a competition run by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). More >>
New Chief For Army
Friday, 1 May 2009, 4:51 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A special ceremony marked the official changeover of leadership for the NZ Army at the Army National Marae at the Waiouru Military Camp yesterday. Major General (MAJGEN) Rhys Jones formally became the Chief of Army after changing command with retiring ... More >>
New Air Force Recruits Step Up
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
After thirteen weeks of training, Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Woodbourne will today celebrate the graduation of 66 new Air Force recruits. More >>
Night-Time Exercise Underway
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Residents in the lower North Island can expect to hear the sound of Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois helicopters and a P3-K Orion overhead as part of night flying exercises. Exercise Pekapeka –the Maori name for a native New Zealand bat – is ... More >>
American General Joins NZers At Anzac Service
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
General David Petraeus, of the United States Army, joined New Zealand and Australian Defence Force personnel as the senior guest at the Anzac Day dawn service at MacDill Air Force base in Tampa, Florida on 25 April. General Petraeus is the Commander of ... More >>
Top Jobs Change In A Special Ceremony
Monday, 27 April 2009, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force Te Ope Kaatua O Aotearoa Media Release Monday 27 April, 2009 More >>
