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Navy, Air Force Successfully Test Fire Missile
Friday, 5 September 2008, 4:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Two air-to-surface live missile firings were successfully conducted today in a joint exercise involving New Zealand’s Navy and Air Force. In a joint operation utilising the Navy Frigate TE KAHA, Naval Seasprite Helicopters from 6 Squadron and an Air ... More >>
Ministry Of Defence Announces Key Appointments
Friday, 5 September 2008, 2:25 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Two key appointments have been made in the Ministry of Defence. Mr Des Ashton, formerly the General Manager of Safe Air Ltd, has been appointed Deputy Secretary for Acquisition and Dr Brook Barrington, currently the New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand, as Deputy ... More >>
Navy Warship Returning Home From Arabian Gulf
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 11:57 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Navy Warship HMNZS TE MANA will return home at 10:00 am on Sunday 7 September, 2008 after spending the last five months at sea. More >>
French Navy Ship Arrives In Auckland For Refit
Friday, 29 August 2008, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The French Navy’s Light Transport Ship Jacques Cartier arrived in Auckland on Friday 29 August in preparation for a refit program to be carried out by VT Fitzroy Ltd at Devonport Dockyard, Auckland. More >>
Cairns Gets LAV Boost
Friday, 29 August 2008, 12:15 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Chris Cairns was able to give his feet brief respite when he was given a lift in a New Zealand Army Light Armoured Vehicle (NZ LAVIII) into Waiouru Military Camp yesterday. More >>
Army Training Camp For First Fifteen
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Twenty-four Papatoetoe High School rugby players are going to see if they’ve “got what it takes” when they train with the New Zealand Army next week. More >>
Skiers Take Up NZ Army Challenges
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 11:31 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The NZ Army is well known for challenging people to see if they have what it takes to be a soldier. This winter, the Army is taking its challenge to 5 of New Zealand’s premier ski areas. The quest for skiers and snowboarders is to film their best trick ... More >>
Armoured Support For Cairns Walk
Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 10:22 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Army are sending in armoured support for Chris Cairns’ walk from Pukekohe to Rolleston to raise awareness of rail safety. More >>
Defence Enhances Regional Peacekeeping Cooperation
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 11:04 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon, announced today that Thailand and Australia will jointly host a desktop exercise in Bangkok, aimed at enhancing regional cooperation in peacekeeping. More >>
Fourth Of Project Protector Inshore Patrol Vessels
Monday, 25 August 2008, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
TAUPO, the fourth of the four Inshore Patrol Vessels being built entirely in New Zealand by BAE Ship Builders in Whangarei, was launched in Whangarei Harbour on Tuesday 22 July 2008. More >>
NZDF personnel cleared of ‘double-dipping’
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A Court of Inquiry has cleared four New Zealand Defence Force personnel of ‘double-dipping’ over United Nations’ housing allowances. However, the inquiry has revealed that the New Zealand Defence Force failed to address inconsistencies between UN rules ... More >>
NZ, Singapore Navies To Conduct Maritime Exercises
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 12:13 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Helicopter Operations, Live Firings, Damage Control and Mariner Evolutions will be put to the test when Exercise LION ZEAL kicks off in late August. More >>
Air Force Boeing 757 Returns To New Zealand Skies
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 5:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
In what is a major milestone for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Boeing 757 modification and upgrade programme, the first of two aircraft (NZ7571) has returned to New Zealand from Mobile Aerospace Engineering in ... More >>
Oldest Army Regiment Celebrates 150 Years Service
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand’s oldest Army unit the 5th Wellington West Coast Taranaki Battalion Group (5WWCT) marks its 150th year of service to New Zealand this weekend with a series of activities in New Plymouth and around Taranaki. More >>
In the Business of Defence Intelligence
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 12:00 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Delivering the right information at the right time can be a matter of life and death in Ian Graces’ work at the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). The Porirua resident designs databases for the Defence Force and ensures they are kept up to date with ... More >>
RNZAF Iroquois To Tackle Mountains
Monday, 4 August 2008, 10:01 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The skies around Marlborough, Molesworth, St Arnaud and Dip Flat will soon be humming with the sound of Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois helicopters taking part in Exercise Blackbird. More >>
Mayor Prendergast Gets The Army Treatment
Friday, 1 August 2008, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast traded in her staff car for an Army Light Operational Vehicle (LOV) when she was taken to the launch of The Ride of Your Life in Wellington today. More >>
Medical support to Papua New Guinea
Friday, 1 August 2008, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Eight New Zealand Defence Force personnel are to join the United States Nursing Ship (USNS) MERCY to provide medical support to the people of Papua New Guinea. More >>
HMNZS Te Mana Leaves Arabian Gulf
Friday, 1 August 2008, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
HMNZS TE MANA has departed her area of operations in the Southern Arabian Gulf and is making her way back to New Zealand. More >>
Business Qualifications For Territorial Soldiers
Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Army life is not all about being in the field; it requires skills that go beyond the use of weapons and knowledge of war craft. More >>
