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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 >>
Kiwi Personnel Observe Armistice Day In S Korea
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Four New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel currently serving in South Korea have marked the day commemorating the reason they are there. Armistice Day was observed on Saturday 27 July at Pan Mun Jeom (“Peace Village”) in the Demilitarized Zone ... More >>
RNZAF Eyes In The Sky Head To Darwin
Friday, 25 July 2008, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A P-3K Orion crew from Number 5 Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force will depart tomorrow for Darwin to participate in the Royal Australian Navy’s most significant exercise for 2008, Exercise Kakadu IX. More >>
No Coffee For Defence Personnel
Thursday, 24 July 2008, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Even New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel in Afghanistan got behind a fundraiser for the charity Cure Kids this week despite having to miss out on their morning coffee. More >>
Richie McCaw Swaps Rugby For Flying
Thursday, 17 July 2008, 5:14 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
All Black Richie McCaw swapped his rugby jersey for a flight suit today and went flying with Royal New Zealand Air Force. More >>
Air Force Personnel Return From Timor-Leste
Thursday, 17 July 2008, 10:16 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The second-to-last rotation of Number 3 Squadron personnel to serve in Timor-Leste will return to Ohakea Air Force Base tomorrow, to be greeted by family and friends and a chilly 10 degrees celsius in the Manawatu. More >>
RNZAF Hercules Shows Muscles During Test Flights
Wednesday, 16 July 2008, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Following the recent test flights of the newly modified Boeing 757, the first of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's upgraded C-130 Hercules has completed a series of successful test flights at L-3 Communications Spar Aerospace facilities in Edmonton, ... More >>
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Friday, 11 July 2008, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
A vet, a postie and a DOC Ranger are three of the 44 mainly Territorial Force (TF) personnel heading to the Solomon Islands on Monday for a four month tour of duty. More >>
Last Helicopter Detachment Heads To Timor-Leste
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 10:34 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The last Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) helicopter detachment to serve in Timor-Leste will depart from Palmerston North airport on Monday. More >>
NZDF Statement: Death Of Australian Soldier
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae today extended his sympathies through Australian authorities over the death of Australian soldier Signaller Sean Patrick McCarthy. More >>
Thumbs Up For Defence Force Teams
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 11:36 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Three teams from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will be practicing their hitchhiking skills over the next few months in preparation for a major fundraiser for Cure Kids, the Accor Queenstown $10 Challenge, from 1-3 October. More >>
Result Of Investigation Into Drug Use Allegations
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Charges brought against six junior New Zealand Defence Force personnel alleged to have used drugs in Bamyan, Afghanistan, in March this year have been dismissed. More >>
Wings See New Pilots Take Flight
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Eight newly qualified Royal New Zealand Air Force pilots will be presented with their wings at a graduation parade at RNZAF Base Ohakea tomorrow, Thursday 3 July. More >>
Century Of Service For Medical Corps Celebrated
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 10:26 am | New Zealand Defence Force
100 years of Army service to the medical profession will be celebrated in Palmerston North next week (8-13 July). More >>
Court Of Inquiry Announced
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 5:44 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae has convened a Court of Inquiry to find out why NZDF housing allowances were paid to up to five officers in receipt of UN housing allowances while seconded to the United Nations in New York. More >>
Air Force Boeing 757 Fit To Fly
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 5:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
In what is a significant milestone for the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Boeing 757 modification and upgrade programme, the first of two aircraft (NZ7571) has completed successful test flights at Mobile Aerospace Engineering in Mobile, Alabama. More >>
Defence Agencies Welcome Auditor-General's Report
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Statement From Secretary Of Defence John Mckinnon And Chief Of Defence Force Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae More >>
Bombs Boom At Kaipara
Monday, 9 June 2008, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
High explosive bombs have been rocking the Kaipara Air Weapons Range north of Auckland as the Royal New Zealand Air Force undertakes bombing training. More >>
