New Zealand Defence Force - Latest News [Page 95]
Navy Responds To Seamanship Review
Friday, 23 May 2008, 12:16 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will establish a new position dedicated to seamanship as a response to an independent review, the Navy announced today. More >>
Iroquois Support Police On Cook Strait Exercise
Monday, 19 May 2008, 10:37 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The 10.00am sailing of the Interislander ferry from Picton to Wellington on Friday 16 May set the scene for a combined police Special Tactics Group (STG) and RNZAF Number 3 Squadron counter-terrorism training exercise. More >>
Personnel to be recognised for Vietnam service
Friday, 16 May 2008, 10:27 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Twenty six New Zealand Defence Force personnel who served in Vietnam will be recognised for their service at a ceremony at Defence House in Wellington on Monday, May 19. More >>
Amphibious Exercise Hits NZ Beach
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will be leading the way in a joint operational exercise with the Australian Defence Force off Hawke's Bay this week. More >>
HMNZS Te Mana On Patrol In Arabian Gulf
Monday, 12 May 2008, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Click for big version HMNZS TE MANA undertakes replenishment at sea. The Japanese tanker JDS Oumi transferred 312 cubic metres of fuel. More >>
Contract Signed For Air Force’s New Training Helos
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 5:18 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The contract signing between the Government and AgustaWestland for the new Training and Light Utility Helicopters marks another step in the building of New Zealand’s military capability. More >>
Anzac Biscuit Idea Wins Operation Kiwi
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 5:12 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
An Anzac biscuit with healing powers designed by Andrew Lyall, age 11, of Cambridge has won the New Zealand Defence Force’s Operation KIWI competition. More >>
NZDF Detonate Unexploded Ordnance Near Buddha
Sunday, 4 May 2008, 5:43 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
On the 1st of May bomb disposal experts within the New Zealand Defence Force Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZPRT) were tasked by Disarmament of Illegally Armed Groups (DIAG) to safely detonate an unexploded rocket in the vicinity of the Bamyan Buddha ... More >>
NZ Army Joins Upskilling Partnership Programme
Friday, 2 May 2008, 3:51 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Army has joined with government's literacy, language and numeracy Upskilling Partnership Programme to enhance its soldiers' development and provide more fulfilling career paths, says Lieutenant Colonel Richard Taylor, the Commanding ... More >>
Defence Signs Satellite Imagery Contract
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae and Sinclair Knight Merz, Global Environment General Manager, Geoff Linke signing the contract in Wellington today. More >>
Changes to Military Pay System
Monday, 28 April 2008, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Recruiting the right people and retaining skilled and committed people in the New Zealand Defence Force is at the heart of a new military remuneration strategy, says NZDF Personnel Director Brigadier Mark Wheeler. More >>
Aussie Digger Gets Kiwi Cobber
Monday, 28 April 2008, 11:01 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Click for big version The Chief of the Australian Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston and the Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae at the dedication ceremony for the New Zealand solider statue. More >>
Victoria Cross Recipient Gifts Medal To NZ
Friday, 25 April 2008, 10:11 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Corporal Willie Apiata, V.C, will gift the Victoria Cross he received for valour in Afghanistan to a New Zealand trust, giving more New Zealanders the opportunity to appreciate the honour. More >>
Kiwi Helicopter Detachment Head To Timor-Leste
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 5:32 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
It will be an ANZAC Day to remember for the families of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel departing from Ohakea for three months in Timor-Leste. More >>
Maori Welcome For President Of Singapore
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10:27 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Members of the New Zealand Defence Force’s Maori Cultural Group will perform a traditional Maori welcome for His Excellency Mr S R Nathan, President of Singapore, at Government House at 10.00 am on Monday 28 April. More >>
Update On Stolen Gallantry Medals
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 4:28 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The gallantry medals stolen from the Waiouru Army Museum will be returned to the museum and go back on public display, says Deputy Chief of Army Brigadier Phil Gibbons. More >>
ANZAC Day Remembered In NZ And Around The World
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:09 am | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will be spread from Northland to Invercargill on Friday 25 April providing support to a wide variety of commemorative activities to mark one of New Zealand’s most significant days, Anzac Day. More >>
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Employer Of The Year
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The support shown by Minter Ellison Rudd Watts for their employee Nick Jones has earned the law firm the Territorial Forces Employer Support Council (TFESC) Employer of the Year Award. More >>
HMNZS Canterbury On Exercise Croix Du Sud
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
HMNZS Canterbury is back at sea working with Defence partners in the greater South Pacific, just six weeks after being in action in an amphibious exercise. More >>
Navy Ready For Persian Gulf Deployment
Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Maritime Component Commander of the New Zealand Defence Force, Commodore Tony Parr has stated that the Navy is well prepared and ready for the task ahead, following the announcement today by Minister of Defence Phil Goff of the deployment of a frigate ... More >>
