NZSAS celebrates 70th birthday
For 70 years the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) has been deployed on some of the most complex, challenging
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New Zealand sending impressive contingent to Talisman Sabre
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel and assets have begun to deploy to one of the largest multi-national military exercises
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Anzac wolf pack hunts subs off WA
Four of Australia’s seven Anzac-class frigates sailed in formation off the Western Australian coast for ASWEX 25 this month. CAPTION:
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WWII RAAF bomber found off Greece
A Royal Australian Air Force Baltimore bomber aircraft, which was lost while on an operational mission during the Second World
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RNZAF’s first C-130J flight Antarctica
Flying one of the new Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) C-130J-30 Hercules to Antarctica for the first time was
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HMNZS Manawanui sinking – human error
HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sunk off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, the interim Court of
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VALE – last veteran of New Zealand’s 28 (Maori) Battalion
Sir Robert Nairn Gillies KNZM, the last remaining member of the 28 (Maori) Battalion, passed away in Rotorua yesterday, aged
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Update on HMNZS Manawanui sinking
The New Zealand Defence Force issued an update for media today, sending us the first official photos of HMNZS Manawanui in
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Aussie expert on Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui sinking
New Zealand Defence Force has announced details of its Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in
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HMNZS Manawanui survivors homeward bound
Crew and passengers from Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui will be flown home to Auckland tonight aboard a
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HMNZS Manawanui hits reef and sinks off Samoa
Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui hit a reef off the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, on Saturday evening
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25 years since INTERFET deployment
When the Timorese people took the courageous step of voting for independence in 1999 and asked the international community for
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New Zealand’s first J-model Hercules delivered
New Zealand’s Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies joined Defence Minister Judith Collins in welcoming the first of
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First female divers join the Royal New Zealand Navy clearance-diving trade
Two female divers have graduated into the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) clearance-diving trade. CAPTION: Able Diver Petra Dye-Hutchinson and
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Aussie help with repairs on HMNZS Manawanui in Sydney
A collaborative effort between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has strengthened ties during HMNZS Manawanui’s
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RNZAF carries out rare Antarctica mid-winter medical evacuation
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H Hercules crew has today carried out a rare medical evacuation of a
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Aussie infantrymen integrated into major Kiwi reservists’ exercise
Biting cold and demanding sub-alpine conditions of the Waiouru Military Training Area in New Zealand’s north island were among the
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Willie Apiata VC promoted to NZDF Special Representative
New Zealand’s only living recipient of the Victoria Cross, Willie Apiata, has been appointed a Special Representative to the New
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NZDF pivots in training package for Ukraine
New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Tīeke in the United Kingdom have marked the departure of the latest
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Kiwis avoid ‘no-show’ at Gallipoli 2024
The Anzac spirit of cooperation and camaraderie was tapped into at Gallipoli this year to allow the New Zealand Defence
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