New Zealand ships to join Royal Navy carrier strike group
RNZDF will participate in an exercises in SE Asia and interact with the UK’s Carrier Strike Group on engagement activities in the region.
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New Zealand
Evacuation of Kabul – most successful night yet
Another 650 people were evacuated from Kabul by Australian and New Zealand aircraft overnight – our best night yet in a desperate mission.
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New Zealand launches Kabul evacuations deployment
An RNZAF C-130 departed Auckland this morning to assist with international efforts to evacuate foreign nationals from Kabul.
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Kiwis meet the locals at RAAF Base Amberley
Walking to work at an Air Force Base while staring down the resident kangaroos was a new experience for Royal New
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Calling for bombs via comms
“Blackbird: good hit, good hit!” CAPTION: Australian Army Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and New Zealand Army personnel confirm target coordinates
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RNZAF flies medivac from Antarctica
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules has carried out a medical evacuation of a patient from McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
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Three Kiwi soldiers recognised for actions after deadly Taji rocket attack
Three New Zealand Army personnel have been recognised for their courageous actions in a rocket attack on the Taji Military
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Last resting place of NZ infantry captain identified after 103 years
A 103-year-old mystery of an unknown New Zealand Army captain buried in a cemetery in Belgium has been solved.
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NZDF pulls down flag for last time on 20-year deployment
All New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan are home, having lowered the flag on NZDF’s 20-year deployment to the country.
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Royal NZ Navy rescues lost buoy
HMNZS Aotearoa retrieved a Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami buoy southeast of Tonga that’d been drifting since December.
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Tim Tams cap off exercise with NZ ship
The crew of HMAS Hobart used a replenishment-at-sea exercise to pass gifts to the crew of the Royal New Zealand
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Herculean effort ensures Kiwi airshow goes on
Updated 2 March A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules made at least one possibly two 4600km return trips across
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NZDF formally withdrawing from Afghanistan
After 20 years, New Zealand will formally end its Afghanistan deployments and withdraw its last six remaining NZDF personnel by May this year
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New Zealand publishes Defence Force order on dealing with ‘harm to civilians’
NZDF has issued an order setting out how reports of civilian harm are to be dealt with, both in theatre and at NZDF headquarters.
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First phase of NZDF extras on Bamyan ranges complete
The contractor carrying out additional clearance of firing ranges used by the NZDF in Bamyan, Afghanistan, is ahead of schedule.
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First ever female Usher of the Black Rod in New Zealand
New Zealand Defence Force Deputy Director Visits and Ceremonial Sandra McKie made history at the State Opening of Parliament today,
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NZDF records first COVID-19 cases
Two New Zealand Defence Force personnel – one civilian and one military – have tested positive for COVID-19.
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NZDF hydro team prep for Antarctica
Military hydrographers are among NZDF bound for Antarctica as part of the NZDF’s long-standing support to Antarctic scientific programs.
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RNZ Air Force repatriates Timorese students
A group of Timorese students stranded in New Zealand by Covid-19 have been repatriated to Timor-Leste by the Royal New Zealad Air Force.
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NZDF begins electric fleet-vehicle trial
NZDF has taken a major step towards reducing its carbon bootprint by purchasing its first electric vehicle at Trentham Military Camp.
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