HMS Montrose visits NZ during 4-year deployment
From Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, UK, to Devonport Naval Base in Auckland – the Royal New Zealand Navy welcomed
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Royal NZ Navy’s 2019 off to busy start
About 50 commercial fishing vessels were among 74 vessels inspected during joint patrols conducted recently by the New Zealand Defence
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New Zealand EDD puppies try out for team Army
A litter of puppies born late last year to New Zealand Defence Force Explosives Detector Dog Iris have been named.
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NZDF takes election materiel to Solomon Islands
NZDF has delivered about 2 tonnes of voting equipment to the Solomon Islands for the South Pacific country’s national and provincial elections later this year.
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Royal New Zealand Navy’s new chief
Rear Admiral David Proctor became the first General List officer with a logistics background to be appointed Chief of Navy
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Two army chiefs in undeclared shootout
New Zealand’s Chief of Army Major General John Boswell and his Australian counterpart Lieutenant General Rick Burr visited 1st New Zealand
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150 Kiwis embed with fully equipped US light infantry brigade
About 150 New Zealand Defence Force troops have just completed a two-week exercise with 4400 United States Army soldiers in
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NZDF begins new season of airlifts to Antarctica
The New Zealand Defence Force began today its annual airlift mission to support scientific research in Antarctica. CAPTION: Sergeant David Wood
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Veterans’ Affairs NZ applauded for ‘talking plain English’
Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand has been recognised for its focus on better communication by being named as a finalist in
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New Zealand involvement in PNG’s APEC security
New Zealand Defence Force personnel have arrived in Papua New Guinea to form part of a multinational force protecting world
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Kiwi Middle East rotation 7 welcomed home
About 100 New Zealand Defence Force troops who returned home this evening from a six-month deployment in the Middle East
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HMNZS Te Mana home after five-month deployment
Families and friends crammed the wharf at Devonport Naval Base this morning to welcome home the 176 crew members of
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Kiwi Orion on bombing runs (with video)
For the past week a Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft has been dropping bombs on the remote Kaipara Air
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Royal artillery regiments to fire 100-gun salutes before Armistice Centenary
Gunners from 16th Field Regiment of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery will play a key role in commemorating
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New Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
Rear Admiral Jim Gilmour took over as Commander Joint Forces New Zealand from Major General Tim Gall on 31 October.
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TG Taji Rotation 8 on the move
About 90 New Zealand Defence Force troops left home yesterday to begin their six-month rotation withTask Group Taji, the training
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Unique view of NZ Army training
The New Zealand Army is offering the public a unique view of its newest soldiers in a photographic exhibition He
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International air bridge flies aid into Palu
An international ‘air bridge’ has been established between Balikpapan, a port city in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, about 380 kilometres east
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Repatriation from Korea last chapter of Te Auraki
A Royal New Zealand Navy sailor and New Zealand Army soldier repatriated from Korea have been returned to their families
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Task Group Taji boosts local-trainer capacity
The New Zealand Defence Force’s combined training mission with Australia in Iraq has helped boost the capacity of the Iraqi
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