More Kiwi aid for Fiji
The New Zealand government announced today that New Zealand Defence Force vessels, HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Wellington will be dispatched
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4000th Iraqi soldier completes ANZAC training
About 250 Iraqi Army non-commissioned officers have just completed training provided by New Zealand and Australian troops at Camp Taji,
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Aid flies in to Fiji after TC Winston
Australian and New Zealand government have authorised the first deployment of Defence flights to transport personnel and humanitarian supplies
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Kiwi’s crack down on paua poachers
A three-day patrol conducted by a combined team from the New Zealand Defence Force and the Ministry for Primary Industries
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Busy week for NZDF in search and rescue ops
New Zealand Defence Force aircraft have taken part in two major search and rescue operations this week rescuing two stranded
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NZDF accepts grilling over life-jacket contract
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) “got it wrong in dealing with an interim contract for lifejacket servicing and has
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New Zealand Defence Force launch new exercise series – Joint Waka
The New Zealand Defence Force has launched a new exercise series – Joint Waka – aimed at enhancing its offshore
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Kiwi fitness app wins world government award
The New Zealand Defence Force has won an international award for ‘Force Fit’, its innovative mobile fitness app designed to
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Kiwi firefighters on Tasmania’s firelines
The New Zealand Defence Force is deploying a second rotation of firefighters to Tasmania this weekend as authorities there gear up
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Kiwis aim to make competitors cry at (and before) Invictus Games
Twenty-one members of the New Zealand Defence Force are preparing for battle, as they train to compete in the May
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Royal NZ Navy Announces 75th Anniversary Programme
The Royal NZ Navy announces that it 75th Anniversary Programme will connect with New Zealanders right around the country. PHOTO: Navy fleet
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New Zealand T-6C Texan fleet tops 1000 flying hours
Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Beechcraft T-6C Texan II pilot-training aircraft fleet has topped 1000 flying hours. PHOTO: New Zealand’s
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RNZAF gained four new members this week
The Royal New Zealand Air Force gained four new members this week when two men and their dogs graduated from
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Black Falcons to feature at Ohakea Air Show
One of the biggest air shows in New Zealand will thrill crowds at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea,
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Unique gunnery competition
Various British Army Regiments took part in the Mounted Gunnery Competition (MGC) this week at Lulworth Ranges. A shooting competition
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Seven new RNZAF pilots get their ‘Wings’
Seven newly qualified RNZAF pilots got their ‘Wings’ or brevets from New Zealand’s Chief of Defence Force at a parade at
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Last RAF Search and Rescue mission
More than 74 years of continuous life-saving search-and-rescue operations by the Royal Air Force in the UK came to an
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Kiwi Orion finds three lost souls – adding to 2015 tally
A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft last night located a dinghy with three lost souls aboard missing near
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Retired NZ Iroquois fleet sold for parts
The retired Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois helicopter fleet has been sold for parts. Following an international tendering process,
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Iraq medical ward named after fallen Kiwi
A medical ward in Taji Military Camp has been named in honour of fallen New Zealand Defence Force medic Lance
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