NZDF

Welcome to NZDF

The New Zealand Defence Force has a total of 13,723 people. This includes 8,590 Regular Force, 2,317 Reserve Force, and 2,816 civil staff members across the armed services of Navy, Army and Air Force.

 

Latest News 

Royal New Zealand Army Sgt. Richard Geill rehearses CPR procedures with members of the Samoan Red Cross at a Special Olympics health fair at the Iva Primary School during Pacific Partnership 2013. The Samoan Red Cross, non-governmental organization volunteers, partner nation military and U.S. service members held the health fair to provide an annual health check for Special Olympics athletes and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lowell Whitman/Released)

New Zealand Army engineers working with US military counterparts have made a big difference to the lives of thousands of Samoan school pupils and teachers as part of phase one of the annual Exercise Pacific Partnership 13 (PP13).

NZ Defence Personnel Make A Difference In Samoa

Media Releases

This section offers the latest Defence Force news. We regularly issue statements and background information to the media.

Personnel archives.

Personnel Records at NZDF Archives

This section provides information about how to apply for military service records from NZDF Archives, what to expect from the files and where to go for further information.

Deployment map.

Overseas Deployments

There are currently 378 New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed on 20 operations, UN missions and defence exercises across 12 countries.