The following pages describe the availability of NZDF units for emergency tasks, and a summary of services provided to the government and community during the year. This support was delivered by a combination of both deployable Force Elements and non-deployable support or training units.
The Output Performance standard is that Services are provided to the satisfaction of the requesting authority.
The NZDF provided a wide range of services in support of foreign and defence policy objectives, other government departments and the community. This included the following activities:
- NZ Police (excluding SAR)
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The NZ Army provided a variety of military support to the NZ Police including assistance with traffic control, vehicle checkpoints, traffic accidents, scene assistance, search assistance, homicide enquiry assistance and domestic disturbances during the reporting period. Various forms of logistic support were also provided at various times, as was daily catering for Police staff at the NZ Police Dog School. Approximately 2,495 km were driven and 365 personnel days were used.
RNZAF 3 Squadron Iroquois helicopters flew 378 hrs in support of 17 NZ Police operations and training requirements.
RNZAF aircraft flew 17 flights transporting 67 NZ Police personnel, equipment and charitable freight totalling 4896 kg to the Solomon Islands, Tonga and Timor Leste involving 119 flying hours.
- Land, Sea and Air SAR (in support of NZ Police, RCCNZ or other requesting agency)
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RNZAF P-3K Orion crews conducted five tasks in the vicinity of the NZ coast and Tasman Sea areas. Total time flown was 42 hours.
RNZAF helicopters flew 134 hours in support of NZ Police SAR tasking and training.
RNZAF provided personnel for land based SAR searches and exercises on 12 separate occasions totalling 116 personnel days and 881 km driven.
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) called on the services of RNZAF Liaison Officers and communications staff on 23 occasions involving 73 personnel days.
- Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
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NZ Army personnel attended Civil Defence meetings and exercises in support of local councils. The activities involved a total of 13 man-days.
NZ Army personnel provided support for the Ruapehu Lahar totalling 3.8 personnel days and 40 km travelled.
RNZAF 3 Sqn helicopters provided three hours’ flying time for Wairarapa flood surveys.
- Department of Conservation (DOC)
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RNZAF Iroquois helicopters flew 13 hours in support of DOC at Taupo and Mt Cook.
RNZAF P-3K Orion aircraft conducted two Raoul Island mail drops which involved eight hours flying time. A surveillance flight to the Snares and Auckland Islands also involved eight hours flying time.
RNZAF SH-2G helicopters provided winching support to DOC personnel totalling one flying hour.
RNZAF personnel provided 80 personnel hours communications and intelligence support to DOC patrols.
HMNZ Ships Te Mana, Te Kaha, Endeavour, Hinau, Kahu, Kiwi, Manawanui, Resolution, and Wakakura provided 137 days of patrolling in support of DOC operations during the year.
- Department of Corrections
- NZ Army provided support in the vicinity of Manawatu Prison and a contraband operation totalling 36 km travelled and over four personnel days.
- Environmental Risk Management Authority
- Nil
- NZ Fire Service and National Rural Fire Authority
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NZ Army Units at Linton and Waiouru and RNZAF Base Auckland attended 361 callouts in support of the NZ Fire Service, covering motor vehicle accidents, fire alarm activations, medical assistance, training, domestic and scrub fires and hazardous substance spillages involving over 1,185 personnel days and 4,334 km travelled.
RNZAF Iroquois helicopters flew 19 hours in support of Rural Fire Fighting training.
The RNZAF provided 33 flying hours transporting staff and equipment to Australia for Bushfire Support.
- Ministry of Fisheries
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RNZAF P-3K Orion aircraft provided 171 flying hours on 22 separate occasions on Fishery Patrol duties. RNZAF operations and communications personnel provided 29 personnel days support to these flights.
HMNZ Ships Te Kaha, Endeavour, Hinau, Kiwi, Manawanui, Moa, Wakakura and Kahu conducted 129 days patrolling combined with training within the NZ coastal area.
6 Sqn Naval Helo Flight provided six flying hours in support of Ministry of Fisheries tasking.
NZ Army provided temporary shelter to a Ministry of Fisheries patrol boat.
- National Maritime Coordination Centre
(includes all combined Multi-Agency Tasking)
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HMNZ Ships Te Kaha, Te Mana, Endeavour, Resolution, Manawanui, Hinau, Kahu, Kiwi, Moa, and Wakakura provided a total of 153 days surveillance and enforcement tasking in Department of Conservation, Ministry of Fisheries and NZ Customs areas around the NZ coast during the period.
RNZAF P-3K Orion aircraft conducted patrols in the Northern EEZ for all ministries totalling 4.4 flying hours
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)
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HMNZ Ships Te Kaha, Te Mana, Endeavour and Manawanui conducted Defence diplomacy visits to Singapore, Viet Nam, Australia, China, Japan, India, and Malaysia for a combined total of 296 days.
RNZAF P-3K Orion aircraft conducted 13 EEZ surveillance patrols in support of Pacific Island Nations (Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, Nuie, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu). A total of 352 hours were flown in the South Pacific, South China Sea and Antarctic regions. NZDF communications, operations and intelligence staff provided support to these flights totalling 43 personnel days.
RNZAF Boeing 757 and Hercules C-130 aircraft transported freight, charitable freight and personnel to/from East Timor, Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Rarotonga, Vanuatu and within NZ. A total of 566 combined flying hours were conducted by B757 and C-130 aircraft.
RNZAF Boeing 757 aircraft flew 115 hours in support of Operation Union Jack [New Zealand Memorial in London].
- Government House
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NZDF personnel provided Guards, Bands, Flag Orderlies, Buglers, Drummers, Door Openers and Maori Cultural groups as ceremonial support to the Governor Generals for three Credential Ceremonies during the period, involving a total of 428 personnel days and 6,620 km travelled.
RNZAF 42 Sqn King Air VIP air transport conveyed the Governor General of NZ between a numbers of cities/venues during the period on five separate occasions. A total of 17 hours were flown.
- Ministry Of Health
- NZ Army provided provide personnel and equipment for a medical display over a four day period.
- Department of Internal Affairs
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NZDF personnel provided ceremonial and logistical support (Guards, Gun Salutes, Bands, Door Openers, Maori Cultural Groups, SAR standby, Transport etc) for visits by HRH Prince Andrew, foreign Heads of State and other dignitaries including the visit to NZ by the Prime Ministers of Greece, Tanzania and Uganda and the Presidents of Korea, Finland, Chile, Vanuatu and the Philippines plus the Deputy President of South Africa and the Singaporean Defence Minister.
NZDF personnel were involved in a vast range of planning and ceremonial activities for Waitangi Day, Anzac Day, Remembrance Day, Royal Anniversaries, as well as commemorations for Year of the Veteran and Operation Union Jack.
The involvement for all activities totalled over 3,192 personnel days and 38,584 km driven.
RNZAF aircraft support was: B757, four hours; King Air, 31 hours; and C-130, four hours.
- Maritime New Zealand (MNZ)
- Nil.
- New Zealand Customs Service
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HMNZ Ships Te Kaha, Endeavour, Hinau, Kahu, Kiwi, Wakakura, Manawanui and Moa provided a combined 160 days of patrols within NZ coastal waters to identify and investigate breaches of the Customs and Excise Act.
RNZN divers provided 166 hours diving support to NZ Customs activities.
RNZAF P-3K Orion aircraft flew 193 hours patrol and surveillance time in the NZ EEZ. Operations and communications support to these flights totalled 48 personnel days.
RNZAF SH-2G helicopters provided 20 hours’ flying time, and personnel from 6 Sqn provided 22 man days and travelled 620 km in support of NZ Customs activities.
The NZ Army and RNZAF provided facilities, team building training and logistics support for NZ Customs activities totalling 10 personnel days.
- Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPM&C)
- RNZAF aircraft provided several internal flights for the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence other Government Ministers. Flying support totalled 113.5 hours.
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
- NZDF EOD personnel attended 25 callouts during the period. The wide range of items dealt with included detonators, projectiles, powergel, anti-personnel mines, fl ares, marine markers, various types of fragmentation grenades and ammunition, fireworks, black powder and practice rounds as well as practice and Mortar bombs. Personnel days totalled 15.5 and 3,404 km travelled.
- Support to the NZ Antarctic Programme (NZAP)
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Up to 70 NZDF personnel supported both Antarctic New Zealand and the United States Antarctic Programme (USAP) Logistics Pool over the period August 2006 to February 2007, providing air transport, logistics, personnel support aircraft and crews for Emergency Rescue Support and Search and Rescue plus terminal operations at Harewood and McMurdo terminals.
RNZAF C-130 Hercules aircraft completed a total of 131 flying hours while carrying over 110 passengers and 101,229 kg of freight.
- Disaster Relief (South Pacific)
- RNZAF aircraft carried a total of 18,500 kg of blankets, mosquito nets and aid in support of tsunami relief. Flying support totalled 60 hours by C-130 Hercules aircraft.
- General Medical Assistance/Support
- Army Training Group Hospital staff in Waiouru provided medical support to the local community and St John Ambulance involving 205 emergency treatments, which equated to 51 personnel days.
- Civil Aviation Authority
- NZ Army and RNZAF personnel provided support for exercises totalling nine personnel days and 40 km travelled.
- Detection Of Pollution
- Nil.
- General Community Support
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The Navy, Army and Air Force provided a wide range of support to communities throughout New Zealand. This included the Child Cancer Foundation, Hospice Foundation, NZ Blood Service, Heart Foundation, Lions Clubs, Plunket Society, Red Cross, NZRSA, NZ Rugby Union, TVNZ, Waitangi Committee, Citizenship ceremonies, Rotary Clubs as well as activities for schools, sports clubs, sport events, air shows, charities, veterans groups, and youth organisations. Activities included ceremonial, band performances, logistics support, funeral support, Base visits, provision of personnel and facilities, street marches, marae visits and training. In excess of 5,128 personnel days have been provided and 147,572 km driven over the period.
RNZAF aircraft flying hour totals were Boeing 757, 120: C-130 Hercules, 14: Iroquois, 40: and Seasprite: 20.
- General Training Courses
- RNZN, NZ Army and RNZAF Units provided facilities, personnel and equipment for various forms of training in support of other government agencies and the community involving 89 personnel days and 204 km driven.
The NZDF costs its outputs on the basis of maintaining training activities needed to maintain DLOC for operational employment, and pre-planned support to other government departments and agencies under MAO&T. As a consequence of the DLOC training activities, the NZDF also has the capacity to deliver a range of services to respond to emergency and other tasks.
No direct attribution of cost has been made for these services. All costs for these activities are budgeted within Output Expenses 2 to 14.