General
Conducting the training activities needed to maintain DLOC for operational employment also produces within the NZDF the capacity to deliver a range of services in support of other government departments, the community, and foreign and defence policy objectives.
Approval levels for the provision of these services range from Cabinet/Ministerial level for significant events to unit commanders for minor local support tasks. Generally, however, tasks will be approved on the direction of CDF, a single Service Chief, or COMJFNZ.
Some general services are pre–planned or are, at least, reasonably predictable. Such tasks include ceremonial support, and planned assistance to the NZ Antarctic Programme, the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the NZ Police. The frequency of other tasks, primarily of an emergency nature such as search and rescue, assistance to civil defence, are less predictable. The NZDF maintains elements at specified degrees of notice (DON) for response to such emergencies.
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. Costs for these activities are reported within the relevant Output Expenses.
Performance
The quality of general services provided by the NZDF to other government departments, the community, and foreign and defence policy objectives is that the services be provided to the satisfaction of the requesting authority. For MAO&T, the quality of assistance will be in accordance with the details of formal agreements/MOUs.
Elements Available For Emergency Tasks
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Service |
Performance Achieved – Elements Available
(with Degrees of Notice (DON) where applicable) |
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Navy |
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One Frigate (or alternative vessel) at eight hours’ DON for emergency tasks, including Search and Rescue (SAR) and Medical Assistance/Evacuation. |
One frigate or alternative vessel was available. |
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One Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV), once in service, at eight hours’ DON for emergency tasks, including SAR. |
Inshore Patrol Craft were available for emergency tasking up to December 2007, when HMNZS Ships Wakakura and Kiwi were decommissioned. Alternative vessels were available to respond to emergency tasks for the remainder of the reporting period. |
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One Diving Team at 12 hours’ DON for emergency tasks, including underwater search and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD).)1 |
Availability was maintained throughout the period. |
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One 25–person Civil Defence Response Group. |
One 25–person Civil Defence Response Group was available at Devonport. |
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On–shore personnel for fire fighting, as available. |
Availability was maintained throughout the period. |
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Army |
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Personnel in North Island and South Island at 48 hours’ DON for emergency tasks, including SAR, Fire Fighting, and Casualty/Medical Evacuation. |
Personnel were available at the designated notice. |
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Personnel On Call for Civil Defence:
- HQ elements in North Island and South Island to support a Civil Defence HQ.
- Four 25–person Response Groups.
- Two 100–person National Reserve Groups.
- One 500–person Reserve.
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These elements were available from HQ JFNZ.
The designated personnel and groups were available at Waiouru, Linton, Trentham and Burnham.
The designated personnel from 2 and 3 Land Force Groups were available.
The designated personnel from 2 and 3 Land Force Groups were available. |
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EOD Teams in North Island and South Island at 12 hours’ DON1. |
EOD teams were available. |
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In–camp personnel for fire fighting, as available. |
Availability was maintained throughout the period. |
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Air Force |
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One Iroquois helicopter at two hours’ DON for emergency tasks, including SAR, Fire Fighting and Casualty Evacuation. |
One Iroquois was available for tasking at two hours’ DON for emergency tasks. |
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One Orion (or one Hercules if an Orion is not available) at two hours’ DON for emergency tasks, including SAR and Aeromedical Evacuation. |
One aircraft (Orion or Hercules) was available at two hours’ DON for emergency tasks. |
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One Hercules at 14 hours’ DON for emergency tasks. |
One Hercules aircraft was maintained on 14 hours’ DON for emergency tasks. |
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One EOD team at 12 hours’ DON1. |
An EOD team was available at 12 hours’ DON. |
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One 25–person Civil Defence Response Group at each Air Base, and elements to support a Civil Defence HQ. |
A 25–person Civil Defence response group was maintained at each of Whenuapai, Ohakea and Woodbourne Air Bases.
Staff Officers to support National Civil Defence Headquarters were available from Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand (HQ JFNZ). |
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On–base personnel for fire–fighting, as available |
Availability was maintained throughout the period. |
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