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Invictus Games 2025

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People of the Year Awards

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Registration for Gallipoli 2025 services open

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Caught out in the worst

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Innovator of the Year 2024

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RNZAF firefighter awarded 2024 Aviator of the Year

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First flight to ice for Air Force’s new C-130J Hercules

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Marlborough aviator helps Pasifika youth soar

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RNZAF’s No. 3 Squadron recognised for Cyclone Gabrielle response

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NZDF recognises extra-yard efforts of soldier, sailor, aviator and civilian

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Overcoming Obstacles at the Melbourne 70.3 Triathlon

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Building a high performance team

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Tohu Awards 2024

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NZDF Medic Match crowns Cantabrian as top operator

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The right people at the right time: The RNZAF mission to Rwanda

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NZ Team announce Co-Captains for 2025 Invictus Games

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Kiwis maintaining the truce on the Korean Peninsula

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Canterbury in support of CHOGM

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C-130J flight tracker

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Air Force in Concert 2024 featuring music from stage and screen

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Invictus Games 2025: Meet our NZ Team

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Air Force tech keeps Navy flying at sea

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HMNZS Manawanui crew to return home tonight

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RNZAF helicopter crews hone skills with specialist Police teams

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No.6 Squadron multitasks during Exercise Bluebird

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Celebrating the arrival of the next two C-130J Hercules

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Last flights to the ice with retiring Hercules C-130H open the Antarctic summer season

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RNZAF medics hone emergency response skills near Auckland

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Royal New Zealand Air Force exercise full-scale airfield emergency

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King Airs keep close eye on fishing

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Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa - Royal New Zealand Air Force

We provide New Zealand with responsive and effective air power to meet its national
interests. We are an agile and adaptive Air Force with the versatility essential for New
Zealand Defence Force operations. We have the right equipment to perform our roles: airborne surveillance and reconnaissance, combat, and air mobility.


We are a force of highly trained professionals.

We come from all walks of life and share a strong sense of what it means to be Kiwi - our culture is based on our values Tū Kaha (courage), Tū Tika (commitment), Tū Tira (comradeship) and Tū Maia (integrity). Together, we are Force for New Zealand and are proud to serve Aotearoa and its diverse communities.

We operate a number of different aircraft types for both training and operations.