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A New Zealand Army soldier stands with full uniform and headgear and a weapon. In the background, you can see snow-capped Mt Ruapehu

Two soldiers smiling at each other while sitting down in the Waiouru Military Training Area

At dusk two soldiers are in position, laying between dry grass, holding a large machine gun while looking into the distance for enemy movement

Evacuees board a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ) Hercules aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. NZDF personnel stand at the ramp of the aircraft to support them and provide security

An NZDF firefighter hoses down smouldering and burning grass on a hill in Nelson.

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Switching on as an Armoured Vehicle driver

24 March 2023

Life in Service

Our long-time link to Antarctica

24 March 2023

People

HMNZS Canterbury sailing into port in Lautoka, Fiji.

HMNZS Canterbury arrives in Lautoka for Operation Mahi Tahi

21 March 2023

Media Release

Army Band send aroha to the East Coast '35'

17 March 2023

In the community

Preparing for a Search and Rescue, Private Rayner, left, and Lance Corporal Sheridan locate positions of interest on the map as part of the NZDF’s response to Cyclone Gabrielle

Tairāwhiti Reserve Force soldier gets early taste of helping his community

16 March 2023

In the community

Many hands make happy feet

14 March 2023

In the community

Major Timothy Cocks was on the road within hours during Cyclone Gabrielle

Linton transport unit thrown in Gabrielle deep end

13 March 2023

People

Sergeant Rachel Ford quickly put a 102km ultramarathon behind her to help with the NZ Army response to Cyclone Gabrielle

NZ Army driver finds more in the tank to help with cyclone response

13 March 2023

People

Keeping supplies moving

10 March 2023

People

Local Army Reserve Force soldiers rescue Esk Valley residents from raging floodwaters

07 March 2023

Media Release

Mr George Brown from Bayview, grateful to see some soldiers from 5/7 Battalion. Private Williams passes him some supplies.

Hawke's Bay soldiers in middle of Gabrielle response

03 March 2023

People

Army skills behind creation of distribution hub

01 March 2023

In the community

Fiji joins the effort to support Cyclone Gabrielle response

28 February 2023

In the community

NZ Army proving routes and supplying communities

28 February 2023

In the community

A man sits on outdoor furniture on the deck of a property as a medic takes his blood pressure.

The doctor is in

24 February 2023

In the community

A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter crewman passes supplies to an Aropaoanui resident.

Defence Force increases support to disaster regions

19 February 2023

Media Release

Three soldiers stand on the bank of a river where a bridge once stood. On the other side of the river, a small part of the bridge remains but the rest is gone. Debris from the high flood waters is caught in trees and on the sides of the river.

Army engineers fashion pulley system to help resupply town

19 February 2023

In the community

Soliders smile while talking to residents of Moteo while they help distribute food to the stranded locals.

People from the outside: Hawke’s Bay Reservists reach remote Marae

18 February 2023

In the community

Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals marks centenary with the Princess Royal

17 February 2023

Media Release

Reservists from 5/7 Battalion, RNZIR provided food to isolated seasonal workers overnight in Hawke’s Bay (15/02/2023)

Army reservists push through with food supplies

16 February 2023

In the community

Hundreds rescued from Hastings area

15 February 2023

In the community

Cyclone: NZDF across the regions

14 February 2023

In the community

NZDF continues to support preparations ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle

12 February 2023

In the community

NZDF deploys specialist team and clean-up parties as Cyclone Gabrielle approaches

10 February 2023

Media Release

Signals Corps celebrates 100 years of duty

09 February 2023

People

The New Zealand Conservation Dog Programme returning to HMNZS Canterbury via Seasprite helicopter after undertaking rodent detection on Rangitāhua /Raoul Island.

NZDF supports conservation, scientific, cultural effort on offshore islands

09 February 2023

Media Release

View of Auckland floods from a Seasprite Helicopter

NZDF support to the Auckland flood response

02 February 2023

In the community

The Operation Protect patch, worn on a uniform

NZDF personnel recognised for their contribution to the Government’s COVID-19 Response

20 January 2023

Organisation

Two men wearing dark overalls, safety glasses and a tool belt work on electronics in an industrial room.

Army electrical fitters – the ‘jack of all trades’

16 January 2023

Life in Service

New Year Honours awarded to three NZDF personnel

31 December 2022

Media Release

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We’re a world-class, combat ready force. We're modern, agile and highly adaptive.

Our mission is to provide world-class, combat ready, land forces that are trained, led and equipped to win as part of an Integrated Defence Force. We are an information-enabled Army that leverages modern equipment and technology in order to improve our training, enhance our decision making and optimise our capabilities.

Learn more about what we do

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.

More about our people

As an agile and highly adaptive combat force, we need to be well equipped to help us operate in diverse environments, with precise effect.

New Zealand Army soldiers fire a Carl Gustaf M3 there are flames out the back and motion shown out the front of the weapon. the soldiers are training in the tussock grass

Firepower

A New Zealand Army Light Armoured Vehicle (NZLAV) on the tussock grass in the Waiouru Military Training Area. In the background you can see a snow-capped Mt Ruapehu

Military vehicles

Meet our leaders

About our structure

Major General John Boswell

Chief Of Army

Brigadier Rose King

Deputy Chief of Army

Colonel Duncan George Roy

Land Component Commander

Warrant Officer Class One Wiremu Moffitt

Sergeant Major Of The Army

Considering a career in the army?

In the Army you'll never rest on past successes. We'll push you to constantly better yourself. But you won't have to do it alone. You'll be part of a tight-knit team – people that you'll come to trust, no matter what. Whatever your role, you'll be given the best possible training, equipment and encouragement. Everything you need, in fact, to create a successful and valued career.

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