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NZDF statement in response to China’s claims regarding P-8A aircraft flight

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RNZAF Black Falcons 2026

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Significant flying milestone for Feilding Air Force helicopter loadmaster

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Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals' Board Meets to Advance Combined Operations Efforts

4. Exercise Balikatan

NZ Army takes jungle warfare lessons from Philippines exercise

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NZDF concludes Papua New Guinea deployment

2. School to Seas

Dunedin students onboard with expanded Navy camp week

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Protection of merchant shipping top of agenda during wargames in Auckland

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Palmerston North soldier hones cyber skills and tactics in Philippines exercise

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Philippines born Christchurch soldier returns to train with close regional partners in Exercise Balikatan

3. Brigadier Harrop

Samoa’s banana-funded Spitfire fuels emotional Anzac service for NZ officer

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Rotorua Reserve Force soldier rises to the challenge and is set for world stage

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Nelson anaesthetist and soldier part of large multi-national exercise

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NZDF assists Bougainville in destruction of WWII-era bombs

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Napier Reserve Force soldier builds on milestone competition win and readies for the world stage

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‘Live by the values of the uniform’: Northern region’s infantry battalion regimental sergeant major

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Navy shows opportunities for Marlborough student

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UN sanctions monitoring patrols observe vessels of interest, possible ship-to-ship transfer

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Rare Gallipoli headstone a rallying call for NZDF contingent

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Successful Antarctica medical evacuation flight during final sunset

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New Zealand Army personnel mark significant combat anniversary in Korea

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NZDF marks Anzac Day with conflict anniversaries front of mind

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Southland brothers in arms - The human cost of war laid bare on Gallipoli Peninsula

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Remains of two New Zealand First World War casualties reburied in France

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Southland chaplain supports NZDF contingent during ‘meaningful’ Gallipoli deployment

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Army officer fulfils career and family goals at Gallipoli  

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NZ Army Automotive Technicians gain value from extraordinary Supercars experience

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NZ Army Band members deploy to other bands and triumph at prestigious brass championships 

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Nowhere to hide with Electronic Warfare Operators listening in

Anzac Day

Anzac Day a timely reminder about support for veterans