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The Person of the Year event is an annual event for the NZDF to celebrate individual successes and recognise organisational excellence. The event allows members of our Senior Leadership Team to reflect on the year passed and acknowledge the achievements of a group of award winners from across the Defence Force.
Lance Bombardier Jake O’Hara is in his element when he has a problem to solve. His exemplary attitude to his career, and the way he treats his fellow soldiers has earned him t...
Lance Bombardier Jake O’Hara is in his element when he has a problem to solve. His exemplary attitude to his career, and the way he treats his fellow soldiers has earned him t...
Squadron Leader Johanna Hunter has been awarded the 2023 Peter Rule Inclusion Award for her unrelenting championing of diversity in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
Read Full Media Release“No finer ambassador” - Leading Writer Joanna Mafi is the Sailor of the Year.
Read Full Media ReleaseMatt Wrigglesworth, Asbestos manager for Defence Estate and Infrastructure, has been named NZDF Safety Person of the Year.
Read Full Media ReleaseJuggling family, work and voluntary commitments can take effort, but reservist Captain Todd Skilton seems to have nailed it. He has been named NZDF Volunteer of the Year.
Read Full Media ReleaseThe Cadet of the Year is Warrant Officer Class 2 Pyper-Alex Adams.
Read Full Media ReleaseNina Russell, our New Zealand Defence Force Diversity and Inclusion Director, has been named as our organisation’s Civilian of the Year 2023.
Read Full Media ReleaseNational and international success in canoe marathon racing while managing the demands of her job has lead to Leading Aircraftman Sarah Lockwood winning 2023's Sportsperson of the Year award.
Read Full Media ReleaseDeployable virtual reality is close to bolstering the training of Royal New Zealand Navy personnel, thanks to the ingenuity of Karl Vetter and Kevin Heveldt.
Read Full Media ReleaseWellington-based Sergeant Caroline Williams and Lance Corporal Rhys Dillon, from Burnham, have been named NZDF Reservists of the Year 2023.
Read Full Media ReleaseSenior Intelligence Specialist Corporal Joseph Lavery has been named the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Aviator of the Year.
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