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NZDF sends medical team to Sinai to help with COVID response

12 May, 2021

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has deployed a six-personnel medical team to the Sinai to join an Australian Defence Force medical team, following cases of COVID-19 in the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) mission.

Navy and Police train for the search and recovery of missing divers

10 May, 2021

Teams from the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and New Zealand Police have combined for a series of exercise scenarios in the Marlborough Sounds, including a search and recovery scenario of a missing recreational diver.

Inspiring Mums

6 May, 2021

A business born out of hard times was the inspiration for Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Natalie Pitts to launch Go Mama.

Royal New Zealand Air Force Band to perform in Wellington

5 May, 2021

The Royal New Zealand Air Force Band will present their first public Wellington concert of 2021 at 2pm on Sunday 16 May, at Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre.

Going the extra smile to make managed isolation better

4 May, 2021

It was one of his tougher deployments, but Corporal Donny Taynton didn’t mind going the extra mile to make Managed Isolation special for one young guest.

NZDF Summer Season in Antarctica Proves Busy Times for Air Movements Personnel

30 April, 2021

The Antarctica 2020/21 summer season proved a busy time for air movements personnel based in Christchurch after they managed the transportation of more than one million kilos of cargo to and from the ice.

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