News | NZDF

Invercargill-born Army Band trumpeter returns to roots

8 April, 2021

Invercargill-born trumpeter Sergeant Ross Yorkstone will return to his hometown when the New Zealand Army Band plays at the Civic Theatre next week.

First World War Kiwi Officer in Belgium grave identified

7 April, 2021

The 103-year-old mystery of an unknown New Zealand Army captain buried in a cemetery in Belgium has been solved.

Take your moko as a friend for life

6 April, 2021

Melz, a Navy civilian and former sailor, is the first woman in the employ of the Royal New Zealand Navy to wear moko kauae (a facial moko worn on the chin). She received hers in October 2019, and her journey has now inspired other women to follow.

Chasing goals and being a mum

6 April, 2021

The Air Force’s family-friendly policies were what attracted Corporal Jade Forman to join the service and they are a big part of why she wants to stay.

Taupō siblings make it four Navy generations

1 April, 2021

A Taupō brother and sister serving on board HMNZS Manawanui are the fourth generation in their family to embrace a career in the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Final deployment lowers flag on NZDF’s time in Afghanistan

29 March, 2021

The remaining New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan have returned home, having lowered the flag on the NZDF’s 20-year deployment to the country.

Navy retrieves drifting Pacific tsunami buoy

26 March, 2021

In favourable sea conditions and 250 nautical miles southeast of Tonga, the crew of HMNZS Aotearoa retrieved a Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoy that had been drifting since it broke its mooring in December.

RNZAF delivers PPE supplies to Timor-Leste

24 March, 2021

The New Zealand Defence Force has taken a second supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to another country, this time to Timor-Leste.

Sailors in Sinai

23 March, 2021

Bringing your Navy skills to an operation doesn’t mean being at sea. The Royal New Zealand Navy is currently contributing four staff to the latest rotation of peacekeepers in the Sinai Peninsular in Egypt, as part of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO).