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RNZAF delivers PPE to Papua New Guinea to help with COVID-19 response

21 March, 2021

Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 have carried out a contactless delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Port Moresby to help Papua New Guinea deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Veterans commemorate 75th anniversary of Jayforce service

17 March, 2021

The service and sacrifice of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel in Japan was remembered at a commemoration in Wellington today to mark the 75th anniversary of the deployment of Jayforce.

Veterans’ Affairs meeting Northland Veterans at the Te Kotahitanga Exhibition Hall

17 March, 2021

Veterans’ Affairs is running a health and wellbeing forum for veterans and their family members on 25 March from 10am to 2pm at the Te Kotahitanga Exhibition Hall, Whangārei.

Law graduate takes the helm of a navy career

16 March, 2021

Taking part in counter-piracy operations at sea isn’t run-of-the-mill for a lawyer but it’s the kind of challenge that attracted Natacha Wisstt to joining the New Zealand Defence Force as a legal officer.

Air Force bringing Exercise to Wanaka

12 March, 2021

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will be bringing Exercise Skytrain to Wanaka and the surrounding regions from 15 – 26 March 2021.

Essential tasks Raoul radar for HMNZS Canterbury

9 March, 2021

The Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Canterbury has left for Raoul Island with MetService and GNS Science staff aboard to carry out essential tasks, including maintenance of critical weather and tsunami warning systems.

All in a day's work

5 March, 2021

Information systems operator Lance Corporal Desiree Arnold has found herself in a Navy ship in the southern ocean, managing a Managed Isolation Facility, and setting up technical communications equipment in the past year. It’s all in a day’s work for LCPL Arnold who has been in the Army for not quite four years.

Navy remembers, ten years on

22 February, 2021

“I am still struck by the dedication and professionalism of my ship’s company and all of those members of the NZDF that ran towards the disaster to play our role in the response. I am equally impressed by the resilience of the people of the Canterbury region who fought through this disaster,” ~ RADM Jim Gilmour

Army remembers, ten years on

22 February, 2021

“Our move into the city was memorable, we had a large contingent of Pinzgauer and Unimogs which was joined by fire appliances, emergency vehicles and Police as we got closer to the central city location.” ~ LTCOL Tim Tuatini