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NZ Invictus Team pumped and ready to go in Germany
Arriving in Düsseldorf, Germany this week ahead of the Invictus Games’ kick off on Saturday, the New Zealand Invictus team is pumped and ready to go.
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Great Barrier Island soldier to parade 28 (Maori) Battalion Banner at Cassino commemorations
Parading the 28 (Maori) Battalion Banner at commemorations marking 80 years since the Battles of Cassino holds a lot of mana for New Zealand Army soldier Private Taedyn Edmonds-Griffiths.
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From Auckland to Düsseldorf
Air Force veteran of 33 years, Mike Cotton took on a challenge that would ultimately show him his strength, resilience and sheer determination to be the best he can.
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Kiwi officer embedded in Pacific Partnership
Working with international partners to promote better medical and disaster outcomes in the Pacific has been a highlight of Lieutenant Henry Cunningham’s latest posting as a naval officer.
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Navy divers neutralise Second World War mines in Hauraki Gulf
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) divers have safely disposed of Second World War-era mines recently discovered on the seafloor near Auckland.
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Samoa’s banana-funded Spitfire fuels emotional Anzac service for NZ officer
The New Zealand Army’s Brigadier Esther Harrop has attended 31 Anzac Day services in uniform around the world but this year’s ceremony in Samoa, and the story of sixpence per crate of bananas and her grandfather’s Spitfire, brought her to tears.
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Gruelling Battles of Cassino commemorated by NZDF contingent in Italy
Eighty years ago the ridges and hills around the Italian town of Cassino were in ruins, after some of the bloodiest and most gruelling battles fought by New Zealand forces in the Second World War.
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NZDF in largest ever New Caledonia Croix Du Sud exercise
The biennial humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) exercise Croix Du Sud has ended in New Caledonia with New Zealand Defence Force personnel saying it proved a timely and valuable opportunity to train with regional partners.
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Nelson local honoured for life-saving actions overseas
A former Nelson man has received a commendation after saving two lives during a major international exercise in the Pacific.
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Wrecks reveal themselves to HMNZS Manawanui
There are a lot of fun jobs in the Royal New Zealand Navy, but exploring shipwrecks that might still have gold in them has to be near the top of the list. Last month HMNZS Matataua’s divers and hydrographers got to grips with the complex technology.