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Prime Minister breaks ground on new Army high-tech maintenance facility
A new $47-million high-tech maintenance facility project at Linton Military Camp has gotten underway with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern breaking the first ground in appropriate style using a military earth excavator.
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Gulf War a first step in medical career for NZ Army Major
Major David Foote
Current role: Senior Technical Advisor for Nursing & Allied Health
Length of time in service: 24 years (broken service with 9 year gap 2001-2010) -
Farewell to a century of service: Dunedin’s Kensington Army Hall closes doors, modern replacement opened
After more than a century of continuous service to Dunedin and the wider region, the New Zealand Defence Force’s Kensington Army Hall closed its doors for the final time on Saturday, making way for a new home for southern military units.
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Chief of Army pays tribute to fallen soldier Lieutenant Colonel Oiroa Kaihau
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Recruit Training
At the beginning, training starts with getting to grips with Army culture and becoming familiar with listening to details, following instructions, and learning how to work as a team.
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Auckland school’s Services Academy sparks NZ Army career for electrician
As a teenager, Lance Corporal Elia Fata didn’t really know what career he wanted to take up, but getting involved in Onehunga High School’s Services Academy put him on a path that has taken him around the world.
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COVID-19
On 19 March 2020, New Zealand closed its borders. On 9 April, the Prime Minister announced that a network of Managed Isolation and Quarantine Facilities (MIQFs) would be established, to bring citizens and residents home. The Army, Navy and Air Force have been tasked with supporting the MIQFs, as part of a multi-agency effort run by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
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Preparing soldiers for challenging times the top priority for new Army training commander
More than 25 years after he stepped off the training ground at Waiouru Military Camp to begin his career, Colonel Ed Craw is now himself leading the New Zealand Army’s forge of soldiers.
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Carpenter takes the wheel in Antarctica with NZ Army Reserve Force
The first Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) flights of the Antarctic season headed south in recent days, transporting personnel and supplies, and Sergeant Justin Dark knows what’s in store after his own last-minute deployment to the ice.
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New battle honours to be emblazoned onto a Regimental Colour of the New Zealand Army
For the first time in nearly thirty years, the New Zealand Army is gearing up for an historic parade that will see a new and significant chapter written into the history of 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (2/1 RNZIR).