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Whakatāne sailor home for Christmas after eight-month deployment
A Whakatāne sailor is returning home in time for Christmas, after eight months at sea on Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa.
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Commander gets perspective on vital NZDF work overseas
Commander Joint Forces Major General Rob Krushka has been getting a first-hand appreciation of the work NZDF personnel do in difficult parts of the world.
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Government turns the sod on ground-breaking Defence housing plan
The start of the Linton Homes for Families project has been marked with a sod turning ceremony by Associate Minister of Defence Chris Penk this week.
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New Plymouth local follows in footsteps of military family
Representing New Zealand and serving her country are the driving factors behind Aircraftman Kodi Barlow’s decision to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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Navy Reservists contribute to Exercise Kakadu
Two Royal New Zealand Navy Reservists joined an international team to ensure uninterrupted passage of commercial vessels during a major naval exercise near Darwin.
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Christchurch hosts NZ Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion celebrating 50 years
2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment may look quite different today to when it was formed 50 years ago but the quality and calibre of the soldiers in the South Island unit has not changed, says the battalion’s commanding officer.
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Waiouru soldier is district’s top citizen
Waiouru Military Camp’s Chief Ammunition Technician WO2 Joe Callaghan values his community, and they couldn’t agree more.
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NZDF deepens ties with Pacific military chaplains through Auckland forum
Defence Force chaplains from throughout the Pacific have come together this week for the first Pacific Defence Faith Network being hosted by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).
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Service Medals
Military service has unique requirements – a commitment to serving the Crown, being liable for operational service, and being subject to military discipline and the demands and constraints of the military lifestyle. The New Zealand Defence Service Medal was instituted in 2011. It closed a long-standing gap in medallic recognition of that service.
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Standout Gunner named Soldier of the Year 2023
Lance Bombardier Jake O’Hara is in his element when he has a problem to solve. His exemplary attitude to his career, and the way he treats his fellow soldiers has earned him the title of New Zealand Army’s Soldier of the Year.