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NZDF flies team to support Niue in COVID-19 outbreak
A team of civilian doctors and nurses, NZDF personnel and a seven-tonne generator have left New Zealand this morning on board a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules bound for Niue to assist with the recent COVID-19 outbreak and power outages.
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Helping others top priority for Auckland Air Force Medic
A desire to help was the main driver for Victoria Lu to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
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Navy diver who led team during HMNZS Manawanui response receives award
Christian Lloyd, who led the Royal New Zealand Navy diving contingent in Samoa in the aftermath of the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, is being recognised with a Chief of Defence Force commendation for his actions in dangerous and challenging conditions.
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NZDF targets unexploded ordnance in Papua New Guinea
Four New Zealand Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operators have joined an Australian Defence Force-led operation to locate, identify and plan for disposal of Second World War-era ordnance in the East New Britain region of Papua New Guinea.
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Reserve force doctor clocks up air miles and experience
As a young medical student, Louise Speedy joined the New Zealand Army Reserve Force just for something to do. Twenty-six years later that decision means she has been able to travel everywhere from Afghanistan to Hawaii, and closer to home.
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Tekapo
Tekapo Military Training Area is set in the sparse, mountainous, and often snow-touched landscapes of the South Island. Tekapo provides a field training, firing and manoeuvre area for units of the New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Air Force and foreign militaries.
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Timor Leste
Timor Leste has had a long and sometimes brutal passage towards its independence.
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When Winston blew into town
When Cyclone Winston hits Fiji on 20 February 2016, at the time it is the strongest cyclone ever to have hit the South Pacific. It leaves a trail of destruction, particularly in the northern outlying islands. Dozens lose their lives, whole villages are destroyed, homes and crops damaged, power lines cut and more than 8,100 people need shelter.
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HMS Neptune tragedy
New Zealand’s worst naval tragedy occurred in 1941 when HMS Neptune struck mines off the coast of Libya and sunk with the loss of all but one of her 764 crew. 150 New Zealand sailors went down with the ship.
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Navy combat simulator specialist named NZDF Civilian of the Year
For more than three decades Mark Taylor has been the cornerstone of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s combat system simulation capability, both in uniform and as a civilian.