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1 NZSAS Regiment - 70 Years of Service
For 70 years the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) has been deployed on some of the most complex, challenging and dangerous missions faced by the New Zealand Defence Force, with the ultimate goal always being to protect New Zealand, its people and interests.
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COVID-19
In 2020, a virus shut down the world. On 19 March, New Zealand closed its borders. By 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.
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Take your moko as a friend for life
Melz Huata Lucas closed her eyes.
Ahakoa ka noho ā tinana, ka haere kē a wairua. -
Research Report: The Distribution Of Campaign Medals And Stars In New Zealand After The Second World War by Matthew Buck
For the first time since the 1950s, in-depth research has been carried out into how many Second World War campaign medals awarded to ex-serving New Zealand veterans were never claimed, and what may have led to this. Recent media publicity has highlighted that approximately 15 percent of the Second World War campaign medals awarded to members of 28 (Maori) Battalion were never issued. New research undertaken by New Zealand Defence Force historian Matthew Buck reveals there was a low rate of uptake of medals by Army and Air Force veterans from across the New Zealand armed forces and those of other Commonwealth countries. To find out more, including why New Zealand veterans did not claim their medals, read the report.
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Women in Science
Today is the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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Mother's Day 2024
Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers and mother figures in our lives.
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Our 70 Year Legacy