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Otago sailor embraces sub-surface surveying with Navy
Leading Hydrographic Survey Technician Renee Mullins has transferred a love of being on the water and marine science to a career in the Navy.
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Keeping skills alive in transfer to Reserve Force
Moving from Regular Force to Reserve Force has allowed Combat Driver Corporal Cindy Ries-Rupapera to retrain towards a full-time career in the construction industry.
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RNZAF 85: Pilot Officer Kiwi Walker
Served 2014-current
Pilot Officer Kiwi Walker’s approach to life and his career in the Air Force is centred on the premise that the most important things are people and family. -
Thames naval officer takes command of Navy’s multi-role vessel
The newest Commanding Officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Canterbury says his 35-year Navy career started with an inspiring recruiter who visited his high school in Thames.
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Newly graduated Waikato man has eyes on the sky
A passion for aviation has led to a career change for Pilot Officer Kiwi Walker (Ngati Maniapoto) who has recently graduated from the 17-week Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Officer Commissioning Course.
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Celebrating Cook Islands Language Week: Able Writer Dylan Edney-Pardoe
In celebration of Cook Islands Language Week, Able Writer Dylan Edney-Pardoe describes what is special about his culture and how he fits this into his career as a sailor.
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Long service medal for 102-year-old Second World War veteran
At 102 years old, Brigadier (Retired) Les Wright MBE would have been confident he had all the medals he’d earned over a lengthy military career. But it turns out he was entitled to one more.
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Trade Training
Basic training and officer training provides the initial skills, knowledge and culture that comes with being in the Army. But each of our soldiers and officers has a specific job to do within their unit. With more than 40 trades for soldiers and eight trades for officers, the Army offers one of the highest choices of career options and ongoing training of any New Zealand employer.
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School to skies
Every year, the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s School to Skies programme gives around 40 Year 13 female school students the opportunity to spend a week at Base Ohakea and experience what a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) looks like within the Air Force.
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Military training pays dividend in court room from Hamilton
When Captain Fraser King joined the New Zealand Army Reserve Force in 2005 he didn’t expect his Army training, which has included planning to quell a theoretical armed rebellion in Taranaki, would have such a positive impact on his civilian career.