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New NZ Army commander people-focussed and targeting preparation for combat
Having spent more than 25 years in the New Zealand Army, and being deployed to a number of conflict zones and disaster relief efforts, Colonel Mike van Welie understands what underpins the Army’s success; its people.
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Navy trials whangārei reserve unit
Auckland-base Reserve Force Unit HMNZS Ngapona is trialing a Northland Sub-Unit (NSU) in Whangārei for the betterment of Navy representation north of Auckland.
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Using stealth as a weapon: Exercise Kalami
Under their feet, the decaying remnants of ancient kahikatea and silver beech trees rustled and crackled as Army reserve soldiers carefully tried to thread their way silently through the lush West Coast forest south of Maruia.
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Rededication ceremony held in Belgium for WWI New Zealand Soldier
A New Zealand World War I soldier, whose burial location was only discovered a century after his death, has had his final resting place acknowledged during a rededication ceremony in Belgium.
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Waipukurau hosts NZ Army urban warfare exercise for Officer Cadets
The streets of Waipukurau turned into a fictious overseas deployment for 40 New Zealand Army Officer Cadets last week, as they took part in Exercise Santici.
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Whangārei tractor expert feels pulling power of NZ Army Reserve Force
New Zealand Army training isn’t just learning to march and dig trenches. Whangārei’s Tim McLeod finds the skills he picks up as a Reserve Force soldier useful in his field of evolving farming technology.
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Second World War veteran, 102, recounts service with pride ahead of his battalion’s historic recognition
It’s been nearly 80 years since the end of the Second World War and 102-year-old Doug Reid still wears his 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion tie with pride.
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Gisborne Farm fencing specialist wins in the field with NZ Army
Winning the Sergeant Major of the Army award has topped off a year of wins for Gisborne New Zealand Army Reserve Force recruit Private Tim Garrick.
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Army reserve recruit committed to helping communities in Marlborough
When Ishaan Kolbaker started digging his shell scrape in the rain it may not have been quite what he’d envisaged when he thought of community contribution for the Marlborough region.
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Vector Scorpion gives Army new edge on battlefield
The Royal New Zealand Artillery’s 16th Field Regiment (16 Fd Regt) is quickly getting to grips with its latest battleground tools, with the Quantum Systems small uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) now in full flight.