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Great Grandparents serve as inspiration for Manurewa aviator
Growing up in Manurewa, South Auckland Aircraftman Lennox Manukia, 19, choose a career in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) after being inspired by his great grandparents.
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Texans take flight over Nelson in Exercise Wise Owl
Nelson residents looking to the sky might have seen a group of unfamiliar aircraft operating recently.
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Return to Fiji a ‘surreal’ experience for NZ Army soldier
After 20 years of soldiering for our New Zealand Army it was a surreal moment for Fiji-born Aseri Balawa to finally go on exercise in the jungle of his home country.
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RNZAF helps Devonport woman keep flying career alive
COVID-19 ended a lot of careers in the aviation industry, but Devonport’s Maya Tewhata-Low will still be airborne thanks to a fledgling career in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
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Gisborne high flier aims to make a difference in new career
Gisborne’s Sarah Lockwood is aiming high as she starts her new career in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
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Five brothers, over 150 years of service
Family members, inspired by stories of service life, often follow their siblings or relatives into the New Zealand Defence Force. That was the case for the Stokes brothers, the largest set of siblings to have ever joined the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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Whanganui man chooses variety in career with RNZAF
Whanganui’s Benjamin Conder has always loved aircraft and flying and as his Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) training course proved, was perhaps a bit too strong and fit for a desk job.
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Recreational diver chases Navy dream
Ling Wingate, 42, describes her ‘leap of faith’ into a Navy career after 16 years in IT.
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Air Force technician tackles world champs
It takes a dedicated training regime to build up for a world championship event, and that’s something the Air Force can get behind and support.
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Navy’s sub-Antarctic science trip sows sailing seed for Dunedin student
In 2023, Dunedin high school student Nora Paicu travelled to the sub-Antarctic islands aboard the Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Canterbury.