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Christchurch
At 12.51pm on 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the city of Christchurch. 185 people died, and thousands were injured in the quake, making it the second worst natural disaster in New Zealand’s history, behind the Napier earthquake of 1931. Buildings collapsed or were severely damaged and critical infrastructure including water, roads, sewerage, power and telecommunications went down. The New Zealand Defence Force responded by undertaking its largest ever humanitarian assistance mission.
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Service records
NZDF Personnel Archives and Medals holds a collection of about 1.5 million service records relating to 420,000 New Zealand service personnel who served in New Zealand’s Military Forces post WWI.
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NZDF Sports Awards 2022
The NZDF Sports Awards were held on 23 November 2022 and recognised sporting achievements between October 2019 and September 2022.
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Royal New Zealand Navy: 12 moments from 2021
Some of the Royal New Zealand Navy's top moments from 2021.
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Whakaari erupts
At 2.11pm, Monday, 9 December 2019 there were 47 people on Whakaari/White Island. Tourists and guides are caught up in the explosive event, with no easy escape available.
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COVID-19
On 19 March 2020, New Zealand closed its borders. On 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. The Army, Navy and Air Force have been tasked with supporting the MIQFs, as part of a multi-agency effort run by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
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How Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon crews train for disaster
The crew of a Boeing P-8A Poseidon recently took off from Base Ohakea and was quickly skimming over the Bay of Plenty, its crew tasked with evaluating the damage from a hypothetical cyclone hitting one of our Pacific neighbours.
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2024 Year in Review: Air Force
The training, exercising, and operational tempo has been as high as ever for the Air Force this year, covering a wide range of domestic and international activities, from Antarctica to the Pacific, to Asia and beyond.
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Fisheries protection and more in the 1950's, 60's and 70's
From the mid-1950s to late 1970s 400-ton Japanese long-liners would work New Zealand’s coastline. Keeping them honest fell in large part to four RNZN Seaward Defence Motor Launches (SDML) of the fisheries protection squadron.
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Through their eyes
Join the Royal New Zealand Air Force as they celebrate International Women's Day 2024. Hear from Melissa, Christine and Leigh about life in service as an aviator and their thoughts on being wāhine in the New Zealand Defence Force.