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Wellingtonian engineers a path with the Royal New Zealand Navy
Midshipman Jess Layburn, 21, from Johnsonville, knew from a young age she wanted to study engineering but she never thought the Royal New Zealand Navy would help to realise her ambition.
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Army Reserves role expands horizons for Queenstown space scholar
When Private Lyndi Le Fay isn’t studying the final frontier, she’s relishing her role as a New Zealand Army Reserve Force soldier and encouraging other young women to follow in her footsteps.
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Dunedin-born Army engineer inspired by female role models in Defence
Second Lieutenant Natasha Whyte says seeing other women setting excellent examples in the New Zealand Defence Force gives her confidence in her own journey as an engineer.
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Northland teacher inspired by hands-on Navy and Air Force camp
Whangārei Boys' High School teacher Tony ‘Haggis’ Henderson already has a strong connection to the New Zealand Defence Force, having been born at Waiouru Army Camp.
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Methven man awarded Aviator of the Year for intelligence work
Senior Intelligence Specialist Corporal Joseph Lavery has been named the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) Aviator of the Year, for his work around operational New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) deployments.
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RNZN Sailor of the Year recognised for giving back
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Sailor of the Year for 2022 is Leading Youth Development Specialist (LYDS) James Faleofa.
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Best experiences worth waiting for: NZ Army engineer reflects on 52-year career
After more than five decades in the New Zealand Army, engineer Major Nigel Gattsche says playing the long game paid off and after special and eye-opening deployments he was still enjoying some of his richest experiences towards the end of his career.
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Strategic Defence Policy Statement 2018
The Strategic Defence Policy Statement recognises the full scope of value that Defence provides for New Zealand, across the Community, Nation, and World. The Policy Statement also articulates a set of principles to describe the Government's expectations for Defence and provide enduring policy guidance, examines developments in the strategic environment, and updates the Defence Force outcomes, principal roles, and priorities.
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Tohu Awards celebrate part-time Defence commitments
The Minister of Defence’s 2025 Tohu Awards recognise excellence in our Reserve Force, Cadet Force Officers and Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) graduates, as well as the organisations who support them.
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Christchurch Counsellor turns Combat Driver in harshest continent on Earth
Seeing dozens of orca whales in their pods, attempting cross country skiing and gazing out across the snow to Mount Erebus are among the highlights of a deployment to Antarctica for Hoon Hay man Private Joel Agnew.