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Third time to the ice for Manawatū cargo handling specialist
Lance Corporal Alice Jensen, from Manawatū, is no stranger to the annual delivery of supplies by ship to Antarctica, having just been to the ice for a third time.
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Orca sightings and the last sunset on Operation Antarctica
The bay sitting just outside Scott Base is normally crammed with sea ice. But for the first time in a few years, the ice has broken away filling the cove with deep blue water, giving Sergeant Cam Sproull the rare opportunity to watch a pod of orca hunting
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New Plymouth local follows in footsteps of military family
Representing New Zealand and serving her country are the driving factors behind Aircraftman Kodi Barlow’s decision to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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Defence Force receives operating funding boost
Minister of Defence Judith Collins has announced a large investment in New Zealand Defence Force operating funding ahead of Budget 2025.
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Flying Kiwi joins Aussies in monitoring North Korean sanctions
A New Zealand pilot has joined a Canadian counterpart aboard an Australian aircraft in a multinational effort monitoring United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
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Non-stop daylight for Northland firefighter in Antarctica
New Zealand Army Sapper Nathan Laurie, from Kerikeri, has just returned from his first summer season in Antarctica, working as an emergency responder at the Antarctic Fire Department at McMurdo Station, the American base near New Zealand’s Scott Base.
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Auckland aviator awestruck by Antarctica as RNZAF continues aerial support to ice
The Antarctic conditions can be bearable at the height of the summer season, but when Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Flight Lieutenant Carter Bland arrived on a supply flight in the dying days of winter the -40°C temperature was excruciating.
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A fiery Five Eyes relationship is sparked
A chance conversation in Antarctica between a couple of firefighters more than a year ago has led to the United States Air Force Air National Guard arriving in New Zealand for a two-week firefighting exercise.
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Hawera soldier honours 'Fighting McCooks' legacy at Gallipoli commemorations
Taranaki’s Blane McCook says this year’s Anzac Day was a special one for him as he was able to stand where his family members fought and were wounded on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
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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.