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RIMPAC
New Zealand is one of the founding nations of Exercise Rim of the Pacific - RIMPAC - the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise.
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Iraq
Our readiness for combat provides us the ability to train others for combat – building the capacity of partner forces. From 2015 to 2020 we worked with the Iraqi Security Forces, supporting them to train for operations against ISIS.
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A 20 year commitment
The New Zealand Defence Force's relationship with Afghanistan is built on 20 years of deployments to the country. Missions included Special Forces operations, provincial reconstruction activities and capacity building through training of local forces.
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FPDA
The Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) between the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore are one of the longest-running defence arrangements in the world. Conducting regular military exercises between the military forces of the five countries since 1981 enhances interoperability and promotes stability and security in the Southeast Asian region.
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Timor Leste
Timor Leste has had a long and sometimes brutal passage towards independence. The New Zealand Defence Force has been there since the push for independence became the birth of a nation.
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Korean Peninsula
The international community, including New Zealand, maintain a continuous presence on and around the Korean Peninsula in the interests of regional security. Forces operate both at the border and in the sky. The New Zealand Defence Force has a role in both locations.
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A community cut off
In 2016 a magnitude 7.8 quake struck Kaikōura in the middle of the night. Nationally significant and locally vital road and rail links were buried under enormous landslides, or distorted beyond repair. Landline and mobile phone services went down across the region. Power and water infrastructure was disrupted. From 12:02 am Monday 16 November, Kaikōura was cut off.
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After the storm
When Cyclone Winston hit Fiji in 2016, it was at that time the strongest cyclone ever to hit the South Pacific and it left a trail of devastation across the country.
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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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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.