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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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RNZAF delivers PPE to Papua New Guinea to help with COVID-19 response
Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 have carried out a contactless delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Port Moresby to help Papua New Guinea deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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DCN
The Deputy Chief of Navy (DCN) is responsible for the operation of the Naval Support Command, including Devonport Naval Base in Auckland and Naval Staff in Wellington.
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Te Rau Aroha
In addition to supporting annual official commemorations to mark the service and sacrifice of the New Zealand armed forces, our Defence Force also supports one-off events of national significance.
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Navy personnel and accommodation facility test negative for COVID-19
All personnel connected with the Royal New Zealand Navy accommodation facility at Narrow Neck in Devonport have tested negative for COVID-19 following a positive waste water test last week.
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Aircraft
We operate a number of different aircraft types used for both training and operations.
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Sinai
The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), a 12 nation independent organisation established to uphold the conditions set down in the Treaty of Peace signed between Egypt and Israel in 1979, plays a critical role in maintaining stability in the Middle East. Our contribution to this peace-keeping mission makes a significant difference.
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NZ Navy ship delivering Raoul Island refurbishments
Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Wellington has set sail for Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands with GNS Science and MetService staff on board who will be maintaining essential equipment that provides weather and tsunami warning systems for New Zealand
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Tribute to a fallen soldier
Two tributes to a New Zealand soldier, Sergeant Henry James Nicholas VC MM, took place in Christchurch and Romeries, France last month.
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New Zealand and Fiji Navies collaborate in border patrol operation
Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Wellington has rendezvoused with Republic of Fiji Navy Ship (RFNS) Savenaca to carry out coordinated patrols as part of the South Pacific maritime border patrol Operation Calypso.