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When Winston blew into town
When Cyclone Winston strikes Fiji on 20 February 2016, it pummels the country and leaves a trail of devastation, particularly in the northern outlying islands. Thousands of homes are destroyed, and water, power and communication outages are expected to continue for several days.
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Trentham
Trentham Military Camp (TMC) can be found in the lower North Island, in Upper Hutt near Wellington. Accommodating all three services, TMC is a tri-Service camp.
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The long wait for the Red Diamond
After 43 years Ms Suzanne Gingles got her moment in the sun and a red diamond on her shoulder when she was formally awarded her red diamond on parade at Burnham Military Camp.
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C-130H(NZ) Hercules (retired)
For 60 years the Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules fleet served New Zealand at home and around the world. The fleet was operated by No. 40 Squadron and after a gradual retirement, the last three aircraft in the fleet retired from service on the 31st January 2025. The fleet clocked up more than 155,000 accident-free flying hours and nearly 100,000 landings.
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High Mobility Engineer Excavator (Combat Tractor)
The High Mobility Engineer Excavator (Combat Tractor) is a highly mobile excavator with increased protection designed to survive on the modern battlefield.
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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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Combat ready
The government requires us to be ready to conduct military operations. It provides the resources that enable us to do our job, and tasks us to undertake operations when required. It’s what we train to do.
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Veterans commemorate 75th anniversary of Jayforce service
The service and sacrifice of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel in Japan was remembered at a commemoration in Wellington today to mark the 75th anniversary of the deployment of Jayforce.
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SMA
The Sergeant Major of the New Zealand Army is the most senior soldier. He advises the Chief of Army on training, management, and wellbeing of our soldiers.
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Hercules completes second flight from Kabul with evacuees
The Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ) Hercules that has been deployed to assist in evacuations from Afghanistan has completed a second flight into Kabul, returning evacuees to an airbase in the United Arab Emirates.