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Sapper changes trades and focus in NZ Army Reserve force career
Palmerston North’s Fenil Mistry is proof you can switch trades midstream while serving in the New Zealand Army Reserve Force.
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NZ Army reconnects with warrior culture in major milestone exercise
More than 1,000 soldiers descended on Manawatū for the New Zealand Army’s largest single exercise in more than two-and-a-half years – a deliberate move to reconnect with its core business.
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New command for patrol vessel
When Samara Mankelow was finishing at Orewa College, she was looking for something “a little less ordinary”. A family friend in the Navy gave her a tour of the base.
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Our history: Decades of flying to the ice
For nearly 70 years the Royal New Zealand Air Force has been an important presence in the frozen continent of Antarctica.
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Operation Hydros: Police, Customs and NZDF recover half a billion dollars’ worth of cocaine at sea
New Zealand authorities have dealt a significant blow to an international criminal syndicate’s operation after intercepting 3.2 tonnes of cocaine afloat in the ocean.
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Navy delivers to cut-off East Coast
Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui has arrived in Gisborne this afternoon, with stops to deliver relief supplies to isolated communities on the East Cape.
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A modern-day signaller
The Royal New Zealand Signals Corp has been operating for over 100 years. One of our current operators, Corporal Roger Schroder, describes his role as a signaller during the 2020 Australian bushfires.
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NH90 Helicopter
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Support to Ukraine
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine. His decision came as a shock to many across the world. Speaking on Russian state television, he spoke of a “special military operation” to “demilitarise” Ukraine.
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Introducing the C-130J
In 2020 the New Zealand government signed a $1.5 billion deal for five new C-130J-30 Super Hercules planes. The current C-130H fleet dates back as far as 1965. A C-130J Super Hercules has a wingspan of 40 metres and weighs 34 tonnes. The aircraft is designed to operate from short or unprepared airstrips.