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A community cut off
In 2016, a magnitude 7.8 quake strikes Kaikōura in the middle of the night. Nationally significant and locally vital road and rail links are buried under enormous landslides, or distorted beyond repair. Landline and mobile phone services are down across the region. Power and water infrastructure is disrupted. From 12:02 am Monday 14 November, Kaikōura is cut off.
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Papakura
Papakura Military Camp is the base for the 1st New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment and support services. The camp provides world-class facilities for our Special Operations personnel to train to protect New Zealand and its interests.
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An introduction to Defence Force life
How does a civilian transition into a sailor, soldier or airman?
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NZDF Summer Season in Antarctica Proves Busy Times for Air Movements Personnel
The Antarctica 2020/21 summer season proved a busy time for air movements personnel based in Christchurch after they managed the transportation of more than one million kilos of cargo to and from the ice.
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Taupō siblings make it four Navy generations
A Taupō brother and sister serving on board HMNZS Manawanui are the fourth generation in their family to embrace a career in the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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Military vehicles
Our fleet of operational vehicles has the capabilities to undertake operations in a range of complex and diverse environments.
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Trade Training
With a wide range of trades, the Navy offers one of the highest choice of career options and ongoing training of any New Zealand employer.
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Instruction & Management
Being ready to share skills with the next generation of military people, or utilising skills and knowledge to manage the organisation strategically, is part of career progression in the New Zealand Army.
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Final deployment lowers flag on NZDF’s time in Afghanistan
The remaining New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan have returned home, having lowered the flag on the NZDF’s 20-year deployment to the country.
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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.