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Dannevirke soldier oversees battalion training on his home turf
Lieutenant Colonel Shaun O’Connor grew up in Dannevirke and after 40 years in the New Zealand Army enjoyed returning to his old stomping ground as he helps prepare Reserve Force soldiers for their largest domestic exercise of the year.
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Home
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HMNZS Canterbury
HMNZS Canterbury is our Protector-fleet amphibious and military sealift vessel. Canterbury provides the New Zealand Defence Force with the ability to transport and deploy personnel, vehicles, and supplies around Aotearoa New Zealand’s 15,000-kilometre coast and overseas.
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RNZAF carrying out low-flying around Manawatū, Rangitikei & Whanganui
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will be bringing a tactical flying exercise to the lower North Island from 5 – 8 July 2021.
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Story Collections
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A devastating earthquake
On 22 February 2011 at 12:51pm, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Christchurch. Buildings collapse or are severely damaged and infrastructure including water, roads, sewerage, power and telecommunications are down. From the outset it is obvious that this is no ordinary event. 185 people lose their lives, and thousands are injured making this the second worst natural disaster in New Zealand’s history, behind the Napier earthquake of 1931. NZDF responds by undertaking its largest-ever humanitarian assistance mission.
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What we do
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Buller Flood Support
New Zealand Army soldiers from 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion (3CSSB), based at Burnham Military Camp deployed to the Buller District on the West Coast following severe flooding.
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Defence Force soldiers recognised for actions in Taji rocket attack
Three New Zealand Army personnel have been recognised for their courageous actions in a rocket attack on the Taji Military Camp in Iraq in March last year.
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Medium and Heavy Operational Vehicle (MHOV)
The Medium - Heavy Operational Vehicle (MHOV) fleet provides our Defence Force with modern military vehicles with enhanced levels of protection, payload capacity and a cross-country capability. MHOV can be fitted with communications and a machine gun for self defence, and a rollover protected passenger seating module.