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West Coast nurse named NZDF Reservist of the Year
New Zealand Army Captain Rose Fraser, a nurse with more than 30 years’ military experience, including working in conflict zones and in countries suffering devastating natural disasters, has been named New Zealand Defence Force Reservist of the Year.
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2024 Photographer Moments
Take a look at our Defence Photographer's top four photo moments from 2024. Please note that some images may have been cropped to fit the web platform.
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Dunedin soldier wins Governor General's medal
A former Army Reserves Officer has put his military knowledge to good use winning top awards when graduating from the Officer Cadet Commissioning Course in Waiouru.
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From watching planes to earning his wings
He grew up watching military planes from Whenuapai Air Force base circling overhead his house on Auckland’s North Shore and dreamed of one day becoming a pilot.
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Adding value in Canada
A three-year deployment to Ontario, Canada for Navy couple Chelsea Dixon and Rhys Williamson had its challenges, but it was worth every moment.
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Wind and wet no barrier to RNZAF and police teamwork
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopter hovers just a few metres above the New Zealand Police launch the Lady Elizabeth IV to winch Police divers into its airframe. The strong rotor downwash whips up the sea, drenching everyone on board.
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Humanitarian assistance & disaster relief
When disaster strikes, putting life, health and property at risk, people’s lives are turned upside-down. Communities, regions or even whole countries can need help as quickly as possible.
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Whangārei doctor swaps GP practice for a career on the seas
A long-standing Whangārei GP who reinvented herself as a Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Surgeon Lieutenant is now on the front line for COVID-19 procedures for Navy ships going to the Pacific.
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HMNZS Hawea
HMNZS Hawea is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of our Royal New Zealand Navy. It is one of the Navy's two Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV). The ships are designed for maritime surveillance and patrol missions around New Zealand’s 15,000-kilometre coast and out to the 200 nautical mile limit of our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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Keep it real
Josh Sorensen, from Palmerston North, says he needed a change of scene. His future as a Navy helicopter loadmaster will definitely deliver that.