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Te Rau Aroha
In addition to supporting annual official commemorations to mark the service and sacrifice of the New Zealand armed forces, our Defence Force also supports one-off events of national significance.
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Camps & bases
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Exercise Tropic Major
In 2018, the Royal New Zealand Navy took part in New Zealand's largest military exercise ever conducted in the South West Pacific.
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Statement from the Chief of Defence Force regarding situation in Afghanistan
Today I join with many across New Zealand and around the world as we watch the distressing developments unfold in Afghanistan
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Personnel deployed on Afghanistan evacuations return to New Zealand
The majority of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel who assisted with the Afghanistan evacuations have returned to New Zealand.
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Pathfinder and Hammerhead workboats
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HMNZS Te Mana
HMNZS Te Mana is our Royal New Zealand Navy's second Anzac Class frigate. Te Mana is a purpose-built warship constructed to the German MEKO 200 design.
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Hercules way finder flying in the family footsteps
Air is in the blood.
It’s no surprise that as a young boy, Christchurch’s Carter Bland decided a job navigating the skies was for him. -
Whakaari erupts
At 2.11pm, Monday, 9 December 2019, Whakaari/White Island erupts. At the time of the eruption, there are 47 people on the island. Tourists and guides are caught up in the explosive event.
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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 go down across the region. Power and water infrastructure are disrupted. From 12:02 am Monday 14 November, Kaikōura is cut off.