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New NZ Army commander people-focussed and targeting preparation for combat
Having spent more than 25 years in the New Zealand Army, and being deployed to a number of conflict zones and disaster relief efforts, Colonel Mike van Welie understands what underpins the Army’s success; its people.
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Ten years between Invictus Games – growing from a life-changing injury
Connor McLellan had been in New Zealand Army for four years and was on his second deployment to Afghanistan in 2012 when he suffered an injury that would change how he saw the world.
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Combat-focus for NZ Army’s new 2/1 Battalion Commanding Officer
Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Mateparae has taken command of the New Zealand Army’s primary combat unit for the South Island and returned to his military roots at Burnham Military Camp.
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Christchurch pilot doubles his rank slides as he takes on Reserve Force officer role
Christchurch pilot Rhys Dillon holds two ranks – one for the air and now another for his feet-on-the-ground medical role with the New Zealand Army Reserve Force.
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Update on NZDF support to Tonga: 9 February 2022
Royal New Zealand Navy ships HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Wellington are currently near Nuku’alofa. Canterbury was at sea last week producing potable water using the ship’s desalination equipment.
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Heavy helpers ready and waiting
The Army will soon have three Heavy Recovery Vehicles (HRV) at its disposal.
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Soldiers step up to support veterans
Soldiers from 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and medics from Southern Health Support Squadron helped 32 Rannerdale Village veterans move to their new accommodation, Aldwins House, a specialist rest home and hospital care facility.
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Lives lost during pandemic more than 100 years ago honoured by NZDF
When members of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles returned to the battlefields of Gallipoli in 1918 to recover and bury their dead, they faced a new enemy in the form of influenza.
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Helping others top priority for Auckland Air Force Medic
A desire to help was the main driver for Victoria Lu to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
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Things that go beep in the estuary
A five-person hydrographic team from Royal New Zealand Navy's HMNZS Matataua has combined the first-time trial of new capability with a museum’s quest to discover parts of a 19th century shipwreck.