Results 491-500 of 1907
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Five brothers, over 150 years of service
Family members, inspired by stories of service life, often follow their siblings or relatives into the New Zealand Defence Force. That was the case for the Stokes brothers, the largest set of siblings to have ever joined the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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NZDF pleased with pitching in as Northern Territory military exercises closes
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has come away from participating in one of Australia’s largest military exercises confident it can contribute meaningfully to multinational security and peacekeeping efforts.
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Māori Language Week: Lieutenant Colonel Glenn King
“O nāianei he mea rawa atu ki ahau. My culture means everything to me. It didn’t always, but I can’t dwell on that. I read an article recently and the writer said that being Māori is magical, and it was their superpower. My Māoritanga empowers me.”
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RNZAF flight signals start of Antarctic summer season
The first group of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel have arrived in Antarctica on the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s first ice flight for the 2022/23 season.
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RNZAF communications and information systems technicians in the field
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Communications and Information Systems (CIS) technicians were rotated through a deployed radar camp in a remote location in the Northern Territory during Exercise Pitch Black 2022.
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NZDF personnel parade Her Majesty The Queen’s flag for New Zealand for final time
Personnel from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) took part in the final official act of remembrance for Her Majesty The Late Queen Elizabeth II today during the State Memorial Service in Wellington.
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The first-ever women’s International Defence Rugby Competition begins
On 4 October, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) celebrated the opening of the first women’s International Defence Rugby Competition.
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Pacific Islands Coastwatchers
During the Second World War, military personnel and civilians in New Zealand and other Pacific Islands manned a network of stations keeping watch for enemy aircraft and ships. They were the coastwatchers.
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NZ Army soldiers keeping Niuean Language on their tongues
Two NZ Army soldiers are embracing their Niuean heritage through Niuean Language Week as they continue their Vagahau Niue, or language, journey.
Major Carey Talauta and Sergeant Jaxon Tagavaitau both grew up in New Zealand and call it home, but believe -
Māori battalion medals presented to whānau in Burnham ceremony
The whānau of 10 soldiers of the Māori Battalion who fought in World War II have received their ancestors’ medals at a ceremony held at Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch.