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A Salute to a High Flying Career
In February 1976 Queen was about to top the music charts with Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocky was the hitting the box office and Anthony ‘Hank’ Hancock was signing up to enlist in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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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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When Winston blew into town
When Cyclone Winston hits Fiji on 20 February 2016, at the time it is the strongest cyclone ever to have hit the South Pacific. It leaves a trail of destruction, particularly in the northern outlying islands. Dozens lose their lives, whole villages are destroyed, homes and crops damaged, power lines cut and more than 8,100 people need shelter.
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Our equipment
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Our equipment
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Korean Peninsula
The international community, including New Zealand, maintain a continuous presence on and around the Korean Peninsula in the interests of regional security. The Royal New Zealand Air Force is part of this work.
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An introduction to Defence Force life
How does a civilian transition into a sailor, soldier or airman?
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Army Signallers celebrate 100 years of history and service
The New Zealand Army’s Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals is celebrating its 100th birthday today although organising the party has not been a simple affair.
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NZDF sends medical team to Sinai to help with COVID response
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has deployed a six-personnel medical team to the Sinai to join an Australian Defence Force medical team, following cases of COVID-19 in the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) mission.
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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.