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Taupō Army Cadets eyes the sky after groundwork
Taupō’s Megan Harris is no stranger to military hardware on the ground but now has her eyes firmly fixed on the sky as she looks to a future with the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).
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The student becomes the master
As our people progress in their career, the experience gained in both their trade and their leadership will naturally lend itself to roles as an instructor and in management.
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Search & rescue
The Royal New Zealand Navy is tasked with responding to calls for aid from vessels at sea.
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Exercise Southern Katipo
What would happen if an island nation in our region suffered civil unrest and a humanitarian crisis? That's the premise of New Zealand’s largest military exercise, Southern Katipo. We train alongside other nations to become a coalition combat force, helping to restore law and order in the fictional nation of Becara.
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RNZAF delivers PPE supplies to Timor-Leste
The New Zealand Defence Force has taken a second supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to another country, this time to Timor-Leste.
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Christchurch
At 12.51pm on 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the city of Christchurch. 185 people died, and thousands were injured in the quake, making it the second worst natural disaster in New Zealand’s history, behind the Napier earthquake of 1931. Buildings collapsed or were severely damaged and critical infrastructure including water, roads, sewerage, power and telecommunications went down. The New Zealand Defence Force responded by undertaking its largest ever humanitarian assistance mission.
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Air Force
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Cook Islands sailor proud to deliver vaccine support
Porirua-born Navy sailor Thomas Katu says he is proud to support his Pacific “motherland” as part of the NZ Government’s vaccine assistance to Tokelau and the Cook Islands region.
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Reflections during Matariki
Matariki 2021 has been particularly special for Mr Marshall (Cookie) Cook.
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Bonded to heritage
In recognition of Tuvalu Language Week, we would like to introduce you to Corporal Nini Nanjan. Of Indian and Tuvaluan descent, Corporal Nanjan was raised in Fiji and has served in the Air Force since 2008.