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New Zealand Army vehicles are prepared for loading onto HMNZS Canterbury at the New Zealand port of Napier, headed for Exercise Talisman Sabre in Queensland, Australia. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Talisman Sabre 

Kiwis headed for Talisman Sabre 2019

01/07/201901/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4952 Views 0 Comments

More than 600 New Zealand Defence Force personnel, 27 New Zealand Army light armoured vehicles, three Royal New Zealand Air

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Colombian Marines fast-rope onto the flight deck of Whidbey Island-class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall during UNITAS 2018. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Colbey Livingston.
New Zealand News 

NZ Navy officers observe Latin-American exercise

24/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2627 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force is taking part in a multi-national maritime exercise in Chile focused on conducting combined naval

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New Zealand News Science & Technology 

New Zealand decide to replace 50-year-old Hercules

12/06/201914/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4264 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand’s Defence Minister Ron Mark announced yesterday the selection of the C-130J-30 Super Hercules as the preferred option for

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Australian Army officer Captain Jeremy Duff (centre), deployed with Task Group Taji 8, speaks with an Iraqi Army soldier before the Mission Rehearsal Exercises at the Taji Military Complex. Photo by Corporal Oliver Carter.
Australian Australian Army Middle East New Zealand News Operations Videos 

Iraqi Army training hits milestone – NZ puts date on withdrawal

11/06/201911/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4126 Views 0 Comments

The Iraqi Army School of Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer II (SINCO II) marked a significant milestone last week by achieving Initial

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Chief of Navy Rear Admiral David Proctor addresses guests at the official Commissioning Ceremony for HMNZS Manawanui. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Science & Technology 

HMNZS Manawanui commissioned by PM Jacinda Ardern

07/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4414 Views 1 Comment

. The Royal New Zealand Navy’s future dive and hydrographic vessel was formally commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy

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A New Zealand Defence Force soldier returning home after a six-month deployment in Iraq hugs his two sons upon arrival at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea this afternoon. NZDF photo.
Middle East New Zealand News Operations 

Eighth rotation of Kiwis home from Taji

23/05/201901/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3078 Views 0 Comments

About 90 New Zealand Defence Force soldiers returned home this afternoon after a six-month deployment in Iraq. CAPTION: A New

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The future Royal New Zealand Navy dive and hydrographic vessel at Devonport Naval Base. Photo by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ.
New Zealand News Overseas Science & Technology Videos 

New Zealand’s new dive tender delivered

19/05/201931/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5949 Views 0 Comments

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s future dive and hydrographic vessel arrived at Devonport Naval Base Auckland this week. CAPTION: The

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Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea, 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, killed in training, 8 May 2019.
New Zealand News Overseas 

Exercise that saw death of NZSAS soldier resumes

13/05/201913/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7143 Views 0 Comments

The counter-terrorism exercise between New Zealand Special Operations Forces and United States forces, which was suspended on Thursday following the

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Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea, 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, killed in training, 8 May 2019.
New Zealand News Overseas 

LCpl Nicholas Kahotea named as NZSAS soldier killed in training

09/05/201909/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7064 Views 0 Comments

The soldier who died in a training accident in Auckland last night has been named as Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea,

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New Zealand News Overseas 

NZ SAS trooper killed in training accident

09/05/201909/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4309 Views 0 Comments

A member of the New Zealand SAS has died following a training accident in Auckland last night. The trooper was

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New Zealand Army Vietnam Veterans in front of NZ7002 – the same Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules that flew them to the Vietnam War on 8 May 1969. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Veterans 

NZ Vietnam Vets fly same Herc that took them to war, to 50th reunion

07/05/201907/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4125 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand Army veterans took a trip down memory lane today when they flew to Christchurch on the same Royal

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A New Zealand soldier bound for Operation Manawa 9 says good bye at RNZAF Base Ohakea Air Movements terminal. NZDF photo.
Middle East New Zealand News Operations 

9th rotation of Kiwis leave for TG Taji

03/05/201903/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3462 Views 0 Comments

The ninth rotation of about 70 New Zealand Defence Force troops left today for a training mission in Iraq. CAPTION:

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Lance Corporal Jed Maskill (left), from 1 RNZIR, teaches tracking tactics to a British Army soldier in Malawi. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Rest of World 

New Zealand soldiers on safari in Africa

30/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4042 Views 0 Comments

Two New Zealand Defence Force personnel are working alongside British counterparts to help counter the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade in

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Royal New Zealand Navy's future HMNZS Aotearoa floats free for the first time. RNZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Science & Technology Videos 

Largest RNZN ship launched

26/04/201926/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5914 Views 0 Comments

At a launch ceremony this week, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s first purpose-built ship in 10 years, Aotearoa, finally found

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Australian Army soldiers from Task Group Taji IX on their formal farewell parade at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photo by Corporal Nunu Campos.
ADF Australian Australian Army Middle East New Zealand News Operations 

Task Group Taji IX’s formal farewell parade

10/04/201914/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6247 Views 1 Comment

Friends and family of nearly 300 Australian Defence Force personnel soon to deploy to Iraq on Operation Okra said their

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Veterans from 161 Battery 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery, receive an Australian Unit Citation for Gallantry at Linton Military Camp from Major General Gregory Bilton, Forces Commander Australian Army. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Veterans 

15 Kiwis receive Australian Unit Citation for Gallantry

05/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6277 Views 1 Comment

Fifteen veterans who supported Australian troops in the Vietnam War have been the first soldiers from a New Zealand military

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The Vietnam Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Laura Larking.
New Zealand News Veterans 

Kiwis to get Aussie Unit Citation for Gallantry

02/04/201902/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5129 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand soldiers who were part of an Australian Task Force deployed in Vietnam are to receive recognition for their

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New Zealand Army engineers build a Bailey bridge during a bridge-building competition at Linton Military Camp in November 2017. NZDF file photo.
New Zealand News Overseas 

NZ Army assist on longest Bailey bridge build since WWII

02/04/201902/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5911 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force will help rebuild South Westland’s Waiho Bridge, which was washed away by floodwater caused by

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Royal New Zealand Navy Able Communications Technician Zachary Christopher Yarwood, aged 23, died following a dive-training incident, 27 March 2019.
New Zealand News Overseas 

Royal New Zealand Navy sailor dies after training incident

27/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3472 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force is saddened to confirm that Able Communications Technician Zachary Christopher Yarwood, aged 23, died in

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An MRH-90 helicopter from HMAS Choules' demonstrates handling and winching drills during a visit to Vanuatu. Choules will also visit Solomon Islands during her SW-Pacific Regional Engagement deployment. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.
ADF Australian New Zealand News Overseas Pacific 

ADF support to Solomon Islands first election since RAMSI

19/03/201919/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3528 Views 0 Comments

At the request of the Solomon Islands government, the Australian Defence Force is contributing to Australia’s support to the Solomon

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