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Private Hayden Cullen, New Zealand Army Band, holds a WWI wallet given to his grandfather by a German officer. NZDF photo.

NZ soldier hopes to return WWI wallet

07/10/201714/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4732 Views 0 Comments Battle of Passchendaele

UPDATE 13 October: A German news site based in Hanover saw this story on CONTACT and contacted us. They believe they have

Preparations of the C-130 Hercules heading to Vanuatu to deliever aid supplies. NZDF photo.

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NZDF delivers more aid to Vanuatu

06/10/201706/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2871 Views 0 Comments Operation Vanuatu Assist 2017

The New Zealand Defence Force has delivered another two tonnes of supplies to Vanuatu today to help thousands of evacuees

RAAF personnel are assisted by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Palladium workers and Vanuatu locals to unload Australian Aid supplies from a C-17 Globemaster at Santo-Pekoa International Airport in Vanuatu as part of Operation Vanuatu Assist 2017. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

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Mass evacuation and foreign aide for Vanuatu volcano threat

05/10/201705/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2907 Views 0 Comments Operation Vanuatu Assist 2017, Vanuatu’s Ambae Island

Australia has deployed HMAS Choules, personnel and humanitarian aide to communities displaced from Vanuatu’s Ambae Island due to volcanic activity, with

Australian team co-captains Captain Emma Kadziolka and Sergeant Peter Rutland and their families display the Invictus Games Flag after officially accepting it on behalf of Sydney, during the 2017 closing ceremony in Toronto. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.

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Aussies take Invictus Flag – Kiwis trumpet best medal haul

03/10/201712/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4380 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

The achievements of more than 550 wounded warriors were celebrated on Saturday night, 30 September, at the closing ceremony of

There was no snow, no elves or Santa. However, an empty hall across from Trentham Military Camp may as well have been Santa’s workshop as about 40 volunteers, including schoolchildren, packed hundreds of Christmas treats this morning for New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) members serving overseas. The Christmas packages included Kiwi treats such as Marmite, liquorice, Anzac biscuits and ingredients for onion dip, which NZDF personnel stationed overseas cannot buy easily. Each parcel also includes Christmas cards written by students from Mount Cook School in Wellington and Collingwood Area School in Nelson. “There were about 100 kids from our school who made those Christmas cards,” 11-year-old Eddie Nimh, a Year 7 student from Mount Cook School, said. “We wrote Christmas jokes in those cards to give them (Kiwi military personnel) a bit of a laugh. It’s important that we thank them for serving our country.” The yearly initiative, organised by the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association (RNZRSA), involved schoolchildren, veterans, staff from Foodstuffs and Z Energy, and NZDF personnel pitching in to pack the Christmas treats. With just 88 sleeps until Christmas, the NZDF will have these packages sent to its 13 missions overseas, starting next week to ensure they get there on time. RNZRSA national president BJ Clark said his organisation was pleased to continue the long-running tradition. “We hope this brings them comfort, since they’re away from their loved ones over Christmas. The least we can do is send a bit of New Zealand to our men and women serving overseas – something to remind them of great Kiwi times with family and friends. “The RNZRSA is thankful two New Zealand-owned, family-oriented companies – Foodstuffs and Z Energy – have come on board to support this.” Major General Tim Gall, the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, said the Christmas packages were a tribute to the NZDF’s servicemen and women stationed overseas. “We have personnel in six of the seven continents and their contribution makes our country proud both at home and abroad,” Major General Gall said. “They are making a personal sacrifice by serving overseas over the festive period. It is our way of saying, ‘You are in our thoughts this Christmas and we value the work that you do on behalf of New Zealand’.” About 300 Defence Force personnel are serving overseas. About 230, or 76 per cent, are based in the Middle East and 28 are conducting fisheries patrols in the South Pacific. Five are working for the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission Secretariat in South Korea, including two who serve as monitors along the Demilitarised Zone with North Korea. Four are supporting the UN mission in war-torn South Sudan, while seven are working as UN observers in Israel and Lebanon. The RSA has sent Christmas care packages to deployed military personnel for more than 76 years. Foodstuffs and Z Energy provided more than $10,000 worth of goods for this year’s Christmas packages.

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CHRISTMAS IS ALREADY COMING…

28/09/201728/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3305 Views 0 Comments NZDF

…for Kiwis serving overseas There was no snow, no elves nor Santa – but an empty hall across from Trentham Military

File photo RNZAF P-3K2 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Phillip Pavlovich.

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RNZAF Orion to survey volcanos on way home from Middle East

25/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3739 Views 0 Comments P-3K2 Orion, RNZAF, RNZDF, Vanuatu

The New Zealand Defence Force is planning to conduct an aerial survey of an erupting volcano on Vanuatu’s Ambae Island

Private Lawrance Prasad from 2CSSB, Linton, receives familiarisation training from Steve Randall of Linfox Logistics NZ, before starting emergency fuel deliveries. NZDF photo.

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Additional 70 RNZDF deployed on fuel-shortage ops

21/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2958 Views 0 Comments New Zealand jet-fuel shortage

Twelve New Zealand Defence Force drivers will get behind the wheel of tankers early on Friday as about 70 additional

New Zealand Army soldiers line up to vote in the 2017 New Zealand general election at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photo by Able Seaman Chris Beerens, ADF.

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Kiwi soldiers in Iraq cast votes

20/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3379 Views 0 Comments elections, Taji Military Complex

An office in Iraq’s sprawling Taji Military Complex north of Baghdad doubled as a polling station last Saturday for around

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NZ Navy and Army help in worsening fuel crisis

20/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4312 Views 0 Comments aviation fuel pipeline leak

The New Zealand Defence Force has been called upon to help transport fuel around New Zealand by sea and road

David Bradley, restoration manager for Aerospace Bristol, and the RNZAF 49 Squadron Bristol Freighter he's preparing for its journey home to Bristol in the UK. Photo by Mike Millett.

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RNZAF Bristol Freighter going home to Bristol

20/08/201724/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6475 Views 2 Comments 49 Squadron, Bristol Freighter, RNZAF

The long journey begins… October 2017 update August 2017 story…. David Bradley, Restoration Manager from Aerospace Bristol, is currently

Sniffer dogs working with Fiji’s Police and Customs staff trained on the Royal New Zealand Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Hawea, which has been deployed to Fiji for six months to help with maritime surveillance.

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Fiji sniffer dogs nose inshore Kiwi

11/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4285 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Hawea, Republic of Fiji Navy, Sniffer dogs

Sniffer dogs working with Fiji’s Police and Customs staff trained yesterday on the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Inshore Patrol

A Zodiac from HMNZS Otago, with fisheries officers from New Zealand and Vanuatu, approaches a fishing vessel in the south-west Pacific during Operation Island Chief. NZDF photo.

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NZDF boarded 26 vessels during Pacific fisheries patrols

10/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3166 Views 0 Comments Forum Fisheries Agency, HMNZS Otago, New Zealand Defence Force, NZDF, P-3K2 Orion, RNZAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force

New Zealand Defence Force personnel located 60 vessels of interest and boarded 26 others in multilateral fisheries patrols conducted recently

An Iraqi soldier undergoing night-fighting training with Australian and NewZealand training team at Camp Taji. ADF photo.

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ANZACs add night fighting to Iraqi Army training

30/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2984 Views 0 Comments Camp Taji, Iraqi Army, night combat, night fighting, Task Group Taji

The combined Australian and New Zealand task force in Iraq has begun taking the skills of Iraqi soldiers to another

HMAS Canberra's aviation-support sailors lash down a USN V-22 Osprey from USS Bonhomme Richard on Canberra's flight deck during Exercise Talisman Sabre 17. Photo by Leading Seaman Helen Frank.

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Talisman Sabre – flight operations aboard HMAS Canberra

28/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3794 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra

HMAS Canberra conducted a wide range of air operations with aircraft from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and international

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Talisman Sabre – international armada poses for spectacular photo op

26/07/201726/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4051 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

As Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017 wrapped up, an impressive armada of international naval power came together for for this spectacular

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Talisman Sabre – Now the war is over…

21/07/201722/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4678 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

Australian and United States military forces have proven their interoperability in the final major land-warfare scenario in the Shoalwater Bay

About 350 Afghan officer cadets graduated on 20 July after completing an intensive 11-month training course supported by New Zealand Defence, Australian, Danish and British mentors. Photographer unknown.

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New Army officers graduate in Afghanistan – 2 headed for Duntroon

21/07/201728/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5247 Views 0 Comments ADF, Afghan officer cadets, New Zealand Defence Force, NZDF

About 350 Afghan officer cadets graduated yesterday, 20 July 2017, after completing an intensive 11-month training course supported by Australian

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RAAF leads airbridge into Williamson Airfield

19/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3941 Views 0 Comments airbridge, C-130 Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III

The Royal Australian Air force lead a multi national fleet of military aircraft in one of Australia’s biggest peacetime air

Fijian Fisheries Officer Waisea Aka speaks to a local fisherman during a HMNZS Hawea-assisted fisheries and customs patrol in Fiji. NZDF photo.

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HMNZS Hawea finds 45 infringements on Fiji patrol

19/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3167 Views 0 Comments Fiji, fisheries patrol, HMNZS Hawea, HMNZS Otago, Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Navy inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Hawea boarded about 250 vessels and detected 45 infringements since arriving in

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Talisman Sabre – beach and air insertions begin

14/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3106 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

The land battle phase of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017 was launched on Thursday, 13 July 2017, with the largest amphibious