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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 Pacific 

Aussie expert on Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui sinking

11/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4702 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

New Zealand Defence Force has announced details of its Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in

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HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon as part of Operation Render Safe 2022. Photo bu Petty Officer Christopher Weissenborn.
New Zealand News Pacific 

HMNZS Manawanui survivors homeward bound

07/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2884 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

Crew and passengers from Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui will be flown home to Auckland tonight aboard a

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HMNZS Manawanui at sea for the first time under Royal New Zealand Navy Control, in the Hauraki Gulf. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Pacific 

HMNZS Manawanui hits reef and sinks off Samoa

06/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4311 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui hit a reef off the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, on Saturday evening

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Australian soldiers with 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a medical evacuation of a local boy in the Oecusse Enclave, East Timor. Photo by Corporal Brian Hartigan.
ADF Asia New Zealand News Operations Veterans 

25 years since INTERFET deployment

20/09/202420/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 19477 Views 2 Comments East Timor, INTERFET, Timor-Leste

When the Timorese people took the courageous step of voting for independence in 1999 and asked the international community for

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Arrival of the RNZAF C-130J Hercules Aircraft to Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland, Whenuapai. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News 

New Zealand’s first J-model Hercules delivered

10/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2981 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand’s Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Tony Davies joined Defence Minister Judith Collins in welcoming the first of

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Able Diver Petra Dye-Hutchinson and Lieutenant Bethany Ward in their dive gear at the Devonport Naval Base dive section. Bethany and Petra are the first females to complete the Navy dive course. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News 

First female divers join the Royal New Zealand Navy clearance-diving trade

03/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3362 Views 0 Comments Clearance Divers, Royal New Zealand Navy

Two female divers have graduated into the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) clearance-diving trade. CAPTION: Able Diver Petra Dye-Hutchinson and

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Royal Australian Navy sailors work onboard HMNZS Manawanui with Royal New Zealand Navy sailors to repair a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. Story by Leading Seaman Harry Boardman.
New Zealand News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussie help with repairs on HMNZS Manawanui in Sydney

05/07/202410/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2782 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review, Fleet Support Unit – South East (FSU-SE), National Defence Strategy (NDS), Royal New Zealand Navy

A collaborative effort between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has strengthened ties during HMNZS Manawanui’s

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A staff member from the United States’ McMurdo Station in Antarctica is boarded onto a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H to be flown to Christchurch for medical treatment. Photo supplied by McMurdo Station staff.
New Zealand News 

RNZAF carries out rare Antarctica mid-winter medical evacuation

28/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3368 Views 0 Comments Antarctica

A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H Hercules crew has today carried out a rare medical evacuation of a

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Australian Army soldier Private Lachlan Parker from the 5th Brigade on patrol during Exercise Tasman Reserve 2024.
Australian Army New Zealand News 

Aussie infantrymen integrated into major Kiwi reservists’ exercise

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3528 Views 0 Comments

Biting cold and demanding sub-alpine conditions of the Waiouru Military Training Area in New Zealand’s north island were among the

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Willie Apiata VC addresses attendees at his a ceremony in which he was promoted to the honorary rank of Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) at Papakura Military Camp. During the ceremony, WO1 Apiata was also appointed as Special Representative to the New Zealand Defence Force. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Veterans 

Willie Apiata VC promoted to NZDF Special Representative

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3159 Views 0 Comments Willie Apiata VC

New Zealand’s only living recipient of the Victoria Cross, Willie Apiata, has been appointed a Special Representative to the New

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A New Zealand soldier observes a Ukrainian Army training activity in England. Photo by (ADF) Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
New Zealand News 

NZDF pivots in training package for Ukraine

22/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2443 Views 0 Comments Ukraine

New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Tīeke in the United Kingdom have marked the departure of the latest

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NZDF photo, from Gallipoli, 2024
Europe New Zealand News Veterans 

Kiwis avoid ‘no-show’ at Gallipoli 2024

28/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3674 Views 0 Comments Gallipoli

The Anzac spirit of cooperation and camaraderie was tapped into at Gallipoli this year to allow the New Zealand Defence

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A keen-eyed pup participates in a working-dog seminar with the NZDF, other NZ-government dog agencies and overseas militaries.
New Zealand News 

NZ working-dog seminar a howling success

21/04/202421/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2655 Views 0 Comments Military Working Dogs

A seminar on training working dogs wrapped up at Trentham recently after hosting around 170 dog handlers from government and

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Dive team members from Australian Clearance Diving Team One prepare to conduct a mine countermeasure during Exercise Dugong 24. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
New Zealand News Royal Australian Navy USA 

Laying and clearing sea mines in Eden

05/04/202405/04/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3743 Views 2 Comments

Royal Australian Navy has laid sea mines for the first time in nearly 50 years during Exercise Dugong. CAPTION: Dive

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A New Zealand soldier supervises a training scenario for recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as part of New Zealand's Operation Tīeke in the United Kingdom. Photo supplied.
Europe New Zealand News 

New Zealand increases training support for Ukraine

24/02/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2153 Views 0 Comments Ukraine

The New Zealand government has announced an extension to its support in training Ukrainian recruits and provided additional funding for

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A New Zealand soldier observes a Ukrainian Army training activity in England. Photo by (ADF) Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
Europe New Zealand News UK 

NZDF soldiers hit Ukraine-training milestone

15/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3543 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine

New Zealand Defence Force personnel have overseen training for more than 2500 Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) recruits in the

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The RHIB crew from HMNZS Te Mana, with the saved yachtsman, battling big seas off Great Barrier Island during Cyclone Gabrielle. NZDF image supplied.
New Zealand News 

Te Mana crew-members among NZDF personnel awarded

26/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3891 Views 1 Comment New Zealand Defence Force, NZDF

Four Royal New Zealand Navy personnel who rescued a stricken yachtsman in atrocious conditions during Cyclone Gabrielle have been recognised

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NZ Army Land EOD teams conduct explosive ordinance reconnaissance and removal on the island of Kohingo in the Solomon Islands during Op Render Safe 19. NZDF image.
New Zealand News 

NZSASR E Squadron recognised for service to New Zealand

26/08/202326/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3729 Views 0 Comments 1 NZSAS Regiment, NZSASR

E Squadron (explosive ordnance disposal) of the 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment (1NZSAS Regt) has been awarded a

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Australian Army soldiers from 131 Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, approach a Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at RAAF Base Townsville. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.
New Zealand News Talisman Sabre 

Kiwi NH90 choppers back in the air

03/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3406 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, NH90

A 48-hour pause on flying of the Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 medium utility helicopter fleet has ended and

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Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Image supplied.
New Zealand News Talisman Sabre 

Kiwis call ‘operational pause’ on NH90 flying

02/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6087 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, NH90, RNZAF

The Royal New Zealand Air Force paused flying of its NH90 medium utility helicopters for 48 hours from yesterday morning

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