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The Wellington Infantry Battalion preparing to board a troopship in October 1914. Few survived Gallipoli unscathed. By late September 1915 the battalion had experienced an attrition rate of more than 170 per cent. Alexander Turnbull Library, PA1-f-022-6-1

NZ officially doubles Kiwi headcount for Gallipoli

24/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3970 Views 0 Comments

Two New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) historians have published an e-book confirming that the number of New Zealand soldiers who

HMNZS Otago, pictured with a Seasprite helicopter hovering overhead, is one of four Royal New Zealand Navy ships that will be visible in the Hauraki Gulf over the next few weeks as they carry out training essential to maritime operations. RNZN photo.

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Royal New Zealand Navy returning to routine training

24/04/202024/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2938 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

New Zealanders will see more activity by Royal New Zealand Navy ships and helicopters as the RNZN returns to routine training in the Hauraki Gulf next week.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules flew to Fiji yesterday, delivering supplies including tarpaulins, tools, generators and personal hygiene kits. NZDF photo.

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NZDF continues to fly cyclone aid in Pacific

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New Zealand Defence Force is continuing to take aid to Pacific countries to help relief efforts following Tropical Cyclone Harold.

Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft are transporting vital emergency supplies to Fiji and Vanuatu following Tropical Cyclone Harold. NZDF photo.

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NZ Hercules distributes aid and repatriates Kiwis after Pacific cyclone

18/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3089 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules are busy around the South Pacific in the wake of Cyclone Harold – distributing aid and repariating Kiwis.

A member of the New Zealand Defence Force at the militarised border between North and South Korea. NZDF photo.

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NZDF postpones o/s troop rotations – deployed pers left in place

16/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3075 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

The New Zealand Defence Force has postponed routine rotations of personnel on international missions because of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

New Zealand Defence Force personnel onboard a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules on their way home after more than five months deployment in Iraq followed by two weeks in isolation to meet COVID-19 requirements. The Hercules dropped members off in Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch and at RNZAF Base Ohakea in Manawatū before returning to RNZAF Base Auckland later today. NZDF photo.

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NZDF Taji crew home after COVID-19 isolation

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A group of NZDF personnel who returned recently from Iraq have finished their two-week COVID-19 isolation and are now on their way home to their families.

New Zealand Defence Force personnel from Palmerston North help pack more than 2500 care packages for families in need in remote areas. NZDF photo.

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NZDF planning for ‘long patrol’ against COVID-19

10/04/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2858 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Military planning skills are being put to use in New Zealand’s fight against COVID-19, as the NZDF help government agencies in ‘the long patrol’.

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Kiwis end Taji mission – home to quarantine

30/03/202030/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2601 Views 0 Comments Taji Military Complex

NZDF’s contribution to train Iraqi Security Forces to combat ISIS is at an end and the first troops from the final contingent are home – in quarantine.

Sergeant Dean Hart sets a new New Zealand land speed record in his home-built Rolls Royce Viper jet-powered dragster at RNZAF Base Ohakea. NZDF photo.

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RNZAF Sergeant breaks NZ land-speed record

07/03/202007/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4279 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand land speed record has been smashed by Royal New Zealand Air Force Sergeant Dean Hart driving a jet-powered dragster at RNZAF Base Ohakea.

Sergeant Joshua Howlett carries equipment from a 3 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, NH-90 helicopter in Namadgi National Park, west of Canberra city. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson.

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Kiwi choppers now home from Bushfire Assist

12/02/202012/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2649 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Three RNZAF NH-90 helicopters that were in Australia for Op Bushfire Assist have been transported home a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177 Globemaster.

The first of three NH90s is returned to RNZAF Ohakea via RCAF CC-177 Globemaster. NZDF photo.

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Kiwi NH90s and crews flying home – thanks Canada

04/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4158 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Three RNZAF NH90 helicopters that have been in Australia as part of the ADF-led Operation Bushfire Assist are now heading home, thanks to the RCAF.

New Zealand Army soldiers from 2ER assist ADF counterparts on Kangaroo Island during Operation Bushfires Assist. NZDF photo.

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New Zealand engineers going home

28/01/202028/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3884 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

New Zealand Army engineers and medical staff deployed to Operation Bushfire Assist are returning home today after completing their assigned tasks.

Australian Army Private Tauiliili from the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, signals he is secure and ready to be winched up to a New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter in Canberra during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Major Cameron Jamieson.

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Kiwi NH90s working hard around the bush capital

24/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3866 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

RNZAF NH-90 helicopters and their crews are providing sterling service in Australia, lifting their fair share of the load in the bushfires battle.

Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force air-movements personnel work together to palletise equipment at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, in support of Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20. Photo by Corporal Jessica de Rouw.

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Kiwis happy to share the loads

16/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2251 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Similar equipment and procedures made integrating into Australian air-load teams easy for a Royal New Zealand Air Force team to support Bushfire Assist.

A soldier from New Zealand Army’s 2ER gives water to a Koala while the unit assisted ADF members at Kangaroo Island’s Hanson Bay Wildlife Reserve.

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NZDF witness devastation and survival on Kangaroo Island

15/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4290 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

NZDF personnel working on Kangaroo Island have seen first-hand the devastating impact Australia’s bushfires have had on communities and wildlife.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH-90 helicopter loaded on a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III en-route from RNZAF Base Ohakea to RAAF Base Richmond for Operation Bushfire Assist tasking. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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Help and hardware from across the ditch

14/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4310 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Deploying NH90 helicopters overseas is well-rehearsed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, as bushfire relief operations in Australia have demonstrated.