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The May edition of Navy Today is here! Go behind the scenes as we put our amphibious capability to the test in Fiji, see how we remembered our fallen on Anzac Day, find out how students got the experience of a lifetime at Devonport Naval Base and more.
In the April edition of Navy Today see all the different taskings for a scientific mission to the sub-Antarctic, meet the new Commanding Officer of HMNZS Te Kaha and Ruby Tui comes on base for International Women's Day. Don’t miss the photo essay of the rigours of officer training and found out why Navy personnel had to chase up their World War 2 medals.
The March edition of Navy Today now out and Cyclone Gabrielle occupies our pages. Follow the missions of HMNZ Ships and Units Manawanui, Canterbury, Matataua and Te Mana for Operation Awhina as they provide aid and people-power to Gisborne, the East Coast and Hawke's Bay. We also feature Manawanui's drug interception and follow Canterbury's mission to Raoul Island.
In this combined November/December magazine, we cover the timetable of events so far for the HMNZS Manawanui sinking. HMNZS Aotearoa's successful Indo-Pacific deployment is captured in full with some amazing images. HMNZS Canterbury represents New Zealand at CHOGM, we meet our Sailor of the Year, celebrate HMNZS Ngapona's centenary and look forward to the creation of a Navy Reserve Force sub-unit in Whangārei.
This issue marks the end of an era as it is the final time our service magazine will be produced. We have loved creating Air Force News for our readers, but it is time to look towards a different way of delivering our stories and updates.
As we step into 2025, we will publish all our articles on NZDF.mil.nz, where we digitally showcase the latest Air Force news.
As we say haere rā to our service magazines, we look forward to looking to continuing to share stories of our military with you.
In this October edition, we timeline the events around the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui. We have big photo spreads showing the gunnery capabilities of HMNZS Te Kaha, and the hard work of HMNZS Aoteroa, on its way back from South East Asia. We profile the new Warrant Officer of the Navy, meet our first female mine clearance divers and showcase the Seasprite helicopters in the Marlborough mountains. Our Physical Training Instructors get creative for a staff photo, and we explore the benefits of hydrogen technology for the future fleet.
Welcome to the first Navy Today edition of the year. This issue covers our assistance during the Auckland flooding, our return to Waitangi commemorations, and we welcome two new Commanding Officer for HMNZS Te Mana and No. 6 Squadron. Check out our testing of a mini gun (3,000 rounds a minute) at Whangaparāoa Peninsula and we go back twenty years this month to feature HMNZS Te Kaha on a war footing in the Gulf of Oman for Operation Enduring Freedom.
In the final edition of Navy Today for 2022, read about the NZDF Person of the Year James Atelea Faleofa, the Change of Commands of HMNZS Taupo and HMNZS Manawanui, experimenting with unmanned vessels, HMNZS Aotearoa's time in Japan and so much more.
The official information that was released as part of request OIA-2025-5354 about a United States Boeing C-17 Globemaster III in New Zealand.
The official information that was released as part of request OIA-2025-5327 about vacant roles in the NZDF.
Welcome to the first Air Force News of the year. It’s a special issue focussing on our newest fleet, the P-8A Poseidons. Dive in and learn all about what the aircraft will be doing, who will be working with it on the ground and in the air, and how the supporting trades will assist the squadron.