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Christchurch Counsellor turns Combat Driver in harshest continent on Earth
Seeing dozens of orca whales in their pods, attempting cross country skiing and gazing out across the snow to Mount Erebus are among the highlights of a deployment to Antarctica for Hoon Hay man Private Joel Agnew.
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NZDF psychologist on “The Military Way” for youth
Meet Ricki Tan, the lead Psychologist behind the NZDF’s Youth Development Unit (YDU). Ricki works as a civilian, based at the Base Auckland, home to the Headquarters and Northern Unit of YDU.
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Carpenter takes the wheel in Antarctica with NZ Army Reserve Force
The first Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) flights of the Antarctic season headed south in recent days, transporting personnel and supplies, and Sergeant Justin Dark knows what’s in store after his own last-minute deployment to the ice.
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Summer season gets under way for NZDF's Operation Antarctica
The New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) long-running support to Antarctica New Zealand and science and research programmes is under way for the summer season as the first flights to the ice have begun.
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Indo-Pacific military exercise also about encouragement
An Indo-Pacific exercise aimed at responding to natural disasters has presented a different opportunity for Royal New Zealand Navy Chaplain Rich Lander – a chance to speak with Samoan children who have already been through trauma.
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New Zealand Defence Force takes out top spot at Rainbow Excellence Awards
Our New Zealand Defence Force has been named as the winner of both the All-Accor Progress Award, and the overall Supreme Award, at the Rainbow Excellence Awards for continuous progress in relation to the inclusion of rainbow communities.
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Textbooks wing their way to Fiji
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130 Hercules has delivered 8000 textbooks to Fiji’s Ministry of Education, destined for remote schools with no access to computers or the internet.
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NZ Army trains alongside Fiji in jungle highlands
The mountains and tropical valleys of Fiji’s Nausori Highlands provided the ideal grounds for jungle warfare and weapons training during Exercise Cartwheel 23.
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Combat Engineer enjoys flexible working
Reserve Forces engineer has the home life, the job and the armed forces, not all in the same location.
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New Zealand women take the lead in oldest UN peacekeeping mission
Working alongside personnel from around the world as part of the United Nations’ longest-running peacekeeping mission, has been a rewarding challenge for two New Zealand women.