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NZDF personnel recognised for their contribution to the Government’s COVID-19 Response
On 31 December 2022, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the COVID-19 Response Recognition Awards will be issued to those who contributed to the Government’s COVID-19 response.
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Stewards take key role in diplomacy
Elite teamwork comes in all shapes and sizes in the Defence Force. Meet the stewarding teams on Defence diplomacy duties in the Pacific.
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Two Kiribati fishers rescued in Orion’s likely final search and rescue flight
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion crew has successfully located two Kiribati fishermen in what will probably be the Orion’s last search and rescue mission.
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Army electrical fitters – the ‘jack of all trades’
Known as the ‘jack of all trades’ amongst electrical workers, electrical fitters maintain and repair the vast array of electrical equipment used by the Army.
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Armistice Education Officer on Korea’s demilitarised zone
Personnel who operate in and around the Korean Demilitarised Zone need to be aware of the provisions and obligations of the Korean Armistice Agreement, signed in 1953. Enter the Armistice Education Officer, a role filled by NZDF personnel.
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Farewell to New Zealand’s last known WWII Spitfire pilot
By a friend of the RNZAF and documentary producer Jude Dobson, who has talked to some of our WWII aviators in recent years to help them tell their stories. She spoke with Max Collett in November 2019.
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New Year Honours awarded to three NZDF personnel
Leading from the front, whether through dire humanitarian situations, outstanding professionalism or innovative problem solving, has resulted in three New Zealand Defence Force personnel being recognised in the New Year Honours 2023.
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Woman marches in mother’s footsteps into military career
It’s not unusual for sons to follow their fathers into the military and it’s a similar story for Nelson’s Georgina Wallace, who has followed her mother into the New Zealand Army.
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New Zealand and Fiji - Neighbours across the Pacific Ocean
From training basic recruits, musicians and plant operators, to deploying Fijian Navy sailors on a New Zealand ship, the resumption of NZDF activities has reaffirmed the longstanding relationship between the NZDF and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces.
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More Māori Battalion families receive World War II service medals
The whānau of 24 Māori Battalion soldiers who fought in World War II have received their medals at a ceremony in Upper Hutt.