National ceremony to make contribution of NZ’s Jayforce
New Zealand Jayforce soldiers at the entrance to a park in Chofu, Japan, c.1946-48. Image courtesy of Alexander Turnbull Library, Ref: J-0185-F.
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Skytrain to soar over Wanaka
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will be bringing Exercise Skytrain to Wanaka and the surrounding regions from today until 26...
NZDF rolls out vaccine to uniformed personnel
The NZDF will today start its own vaccination programme for uniformed personnel as part of the Government’s efforts to combat COVID-19.
Lockdown no barrier to Defence innovation
When New Zealand went into lockdown in March last year, the Ministry of Defence and NZDF team working to deliver a fleet...
Signing off on a 45-year career
In February 1976 Queen was about to top the music charts with Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocky was the hitting the box office and...
Navy remembers, 10 years on…
Ten years ago New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel were in the South Island gearing up for the NZDF’s bi-annual exercise, Southern...
Commendation for former Army Sniper
Photographing the men and women of the New Zealand Army in action is not just a skill, but an art.
NZDF to withdraw from Afghanistan by May
New Zealand will conclude its deployment of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to Afghanistan by May, the Prime Minister announced today.
NZDF enacts rules around civilian harm reports
The Chief of Defence Force has finalised a Defence Force Order setting out how reports of civilian harm are to be dealt...
School hat-trick for RNZAF
Three men from the same school on Auckland’s North Shore had a high school reunion when they found themselves on the same...
