New Zealand Defence

A six-member team from New Zealand's Defence Force will be deployed to the Middle East to protect commercial and naval shipping in the Red Sea, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced. 

By Expert Briefing
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In a show of unity, New Zealand, along with several other nations, has backed the military strikes in Yemen against sites occupied by the Houthis, who have been launching attacks on commercial shipping.

By Expert Briefing
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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will trial an unmanned surface vessel (USV) on a short-term lease from Sydney-based Ocius Technology, which designed the 6.8-metre Bluebottle.

By Briefing Bot
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A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) formation, featuring the Biggin Hill Trust Spitfire, will conduct a flypast of lower North Island centres on Friday 16 June.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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A leading foreign policy group has called for Ministers Andrew Little and Nanaia Mahuta to consider a fuller public debate before holding international discussions and considering joining the recently established US-UK-Australia military alliance, AUKUS.

By Te Kuaka
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Auckland City — Two former Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Inshore Patrol Vessels, Rotoiti and Pukaki, are about to embark on a journey to their new home port in Ireland, leaving an economic boost in their wake.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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Military spending allocated in the 2022 Wellbeing Budget is $6,077,484,000 - an average of more than $116.8 million every week, and a 10.4% increase on actual spending in 2021.

By Peace Movement Aotearoa
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The skies between Ohakea, Masterton, the Hutt Valley and the Kapiti Coast will reverberate to the sound of New Zealand’s military aviation heritage on Saturday 14 May, as the Air Force Heritage Flight (AFHF) conducts flypasts in celebration of 80 years since the formation of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) No.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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The Air Force Heritage Flight of New Zealand, featuring the Flight’s Avenger and Spitfire aircraft, will be in North Island skies, 9 April, starting at 9.30am, to mark the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 85th Birthday. The Avenger will be leading two T6-C Texan II aircraft from the Central Flying School and the Spitfire over the locations listed below.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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State Services and Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman has welcomed the release of two reviews in relation to the 2010 ANZAC Day helicopter crash.

By Christopher Finlayson
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By Jonathan Coleman
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Tenders will be sought to upgrade the self-defence and sensor capabilities of the Royal New Zealand navy frigates HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Te Mana, Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman announced today.

By Jonathan Coleman
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By Chris Tremain
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Tenders are about to be sought for a new military pilot training capability says Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman.

By Jonathan Coleman
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Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman today confirmed the departure of the New Zealand platoon from the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI).

By Jonathan Coleman
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Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman is holding talks today with the visiting United Kingdom Minister of State for the Armed Forces.

By Jonathan Coleman
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The Royal New Zealand Navy's HMNZS ROTOITI followed in the footsteps of Captain James Cook earlier this week when they moored in Pickersgill Harbour, Dusky Sound, Fiordland.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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A new developing NZ Defence Force capability will see explosive detection dog teams broaden existing force protection measures, providing support to overseas operations, exercises and taskings in New Zealand.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Rhys Jones, and US Pacific Commander, Admiral Samuel J.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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New Zealand Second World War veterans who served in the Pacific are invited to register expressions of interest in attending 70th anniversary commemorations of the War in the Pacific, in Noumea, New Caledonia, in April 2013.

By New Zealand Defence Force
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Labour is calling on the Prime Minister to confirm that our SAS troops in Afghanistan are sticking to their mandate of ‘gathering intelligence’ as previously stated by the Government.

By Labour Party
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Civil Defence Minister Chris Tremain says New Zealand's response to disaster management is setting a benchmark for countries in Asia and the Pacific.

By Chris Tremain
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