Category : News
Author: RNZN

The November issue of Navy Today is out now! Inside we catch up with HMNZS Te Kaha’s Commanding Officer as his modernised ship and new crew work through their sea trials and ready themselves for the voyage home from Canada.

Article: https://twitter.com/NZNavy/status/1328516465075503106
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Category : Defence
Author: Rod McGuirk

Australia on Thursday announced a new investigative agency to build criminal cases against Australian special forces suspected of committing war crimes in Afghanistan.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/300157436/australia-to-prosecute-troops-for-war-crimes-in-afghanistan
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

Delivery for Tokelau 🇹🇰 We’re underway delivering much needed infrastructure, including water tanks and solar panels, to our neighbours in Tokelau. Our Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Army, and Royal New Zealand Air Force  personnel are transferring equipment from HMNZS Canterbury to the atolls.

Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZDefenceForce/posts/3404424769594645
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Category : News
Author: Dr Simon Ewing-Jarvie

Ka tae atu te karere ki te rōpū toa rā

Tena koe minita. Congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Defence. It is one of the most important roles in New Zealand’s government. It is inevitably going to become more significant in the context of changes we are seeing in the world.

Article: https://unclas.com/2020/11/11/the-long-handshake/
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Author: NZDF
The commemoration for the 102nd Anniversary of Armistice Day, the signing of the armistice between the Allied and the German powers, was held today at Pukeahu National War Memorial in Wellington.

Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZDefenceForce/posts/3401505229886599
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Gone are the days of the heavy battleship and cruisers, with guns, guns, guns to bear. In the age of missiles do main guns still have a purpose on a naval vessel. I believe you already know the answer, as most naval vessels still have a main gun of some description. In my last article we talked about the heavy machine gun this time lets look at the main gun.

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Author: RNZ

The New Zealand Defence Force has spent millions buying a Manawatū farm to expand its Ohakea air base.

The $6.4 million purchase price for the 99ha farm was about three times the average per hectare sale price of farmland in the area.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/430136/6m-farm-purchase-not-pfas-related-defence-force
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Author: Debrin Foxcroft

The New Zealand Defence Force has been ordered to pay a former employee $25,000 after a flawed dismissal process.

The Employment Relations Authority in Wellington was told former human resource site lead Juliette Darnley worked with the force between July 31, 2017, until June 24, 2019.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/123266571/defence-force-ordered-to-pay-25000-for-constructive-dismissal
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