Author: Anneke Smith

The Defence Force has pleaded guilty to a charge laid over the death of a sailor after a diving training exercise.

Zachary Yarwood died in hospital after a night-time dive at the Devonport Naval Base in March last year.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/421657/defence-force-pleads-guilty-over-death-of-sailor-at-devonport-naval-base
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Author: Jon Stephenson

New Zealand’s Defence Force has always denied its troops were complicit in torture in Afghanistan. But a Taliban leader’s account of mistreatment suggests serious breaches of our international obligations. JON STEPHENSON reports.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122209635/taliban-leaders-beating-torture-claims-contradict-defence-forces-assurances-about-nzs-actions-in-afghanistan
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OPINION: A failure by the New Zealand Defence Force to eliminate bullying and harmful sexual behaviour among its ranks has been laid bare in a new report.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/122151483/fight-against-harmful-behaviour-in-the-nz-defence-force-has-not-been-won
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Author: Nighthawk

So there is a bit of a debate going on around the web on various different forums and websites. Both why is the NZDF replacing the armoured version of the Pinzgauer with the Australian built Bushmaster when we have 30 odd LAV’s up for sale when the do the basic same job. First off, they don’t do the basic same job.

Article: http://www.nighthawk.nz
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To face to the increasing challenge to protect the security of its wide maritime domain in the Pacific Ocean, the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s air surveillance capability will be significantly increased with the Boeing P-8 Poseidon, one of the very few options for a long range patrolling operations.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2020/07/14/leonardo-patrol-aircraft/
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Author: David Fisher

Our military's Operation Respect programme to eliminate harmful and inappropriate sexual behaviour is destined to fail without fundamental change, an oversight report has found.

The independent report from the Ministry of Defence is a damning dissection of the NZ Defence Force's culture-changing project, launched in 2016 to stamp out sexual abuse, assaults and harassment.

Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12348330
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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

Whangarei woman Chanel Ruri’s first posting to a ship in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is a notable one — she will serve on the RNZN’s biggest-ever ship.

Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/northland-woman-eager-to-serve-on-navys-biggest-ever-ship-34f5680a0a2e
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