Tag: NZ Defence Force
With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
Dominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first...
Few NZ personnel fighting in Ukraine, says former defence minister
RNZ News
Former Defence Minister Ron Mark of Aotearoa New Zealand says there is only a small number of citizens fighting in Ukraine.
The NZ Defence...
Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A global aid effort is underway for Tonga with vessels en route to the Pacific kingdom from Australia, the...
Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives...
Kaniva News
King Tupou VI has offered sympathy and prayers to all those who lost relatives in last weekend's Tongan volcano eruption and tsunami disaster...
Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian...
RNZ News
Specialist New Zealand Defence Force staff will be checking Tonga's shipping lanes are passable and the wharf is safe so desperately needed humanitarian...
Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped...
RNZ News
New images appear to show the majority of structures on the Tongan island of Atatā have been wiped out after a volcanic eruption...
Anxious Tongans in NZ await volcano news from home: ‘It’s painful,...
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist
Langi Fatanitavake's wife and son live on one of the islands flanking Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai undersea volcano, but...
No reports of deaths in Tongan volcano tsunami, says NZ prime...
RNZ News
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are no official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga in the wake of the...
More NZ peacekeepers arrive to help defuse tensions in Solomon Islands
RNZ Pacific
The latest members of New Zealand's Defence Force and police contingent have arrived in Honiara after days of unrest in the Solomon Islands...
Kabul attack: Ardern says no NZDF personnel, evacuees at airport blasts
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the final New Zealand Defence Force evacuation flight from Afghanistan landed back in the United Arab Emirates last...
13 Fijians trapped in Afghanistan safe as Suva plans to repatriate...
By Shanil Singh in Suva
Immigration Secretary Yogesh Karan has confirmed that 13 Fijians who are currently stuck in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last...
Hit & Run reply: This is what a military cover-up looks...
By Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson
The Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Tim Keating presented the NZ Defence Force response to the book Hit &...
Selwyn Manning: Mouths firmly shut – is a cover-up in play?
Opinion by Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report
Respected New Zealand Herald journalist Phil Taylor’s reportage last week has again raised concerns about poor transparency...