2009
3 Auck North is the host unit for the 2010 Annual Field Exercise (Ex EL MAADI) which is to be held in Waiouru (Helwan Camp and surrounding areas).We are expecting up to 220 Reserve soldiers from all over the North Island to attend.
Friday 27 November saw 14 keen men line up for the start of the 640 Km Maxi Enduro — four laps of Lake Taupo.
Associate Minister of Defence Heather Roy today congratulated Lance Corporal Deborah Kendon on being named the first ever New Zealand Defence Force Reservist of the Year.
9 Dec 2009
Part-time soldiers and sailors will compete against each other this weekend in a series of military skills challenges for the chance to be named the inaugural New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Reservist of the Year.
30 Nov 09
6 Hauraki Battalion Group soldier of the month is an Army Reserve (ARes) soldier who typifies the hard-working and committed ARes individual that comprise 6 Hauraki Battalion Group personnel.
Another 43 mostly Territorial Force (TF) personnel will head to the Solomon Islands on Sunday for a four month tour of duty.
By Private Carey Clements
The 7th Wellington Hawke’s Bay Battalion Group (7WNHB) farewelled the outgoing Commanding Officer Colonel Bede Fahey, and welcomed his replacement, Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Harker at a ceremony in Trentham recently.
By CAPT Russell Skeet.A significant event in the life of an Army Reserve unit is the change of Commanding Officer (CO).
By Maj Rob Te Moana
New Zealand hosted the annual ABCA Reserve Information Team Conference in Wellington recently.
Over the weekend of 5-6 September 2009, the North Island Territorial Force Battalions competed for the Harding Cup in rugby, netball, golf and a teams RFL event. This year’s event was held at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, and hosted...
1 September 2009
Two part-time soldiers, members of the Territorial Force (TF) of the New Zealand Army, were among the recipients of Royal Honours at an investiture ceremony in Wellington today.
23 July 2009Onehunga man Lieutenant Ryan Clarke will return to New Zealand this week after four months deployed with the New Zealand Defence Force in the Solomon Islands.
23 July 2009
Forty four New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will arrive home on 24 July after a four month deployment supporting the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI).
They will be greeted at Royal New Zealand Air...
16 July 2009
Another 44, mainly Territorial Force (TF), personnel will head to the Solomon Islands on Saturday for a four month tour of duty.
13 July 2009
A new lawyer has joined the ranks of Government House staff.
Army officer and former legal clerk Captain (Capt) Ian Auld is filling a 12-month appointment as Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Governor-General, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand and...
By PTI SSGT Rob Warrender
(Pics – Trembath TL and Trembath BET)
For some, the two most dreaded acronyms in the NZ Army are RFL and BET. The very thought can lead to cold sweats and cause shivers to run up and down the spine. Not so for...
8 June 2009
New Zealand’s premier Territorial Force unit, the 2nd Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Battalion Group (2 CANT NMWC) and the oldest unit in the South Island will be marking its 150th year of service to New Zealand...
3 June 2009
by Judith Martin
Dunedin maxillofacial surgeon Darryl Tong swapped the safety of the South Island for one of the busiest trauma hospitals in either Afghanistan or Iraq.
1 June 2009
Taranaki born and bred Simon Strombom ,who now lives in Wellington, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD) for his exemplary service with the New Zealand Army Reserve in Afghanistan in the 2009 Queen’s...
10 March 2009
By OCDT Jack Seabrook
Few people would consider standing to attention an achievement.
However Tuesday 17th February few could have been prouder than the friends and family of the graduating Initial Officer Training (IOT) class of...
10 March 2009
Gaining Commander Home Command approval to deploy on an operational mission, be it the first or successive mission, is not such a straightforward thing, Major Syd Dewes, an Army Reserve Officer posted to 3 Auckland and Northland...
10 March 2009
By John Archer
School children camped at the lakeside above the Patea River Hydro Dam were woken just after dawn by the sound of explosions and prolonged gunfire. For fifteen minutes they were spectators to an intense battle between...
10 March 2009
Medical staff from the Army’s Regular force as well as Army Reserve forces converged on Linton Camp to conduct a week’s intensive medical training recently.
Gives Part Time Soldiers An Insight Into Navy Life
10 March 2009
Members of the ship’s company of HMNZS Philomel could be forgiven for thinking their base had been taken over by the Army in February when fifty-five soldiers descended on...
10 March 2009
Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV) and helicopters were just two of the big machines that South Island Army reservists worked with during their annual field exercise in February.
10 February 2009
A Territorial Force soldier who helped at the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident involving young children believes her military training stood her in good stead throughout the incident.
10 February 2009
Ninety-five Territorial Force recruits began their RIT 2 (Recruit Initial Training) course at Waiouru in November with most of them staying on to continue with their RIT 3 course in December.
10 February 2009
By John Archer
Zane Burdett , 52, is completing his Territorial Force (TF) training so that, in his words, “I’ll never have to ask myself, ‘What if?’”