Army Reserve - Territorial Force

Auckland's Top Employers for 2011 recognised

Rowen O'Neil and Tui Whatling, both from NZ Post, are proud of their employee, CPL Wahanui who is an Army Reservist (AW-12-0222-3).

By Major Syd Dewes : "This has been totally unexpected and a total surprise," said Auckland University Professor Bruce Harris when he accepted the Northern Region Top Employer Award for 2011.

Canterbury reservist wins national award

Territorial Force officer Tony Sumner has won the Contact Centre Institute of New Zealand's Contact Centre Manager of the Year award (AW-12-0222-1).

November 2011 : Territorial Force officer Tony Sumner has won the Contact Centre Institute of New Zealand’s Contact Centre Manager of the Year award.

Exercise Tobruk hones 7 Battalion’s infantry skills

Soldiers on patrol during Exercise Tobruk near Masterton (AW-11-1101-1).

By Carey Clements : 26 October 2011 : An enthusiastic company of soldiers from Bravo Company of the 7th Wellington and Hawkes Bay Battalion Group went back to some grassroot infantry skills recently during Exercise Tobruk.

Defence Force continues to assist Maritime NZ and emergency response to MV RENA

Reserve soldiers from Auckland begin cleaning Papamoa Beach after oil from the grounded ship Rena reached shore. Private Clayton Mills and Lance Corporal Daniel Moyle rake oil for collection from the beach surface (20111012_WN_S1015650_0003).

18 October 2011 : Over 370 New Zealand Defence Force personnel continue to support Maritime NZ, other Government agencies and the people of Tauranga with ships, aircraft and clean-up teams deployed to the area.

Young accountant wins Defence Reservist of the Year

Lance Corporal Archer competing in the pistol shooting section (S20110711_WN_S1015650_0001).

13 July 2011 : The Defence Force’s Reservist of the Year title has been won by Lance Corporal Peter Archer from Wellington, who is currently working at Ernst and Young as an accountant since graduating with a BCom (Accounting) and a BSc (Zoology)...

Defence Force Reservist of the Year Competition

7 July 2011 - Part-time soldiers, sailors and airmen will compete against each other this weekend in a series of military skills challenges for the title of New Zealand Defence Force Reservist of the Year.

WelTec wins region's top Defence employer award

19 April 2011 : The Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) is the recipient of this year’s overall Wellington Regional Defence Employer Award.

Territorial Force swaps trenching tools for shovels

Sunday 27 February 2011 Territorial soldiers from across the North Island have arrived in Christchurch today to contribute their muscle to the clean up process already underway in the suburbs.