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Below is a selection of the latest news featuring Army Reserve personnel.
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.
Haurakis Acknowledge Service
" While nobody wants to live in a state of war, history demonstrates that nations should be prepared to guard themselves and their neighbours " .
That was the message from the Honorary Colonel of 6 Hauraki Battalion Group, Judge Chris McGuire, in a...
Law student wins Defence Reservist of the year
15 September 2010
The Defence Force's Reservist of the Year title has been won by Private Michael Rennie from Gisborne, who is studying for a law degree at Victoria University in Wellington.
NZDF Apprenticeship Scheme
The New Zealand Defence Force is partnering with industry to provide a safety-net to apprentices by encouraging them to join their Reserve Forces.
The Regimental Band of 7th Battalion wins at Feilding Bands Festival
The 32-strong band of the 7th Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Battalion, won a Gold Award and Best Entertaining Band out of 13 Bands at the 2010 Feilding Festival of Bands in May.
Hauraki and Auckland TF Battalions Combine in Leadership Training
Hauraki Battalion and Auckland North soldiers combined to conduct their first Self Leadership workshop over a weekend at the end of June.
TF Personnel Test Their Skills
Territorial Force (TF) personnel from Otago/Southland and Canterbury districts were integrated into B company, 2/1 Battalion for a week of Company and Platoon level operations during Exercise Saladin.
Lower Hutt soldier in Top Shot competition
Former Lower Hutt man and Napier Territorial Force soldier Corporal (Cpl) Mark Duncan has been selected to represent the NZ Army at an international military shooting competition.
NZ Army's Top Shot - Capt Sergai Davis
He's the Army's top shot, but Sergai Davis (left) is only a part time soldier; most of his time is devoted to his fulltime job as a safety officer on the Wellington Regional Rail project.
TF Field Engineers Hone Skills in Exercise Masada
Territorial Force Field engineers from 3rd Auckland Northland Battalion Group, 5th Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Battalion Group (5 WWCT), and 2nd Canterbury Regiment honed their skills over a nine day annual field training exercise in the...
Exercise Broken Warrior
"Save me", "where's my baby," and other pitiful cries for help resonated through the darkness as the medics from 3rd Health Support Company (3 HSC) arrived at the Waimate Showgrounds to their largest mass casualty scenario so far.
Stones into Schools
There is a distinct advantage of not having read Three Cups of Tea prior to reviewing this book - the hype of a previous best seller cannot influence your judgement if you have not read it! Picking up from where Three Cups of Tea left off (the first...