Category: New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand Defence Force to Receive Biggest Pay Increase ‘In Decades’ as Personnel Leave in Droves

May 8, 2023
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New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are getting the biggest pay rise in over a decade in an attempt to stop serving members deserting the forces. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the wages of men and women who served in the defence force have lagged behind. “It’s unfair, and it’s leading to significant rates of…

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7 Missing People at Sea Found Safe on 2 Boats Near Kiribati in the Pacific

May 24, 2022
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Seven people on two separate missing boats in the Pacific have been found and rescued by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). The crew on an Air Force P-3K2 Orion plane had spotted both vessels within 10 nautical miles of each other near the Pacific Island nation Kiribati. The two boats had gone missing…

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NZ Military Takes Down Winning Essay That Criticises Wokeism

July 14, 2021
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The New Zealand (NZ) army has removed a winning essay from a defence force writing competition because it argues against ‘woke culture’ within the army. Originally published on an NZ army website on July 1 along with winners of other categories, the essay titled ‘Can the Army Afford to go Woke, Benign Social Progress or…

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