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Restoring the UK Kiwi 🇬🇧🇳🇿 A gigantic chalk kiwi set in the hills of Wiltshire has received its annual restoration, thanks to our New Zealand Defence Force and British Armed Forces personnel. The 130-metre-long Bulford Kiwi near Stonehenge in England was created by New Zealand soldiers in 1919, while they were stationed nearby and waiting to return home after the First World War. As well as local volunteers, the day-long re-chalking on 27 September involved 25 New Zealand Army personnel, who

Some curious penguins turned up as “unexpected guests” while the Royal New Zealand Air Force was carrying out training in Antarctica. Footage posted by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) via Storyful on Thursday, November 6, shows the cute interaction in tough weather conditions. “This is so cool,” a person is heard exclaiming in one of the clips as penguins make their way around air force tents at the training camp. “When unexpected guests turn up,” the NZDF wrote on Facebook. “Every year, Ro

Shots fired 💥 Our New Zealand Army soldiers during a recent exercise in the Waiouru Military Training Area. During this part of the exercise soldiers fire weapons from the Medium-Heavy Operational Vehicle at a target, using Night Vision Goggles (NVG). The use of NVG enables our soldiers to be combat-ready at all times, engaging with the enemy through the darkness of night. This footage was captured through a night vision monocular. #Force4NZ #NZArmy | NZ Defence Force

Members of our military force perform an incredible haka http://nzh.nu/O4EO30b8P8p | nzherald.co.nz

WATCH🎬 Our Royal New Zealand Navy's ship, HMNZS Aotearoa, has sailed into Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor as a part of the New Zealand contingent participating in Exercise RIMPAC, or Rim of the Pacific. New Zealand is one of 26 nations participating in the exercise which focusses on maritime capability and demonstrating the full spectrum of military operations in the maritime environment. Learn more➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/news/nzdf-joins-rimpac-exercise-in-waters-around-hawaii 🎥 Seaman Leon Vonguyen #Force4NZ #N

WATCH🎬 Last month the Royal New Zealand Air Force conducted training for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations at Base Auckland. Read more ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/HADR-exercise-25 | NZ Defence Force