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New Zealand defense chief to tour cyclone-battered Fiji

​New Zealand Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee left for Fiji Tuesday to see New Zealand forces helping the Pacific island nation recover from the devastation of last month's cyclone.

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New Zealand military ready to step up cyclone recovery help for Fiji

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said Thursday it was ready to ramp up its forces on the ground to Fiji to help the island nation rebuild after Tropical Cyclone Winston.

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New Zealand navy ship enters Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC exercise after 30-year ban

New Zealand Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman on Friday hailed the first berthing in three decades of a New Zealand navy vessel for a major military exercise at the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor as a sign of warming bilateral ties.

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New Zealand readies forces for world's largest maritime military exercise

The New Zealand Defense Force ( NZDF) on Tuesday outlined its deployment for the multinational Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise hosted by the United States around the Hawaiian islands from next month.

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New Zealand military branches out as global equipment provider

The Last Post  the iconic bugle call still heard in parts of the former British Empire to commemorate the military dead  might soon be telling navy divers around the world that they've just failed an exercise in seabed mine training.

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New chief named for New Zealand's controversy-ridden defense force

The New Zealand government on Tuesday appointed a new military chief to succeed Lieutenant General Rhys Jones, whose term was marked by political wrangling over funding and safety issues.