New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand Defence Force is the armed forces of New Zealand. Its Māori name is Te Ope Kātua O Aotearoa. The force has three parts: the Navy, the Army and the Air Force. It also has reserves and support for families.

The website says the force is trained, equipped and ready to respond every hour of the day, every day of the year. It calls itself a force for New Zealand. The force uses a wide range of modern military equipment. This includes ships and watercraft, firepower, aircraft and military vehicles.

The website lists the aircraft used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. These include the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, the C-130J-30 Hercules, the C-130H(NZ) Hercules, the NH90 helicopter, the Boeing 757-2K2, the King Air 350, the T-6C Texan II, the A109 light utility helicopter, the SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopter and the P-3K2 Orion.

The news section shares stories from across the force. Recent items include uncrewed Navy vessels that monitor maritime traffic around Fiji. Another story covers Royal New Zealand Air Force aerial support to Antarctica. Other stories cover Army medics, combat engineers and reservists. A story on missile systems is also listed.

The website lists careers in defence, with more than 100 roles. It also lists pay and benefits, career and personal development, ways of working, medals and awards, service records and heritage programmes. Gun salutes and education programmes are listed too. The Defence Careers site is linked from the home page.

The force also works with industry. The website describes industry engagement and procurement. Suppliers can use GETS and SmartProcure, which the site lists as systems for suppliers. The media centre has news, official information and a library of documents and images.

The contact page offers help with official information requests, joining the Defence Force and personnel records and medals. It also has enquiries for industry engagement, the Navy, the Army and the Air Force. Serious wrongdoing can be reported there, and media enquiries have their own route. Other public bodies also work with the force. The Ministry of Defence advises on defence. The Inspector-General of Defence gives independent oversight of the force.

Services

• Navy
• Army
• Air Force
• Reserves
• Careers in defence
• Pay and benefits
• Industry engagement and procurement
• Medals and service records
• Heritage and education programmes
• Official information requests