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Following Family Footsteps Into A Defence Career Through School To Seas Camp
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:44:18 +1200 | New Zealand Defence Force
With both her mum and dad coming from military backgrounds, life in the Defence Force isn’t an alien concept for Wellington student Grace Fale, but she’s now had the chance to experience first-hand what a career could be like in the Royal ...More >>
Anzac Commemorative Address – NZ National Service, Chunuk Bair
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 05:28:50 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Our presence here and at the other special spaces of Gallipoli is made possible by the unwavering generosity and friendship shown to us by the Turkish government and people.More >>
Anzac Day Services Commemorate Sacrifice And Service
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:53:51 +1200 | Tauranga City Council
Tauranga's Anzac Day services brought the community together in solemn remembrance today, honouring the sacrifice and service of those who have served, and currently serve, in the armed forces.More >>
Governor-General's Anzac Day Dawn Service Address
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:03:09 +1200 | Government House
With our collective remembrance, and steadfast belief in our common humanity, we strengthen our hope and resolve to do what we can to foster dialogue and understanding, and to heal divisions in our pursuit of peace.More >>
National Anzac Day Service Cancelled Due To High Winds
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:29:07 +1200 | Ministry For Culture And Heritage
Today’s 11am National Anzac Day Service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park has been cancelled due to high winds. The Atatürk Memorial Wreath-laying Service in Strathmore has also been cancelled.More >>
ANZAC Day Wreath Calls For No Future Deaths From AUKUS
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:40:34 +1200 | Stop AUKUS
“Never again - No AUKUS” was the message of the wreath laid at this morning’s national ANZAC Day commemorative service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park this morning by the Stop AUKUS group.More >>
ANZAC 2024: Kia Kotahi Rā!
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:52:28 +1200 | Kirk MacGibbon
The full day of Anzac programming, the 19th year of Whakaata Māori coverage, will include live crosses to the Auckland War Memorial Museum dawn service and, later in the day, Gallipoli commemorations in Turkey.More >>
On bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy Lee
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:36:08 +1200 | Gordon Campbell
Bird flu – often deadly to humans - is not only being transmitted from infected birds to dairy cows, but is now travelling between dairy cows. And, Aukus members are all being pressured by the USA to devote at least 2% of their GDP to Defence ...More >>
Time For Remembrance And Reflection On Anzac Day
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:54:35 +1200 | Hamilton City Council
Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the landing of the ANZACs (the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) on Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. Anzac services have evolved to acknowledge NZ's engagement in conflicts ...More >>
Celebrating Marlborough’s Homefront Heroes This Anzac Day
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:29:41 +1200 | Marlborough District Council
An exhibition looking at the lives of Marlborough women during World War 2 opens at the Marlborough Museum this Friday 26 April to coincide with Anzac Day. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Teams Up With Warriors For Anzac Day League Fixture
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:27:20 +1200 | New Zealand Defence Force
A full-capacity Go Media Stadium is set to host the largest contingent of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel commemorating Anzac Day anywhere in the world. More >>
Anzac Day Special To Ngāi Tahu
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:27:29 +1200 | Ngaitahu Iwi
Anzac Day holds a special place in Ngāi Tahu hearts due to the many whānau members, who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to this country. The Whakapapa unit at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu is honouring those who served by bringing their stories ...More >>
Reverse The Massive Increase In World Military Spending
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:52:56 +1200 | Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition
“Figures supplied by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) indicate a worldwide large increase in military spending at a time when the world faces problems that cannot be resolved by military action,” said Peter Murphy from ...More >>
Global Military Spending Increase Threatens Humanity And The Planet
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:45:17 +1200 | Peace Movement Aotearoa
SIPRI has estimated global military expenditure last year was at least $2,443 billion (USD, ±$4,150 billion NZD), an increase of 6.8% in real terms from 2022 and the steepest year-on-year increase since 2009.More >>
NZDF Māori Cultural Group Helps Samoan Christchurch Woman Connect With Gallipoli
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:52:13 +1200 | New Zealand Defence Force
Ms Watkins is the first member of her family to serve in the New Zealand military, and while she doesn’t have a family connection with Gallipoli, she will lay poppies on behalf of friends and family.More >>
NATO’s Never-ending War: The 75-Year-Old Bully Is Faltering
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:33:17 +1200 | Ramzy Baroud
It is time for NATO to re-examine its 75-year-old legacy, and be courageous enough to change directions altogether - instead of opting for a state of non-peace, actually seeking real peace.More >>
Universities For AUKUS: The Social License Confidence Trick
Sun, 21 Apr 2024 14:34:42 +1200 | Binoy Kampmark
All in all, a clear wall of separation between the civic goals of learning and knowledge should be built to shield students and staff from the rapacious, murderous goals of the military industrial complex that continues to draw sustenance from deception, ...More >>
Retaliatory Spiral In Middle East Must End, Says UN Chief After Reported Strikes On Iran
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 07:05:36 +1200 | UN News
Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East”.More >>
The Australian Defence Formula: Spend! Spend! Spend!
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:06:58 +1200 | Binoy Kampmark
Not only will Australians be paying a bill up to and above A$368 billion for nuclear powered submarines it does not need; it will also be throwing A$100 billion into the coffers of the military industrial complex over the next decade to combat a needlessly ...More >>
Working Dogs Seminar A Howling Success
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:36:30 +1200 | New Zealand Defence Force
A seminar on training working dogs wrapped up at Trentham recently after hosting around 170 dog handlers from Government and non-Government organisations. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2404/ea9db81862b2138e12c4.jpeg" ...More >>
