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![Jenée Tibshraeny: It's hard to sell NZ to the world after another 'embarrassing' plane failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Jenée Tibshraeny: It's hard to sell NZ to the world after another 'embarrassing' plane failure
OPINION: The situation with the NZ Defence Force planes is untenable.
![NZDF plane breaks down: Air NZ flight diverted for delegation; PM may always fly commercial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
NZDF plane breaks down: Air NZ flight diverted for delegation; PM may always fly commercial
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's meeting with Japanese counterpart unaffected.
![Cleaner, greener heating welcome change at Ōhakea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Cleaner, greener heating welcome change at Ōhakea
RNZAF Base Ōhakea decommissions its boiler in a switch to cleaner heating.
![Defence Force disposes of WWII-era mortar bomb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Defence Force disposes of WWII-era mortar bomb
'A civilian wouldn’t be able to tell if it was a live or a drill round.'
![Defence force parachutes with the stars over Coromandel Peninsula](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Defence force parachutes with the stars over Coromandel Peninsula
The Coromandel Peninsula was used to simulate a realistic jungle environment.
![More Kiwis arrive home from riot-torn New Caledonia as French President visits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
More Kiwis arrive home from riot-torn New Caledonia as French President visits
New Zealand is ready to undertake further flights once approval is granted.
!['Pretty hellish': Kiwis on first evacuation flight from Noumea describe ‘frightening’ experience](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Pretty hellish': Kiwis on first evacuation flight from Noumea describe ‘frightening’ experience
First evacuees say they are very grateful to be back in New Zealand.
![NZDF flight rescuing 50 stranded Kiwis from New Caledonia lands in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
NZDF flight rescuing 50 stranded Kiwis from New Caledonia lands in Auckland
A Hercules plane has brought home the first 50 Kiwis from Noumea tonight.
!['Help is coming': Women, children and elderly to be evacuated first from New Caledonia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Help is coming': Women, children and elderly to be evacuated first from New Caledonia
French authorities say an operation to clear the main road was successful.
![NZ announces more sanctions against Russian-supporting entities in Ukraine war](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
NZ announces more sanctions against Russian-supporting entities in Ukraine war
More than 1700 people have been sanctioned since the illegal invasion of Ukraine began.
![Ōhakea base achieves round-the-clock fire and rescue availability](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Ōhakea base achieves round-the-clock fire and rescue availability
Ōhakea serves as a vital alternate airport in New Zealand.
![Low flying military aircraft head to isolated Coromandel beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Low flying military aircraft head to isolated Coromandel beach
Low flying military aircraft expected over isolated Coromandel beach.
![Winston Peters hits back at North Korea's 'aggressive rhetoric'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Winston Peters hits back at North Korea's 'aggressive rhetoric'
The Foreign Minister has hit back at North Korea.
![Person killed in fire at Burnham military camp was teenage girl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Person killed in fire at Burnham military camp was teenage girl
Firefighters found the teenage girl in one of the bedrooms after entering the property.
![Person killed, three hurt in fire at Burnham military camp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Person killed, three hurt in fire at Burnham military camp
Investigators on the scene after army camp property gutted by fatal fire.
![Defence boss calls Navy 'extremely fragile', three of nine ships out of action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Defence boss calls Navy 'extremely fragile', three of nine ships out of action
Like the Navy, the Army and Air Force are also in troubled waters, new briefings reveal.
![Anzac Day not a day to 'glorify war', senior serviceman says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Anzac Day not a day to 'glorify war', senior serviceman says
Warrant Officer Class One Lofty Forsyth spoke at Whangamatā's dawn service.
![Editorial: We will remember them - but is that enough?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Editorial: We will remember them - but is that enough?
OPINION: We must do more than just remember them.
![Samoan-Kiwi shares her journey to a special performance at Gallipoli](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Samoan-Kiwi shares her journey to a special performance at Gallipoli
'It’s breathtaking how beautiful the place is, but a tragedy...what people went through.'
!['Absolutely gutted': NZDF to play reduced role in Gallipoli dawn service](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Absolutely gutted': NZDF to play reduced role in Gallipoli dawn service
The RSA CEO expects Kiwi ingenuity to shine through as they face this obstacle.
![One uniform and a guitar: NZDF to play reduced role Gallipoli dawn service](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
One uniform and a guitar: NZDF to play reduced role Gallipoli dawn service
The unprecedented event was caused by the chaos of the Dubai floods last week.