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ISSUE 462
Contents
NEWS
1 Brigade
Change of Command
Prince Harry visits
His Royal Highness Prince Harry was hosted to a full day of activities
at Linton Camp last week, ranging from a cross country drive in an
All Terrain Vehicle to lifting a hangi and learning a haka, to
commanding in a Light Armoured Vehicle and playing touch with
local school children.
The prince arrived at Linton Camp in an NH90 helicopter, and
was greeted by a rousing haka. He later learned the haka himself,
mastering most of the words and movements in about 20 minutes
under guidance of haka group tutor Warrant Officer Class Two Brent
Pene. Prince Harry made an effort to talk to as many soldiers as he
could, and included a visit to members of the Royal New Zealand
Nursing Corps which is celebrating its centenary this year.
More pictures, page 18.
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Anzac Day
Security Matters
Trusted regional partnerships
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TRAINING
Aumangea
Southern Soldier
Train safe
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SPORT
Army sports awards winners
Army Anzac day rugby
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COVER: New Zealand Anzac
Wreath Laying Service, New
Zealand Memorial, Longueval.
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Prince Harry played a game of touch with children from Linton School.
A regal hongi.
a message from chief of army
THE CHARACTER OF
LAND CONFLICT
by Chief of Army, Major General Dave GAWN, MBE
It is often said that the nature of war is enduring. It is also
said however that its character – what it looks, smells and
tastes like to those on the ground fighting – is constantly
evolving. There are factors that may not be within our sights
at this moment, but which we must consider when planning
how we will work as an effective land force – aligned with our
maritime and air components – in order to win the fight.
That in itself is a difficult task. In the words of Professor
Sir Michael Howard: “No matter how clearly one thinks, it is
impossible to anticipate precisely the CHARACTER of future
conflict. The key is not to be so far off the mark that it becomes
impossible to adjust once that character is revealed.”
The challenges we face today are heightened by key
factors outside of our control: The speed and diffusion of
information, constant media pressure at the locus of battle,
hybrid adversaries who use tactics and weapons in an
ungoverned way, and the increasing pace (and accessibility)
of technological change.
This is part of the evolving environment in which we conduct
our business – and the cognitive challenge all military
organisations face is identifying our future operational
issues and challenges, and having the wherewithal and
mental agility to adapt what we have to that environment as
it unfolds.
There are three key environmental influences that, in my
mind, will drive future conflict: population change, depletion
of resources, and climate change. Security challenges arising
from this trifecta could include:
• youth bulges – they are mobile, generally urban,
unemployed, easily led by the disaffected urban elite,
and highly connected
• displaced diaspora and urban migration
• environmental refugees
• shifts in disease vectors
• more natural disasters.
In short it is likely to increase the scale, frequency and
complexity of future missions.
In addition to this – the character of conflict is also changing.
Advances in technology have seen some startling changes in
the make-up of future conflict. A bio-revolution is happening
today that will significantly affect tomorrow’s wars – examples
of these impacts are extraordinary. Spider genes in goat’s
milk allow spider silk spinning from that milk to create a biosteel over three times the strength of aramid fibres, and can
be used to create armour. It sounds like the stuff of comic
book fantasy – but it is happening around us now.
Wars will become increasingly hybrid. Future conflict
will be made up of inter-communal violence, terrorism
and insurgency, criminal and social disorder. Tactics and
technology will converge.
Our ‘battle space’ will become increasingly crowded - Red,
Green, Blue and White forces, NGOs, PVOs, contractors,
media, and issue motivated groups will be among the many
connectors of the human terrain that we will operate in.
Even the battlefield will change. We will be drawn into the
urban and littoral regions where the people live and where
political and economic activity is concentrated – and we need
to better understand the metabolism of this environment (the
way cities are designed and work) from space down through
the electro-magnetic and information sphere through the
superstructure to the sub-terrain and the adjoining maritime
and air domains.
And this is only a fraction of our future considerations.
The challenge that faces us as an Army in a rapidly changing
environment is this – how do we recruit, train and retain
soldiers with the multi-faceted knowledge and experience
required to take on the diverse range of missions and roles
to succeed in future land conflict? An environment that
we know will be exceedingly complex, unpredictable and
unstructured; where there is not one but many doctrines in
play, often simultaneously.
There will always be a need (as far as I can foresee) to ‘close
with and destroy the enemy;’ so the need for fire power and
protection will always be there. But that same soldier will
also need to be able to work in the highly nuanced context
of the HUMAN domain and be fully integrated with all the
“No matter how clearly one thinks, it
is impossible to anticipate precisely
the CHARACTER of future conflict. The
key is not to be so far off the mark
that it becomes impossible to adjust
once that character is revealed.”
– Professor Sir Michael Howard
other elements of National Power whilst doing so. She or he
must be the rescue worker, the life guard, the community
constable, the peace keeper, the nation builder – as well as
the more traditional combat soldier.
There is a need to understand, teach and train in the
operational environment beyond the more conventional
military or adversary threat scenario and INTO the socio,
economic, security, politico, information, and infrastructure
spheres. We are working to develop and institutionalise
cultural understanding in our education training and
deployed structures in order to develop the necessary insight
to permit situational understanding of the human terrain.
I want a soldier who is comfortable in uncertainty, thinks
critically in complexity, is adaptable to continuous change
and is resilient to austerity. We need a Force that is scalable
and tailorable to the mission at hand – equipped for the ever
changing character of conflict and agile enough prevail over a
complex adaptive adversary.
This is the future character of conflict – and we must be
prepared to be part of it.
Start on your direct reports
The new NZDF Talent
Management system went
live on 23 March. This
tool gives us three new
ways to better support the
development of our people:
the Talent Profile, the Career
Development Plan (CDP),
and the Performance and
Development Report (PDR).
• You can record your talent information (such as
desired postings) in your Talent Profile, which is like
an online CV. This helps inform your Commanders
and Career Managers when making decisions
on postings, course selections and other career
development activities.
• We can now use the Career Development Plan (CDP)
to record your long term career aspirations and goals.
Commanders and Managers will work with you to
define these goals and then use this information to
help you develop shorter-term goals and action plans
to achieve them.
• In the Performance and Development Report (PDR),
we can now define performance and development
expectations at the start of the annual performance
cycle. This is a big change for Army, where we
have historically only reported on the past year of
performance. Setting forward looking goals at the start
of the cycle will allow you to identify the performance
outcomes you want to work towards achieving. These
goals will focus on helping you master your current
position, but also help you get closer to achieving your
long term career aspirations as set in the CDP.
I know this is a big change for us, but forward looking talent
management is critical to help us improve how
we support you in achieving your career aspirations
as well as helping us retain and develop people with
the right capabilities for our mission. This new approach
means that Commanders and Managers need to discuss
aspirations, goals and performance expectations with
you and use the new tools to define and support these
discussions. This also means you can more actively
participate in your development.
If you are in the rank group SSGT – BRIG, your PDR was
generated on 23 March and you should have already
worked with your Commanders and Managers to set up
your performance objectives and development goals
in the PDR. The other rank groups will be transitioned
onto the new PDR over the coming months.
If you are unsure of what you should be doing, or
need help with any part of the process, I encourage
you to complete the online training available via
the Learning Management System on the ILP. The
training is comprehensive and steps you through all
of the necessary processes to use the new Talent
Management System successfully. You can also refer
to the HR Toolkit on the ILP, which has many useful
resources including user guides for the Talent Profile,
Career Development Plan (CDP) and Performance and
Development Report (PDR).
I know that we are all busy people, but these
activities are important. We are shifting towards a
culture that better develops our people, and this is
where we start. This new approach, supported by the
new system, will assist us in moving towards a better
Army. CDF has instructed us all to actively participate
in our own talent management – it is up to each of
us to make the most of this new tool. I have already
started on my direct reports – I now need you to do the
same for yours.
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issue 462 | May 2015
ARMY BAND
SALUTES WW1
The New Zealand Army Band has collaborated with the
Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) to bring four new dance
works commemorating New Zealand’s efforts in WW1 to
the stage.
‘Salute’, playing around New Zealand in May and June,
is made up for four distinct dance works performed by the
RNZB, with music from four NZ composers – including NZ
Army Band WO2 Dwayne Bloomfield.
WO2 Bloomfield’s work is a modern piece of brass
music that highlights the story of New Zealand at
Passchendaele – one of the deadliest battles New
Zealand fought in during WW1.
NZ Army Band Director of Music, CAPT Graham Hickman,
has taken musical direction of ‘Salute’ – the first time
a military brass band has collaborated with a ballet
company.
“This has been an exciting and unusual time for
our Band,” says CAPT Hickman. “Contemporary
brass ensemble music is technically difficult to play,
and mastering this alongside collaborating with
choreographers and dancers has really challenged us to
step up in a totally unfamiliar environment for us,” he says.
While the challenges for the Band have been many
– including balancing an already busy performance
schedule with the rehearsals required accompanying the
RNZB on tour – there have also been many rewards.
“Being given the chance to share some of our military
history through music, and share the story of New
Zealand at war has been a huge focus of the Band,”
CAPT Hickman says.
“In New Zealand, there is always a large focus on the
Anzac campaign at Gallipoli – and rightly so – but stories
of the other battles Kiwi troops fought in can sometimes be
glossed over.
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“The battle at Passchendaele is one of the blackest
moments in our country’s military history. To be given
the opportunity to portray that battle, using WO2
Bloomfield’s composition, and to collaborate with
some incredibly creative New Zealanders to tell the
story has been hugely rewarding.”
The four works that make up the performances are
‘Salute’, composed by Hans Christian Lumbye; ‘Dear
Horizon’, composed by Gareth Farr; ‘Soldiers Mass’,
composed by Bohuslav Martinu, and ‘Passchendaele’,
composed by WO2 Dwayne Bloomfield.
‘Salute’ opens at the St James in Wellington on
May 22, and tours New Zealand before the final
performance at the Napier Municipal Theatre on June
25. Tour dates, venues and booking information can
be found on the Royal New Zealand Ballet website.
1 Brigade change of command
The Defence Personnel Executive has been
working with IBM to create the first ever NZDF
Census survey, which aims to gather valuable feedback from
all areas of the NZDF.
“We want the NZDF to be the best place to work in New
Zealand,” says Assistant Chief of Personnel Brigadier Howie
Duffy. “It’s a hefty goal, but one we can achieve with a bit of
hard work and dedication.”
“The first step is to find out the areas we’re doing well in
and the areas where we need to improve.”
“Currently our best way of measuring what our people think
is through our OAtS survey and word of mouth. The problem
is that both these methods don’t really give us the depth of
analysis we require to make meaningful decisions.”
The online survey will be open for three weeks. It’s hoped
at least 80% of the Defence Force will complete the survey
so that a full picture of how we’re tracking as an organisation
can be seen.
“Our team will be travelling out to bases across New
Zealand in May to talk to managers about the survey and
more information will be promulgated across the NZDF in
May. Paper surveys will be sent out to ships at sea so that
everyone in the Defence Force has a chance to have their
voice heard.”
Do you know how your
work contributes to the
success of your unit?
Answer this question and more
in our most comprehensive
survey ever.
Opening soon – check your email
for details.
Colonel Nick Gillard handed over the command of 1st NZ Brigade at Linton Military Camp to Colonel Hugh McAslan
on 14 May. Colonel Gillard has been commander of 1 NZ Bde since December 2013 and is heading to Washington.
Chief of Army Major General Dave Gawn congratulated COL Gillard on his leadership of 1 NZ Bde as he officially
handed command to COL McAslan.
All workplaces in the NZDF have been given permission
to take 15 minutes out of their day to complete the survey.
More information is available on the ILP or you can also
contact [email protected] or (349) 8659.
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Census 2015
• Conducted by IBM.
• For all Regular Force and Civilian personnel.
The Chief of Army, Major General Dave Gawn (centre)
with COLs Gillard (left) and McAslan.
• Purpose: to gain insight into what you think about
your workplace.
• Covers communication & cooperation, wellbeing,
leadership, learning & development, performance
& feedback, reward & recognition, and more…
• Opportunity to add comments and suggestions
for improvement.
• Access via Internet (ships at sea receive
paper surveys).
• Your answers are kept confidential by IBM and
the organisational research team.
• Answers will be combined and only group
results reported.
• Results will be communicated back to you once all
responses have been collected.
• Annual Census and short regular Pulse surveys are
replacing the old OAtS (Ongoing Attitude Survey).
• Contact [email protected].
Colonel Gillard is farewelled.
COL McAslan is challenged by a warrior.
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issue 462 | May 2015
First World war centenary
SPIRIT OF ANZAC
By Mike Subritzky
They clad us in the colours of the forest,
and armed us with the weapons made
for war.
But mark our place that we might be
accounted, this foreign soil becomes
our graven bed.
Then taught to us the ancient trade
of killing, and lead us to the sound of
battles roar.
Now children place upon this stone a
garland, and learn of us each Anzac Day
at dawn.
So give us comfort as we lay down
bleeding, and pray upon our cold and
stiffened dead.
We are New Zealand’s dead from
distant conflict, our sacrifice remembered
ever more.
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First World war centenary
The catafalque guard in Longueval, France.
Anzac Day is commemorated in London.
Commemorations were held in New York.
We will remember them
Anzac commemorations across the world
New Zealand Army personnel
and their families throughout
the world remembered and
acknowledged the service and
sacrifice of all New Zealanders
who have served in military
conflicts on Anzac Day.
The guards marches off in Gallipoli.
The Kiwi catafalque guard in Longueval, France.
The courage, comradeship and commitment shown by
New Zealand servicemen and women in conflicts over
the past century remain the foundation of the Defence
Force today.
This year 2015 is also significant as New Zealand and
Australia commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC
landings at Gallipoli.
The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating,
said it was a privilege to attend the commemorations on the
Gallipoli peninsula.
He was one of 500 New Zealand Defence Force personnel
who represented New Zealand at Anzac Day ceremonies
across the world.
“One hundred years ago, New Zealand and Australian
soldiers went into their first major joint military action,
a campaign that introduced the name Gallipoli and the
word Anzac, and has come to be synonymous with duty
and sacrifice.
“April the 25th each year in both countries also
commemorates the contribution and sacrifice of men and
women in conflicts and peace keeping roles since then.”
As well as commemorating the 100th anniversary of the
landings at Gallipoli and attending the Dawn Service there,
LTGEN Keating’s programme included the Australian service
at Lone Pine, the Turkish service at the 57th Regiment
Memorial, and the New Zealand service at Chunuk Bair.
His programme also included participation in the Turkish
international, Commonwealth and Irish, and French
memorial services.
“While we are remembering those who have gone before us,
we also think of Anzac Day as an opportunity to remember
and acknowledge the service of the current generation of
people in the New Zealand Defence Force.
“Right now there are many Defence Force personnel either
serving, or about to deploy, on operations around the world.
Anzac Day is also an acknowledgement of their contribution,”
said LTGEN Keating.
In New Zealand, NZDF personnel supported 400 Anzac Dayrelated events across the country including the programme of
events focused on the new Pukeahu National War Memorial
Park in Wellington.
Many hundreds of other Defence personnel also travelled to
their home towns and regions to attend commemorations.
In Wellington the public was invited to a Beat Retreat
ceremony performed on Anzac Square at Pukeahu National
War Memorial Park.
Beating Retreat is a historical military tradition dating back
to the 16th Century. It signals the end of the fighting for the
day when both sides would collect their dead and wounded,
and withdraw into their respective camps.
Beating Retreat began with the Gurkha Pipes and Drums
followed by the Air Force Band performing 1914 March,
Wellington March and Scipio. The choir performed Now is the
Hour and Hymn to the Fallen.
The firing party was dressed in replica First World War
uniforms and fired 24 rifle volleys using Lee Enfield rifles.
Acting Chief of Defence Force Air Vice-Marshal Kevin Short
inspected the guard before the Evening Hymn was played.
The first daily Last Post concluded the ceremony. The Ode
accompanying the Last Post was recited by Willie Apiata VC
and Army Warrant Officer Class 1 Dawn Boxer.
The Ceremony of Beating Retreat was followed by the WWI
Remembered: A Light and Sound Show run by the Wellington
City Council.
A daily Last Post ceremony will be conducted every evening
until November 2018 by the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
The National War Memorial in Wellington was lit up during the Beat retreat ceremony
on Anzac Day.
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RNZAF bugler LAC Sarah Henderson plays the Last Post
in Wellington
Gallipoli bugler CPL Kevin Hickman.
THE LAST POST PLAYS — EVERY NIGHT SINCE 1928
By Bridget Hayman
As dawn broke in New Zealand on the centenary
of Anzac Day a contingent of twenty New Zealand
Defence Force (NZDF) personnel took part in a
joint Anzac Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate
memorial in Ieper, Belgium.
The ceremony on the eve of Anzac Day is the 29,928th
time the Last Post has been played at the Menin Gate
since the First World War. At 8pm every night the traffic
through the Menin Gate is halted and buglers from the
Last Post Association play the Last Post. This ceremony
has been performed since 1928, with the exception of
the period from 1940 to 1944 when the town was under
German occupation during World War Two.
In true Anzac spirit a NZDF tri-Service Catafalque Guard
conducted their formal duties with the Australian Defence
Force (ADF) Federal Guard and a waiata was performed
by the NZDF Maori Cultural Group. Each representing their
respective Defence Forces was the New Zealand Chief
of Navy Rear Admiral Jack Steer, who recited the Ode of
Remembrance, and Rear Admiral Allan du Toit from the
ADF. New Zealand Minister of Defence the Hon. Gerry
Brownlee also laid a wreath on behalf of New Zealand
alongside Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon.
Julie Bishop.
A haka at Menin Gate in Belgium.
The Anzac ceremony at Menin Gate is an example of
how well respected and remembered New Zealand and
Australian servicemen are on the Western Front with
hundreds of Belgium locals attending the ceremony.
It is this continued support and recognition from
local communities for our past and present servicemen
that the NZDF contingent have acknowledged over the
past week during their commemorations at every New
Zealand battlefield and memorial to the missing on the
Western Front.
The names of New Zealand troops who died in Ypres on
the Western Front are recorded on the Menin Gate. They
are among the 55 000 names of British Empire Forces who
have no known grave.
“The courage, comradeship and commitment shown
by New Zealand servicemen on the Western Front remain
the foundation of the Defence Force today. It's also
fitting that we share this moment with out Australian
counterparts at such an important time in history,” said
Rear Admiral Jack Steer.
Belgium and France are significant in First World War
commemorations due to the number of Anzac lives lost on
the Western Front. Over 12,000 New Zealand soldiers are
buried and memorialised in Commonwealth War Graves
cemeteries in Belgium and France.
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First World war centenary
Dignitaries from around the world attended the ceremony.
CDF, Lieutenant General Tim Keating lays a wreath.
Two thousand people walked from Anzac Cove's Dawn
Service to the New Zealand memorial at Chunuk Bair to
pay their respects and remember the service and sacrifice
of the men and women who fought, served and died in the
Gallipoli campaign of 1915. The service was attended
by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles and Prince
Harry, Prime Ministers John Key and Tony Abbot, Chief
of Defence Force LTGEN Tim Keating, Minister of
Veterans' Affairs Craig Foss and other dignitaries.
Poignant readings of soldiers' letters, moving music and
waiata came together in a fitting commemoration for the
anniversary of the 100th year of the Gallipoli landings.
ROTORUA RIFLEMAN VISITS FALLEN RELATIVE ON WESTERN FRONT
By Bridget Hayman
Private Samuel Appleton is the first ever relative to be able to
trace the footsteps of two of his great-great-great uncles who
died on the Western Front during the First World War.
He was a member of the Catafalque Guard for a contingent
of twenty New Zealand Defence Force personnel who
travelled to Belgium and France. They were there to mark
100 years since the Anzac Day landings in Gallipoli with
commemorations on the Western Front.
The Western Front accounts for the majority of New Zealand
casualties from the First World War. The 12,483 men who died
rest in cemeteries or are named on memorials to the missing
in both France and Belgium.
"Visiting the battlefields where they fell and seeing the
sheer scale of the cemeteries on the Western Front has been
one of the most humbling experiences I've ever had," says
PTE Appleton.
PTE Appleton's great-great-great uncle Sergeant Allan
Bertie Durnett and his brother Private Robert Durnett both
died within months of each other in separate battles on the
Western Front.
Twenty-one year-old PTE Appleton was the first family
member to visit Allan's grave at Masnieres British Cemetery
in France. He was also a part of the Catafalque Guard during
a wreathlaying ceremony at the New Zealand Memorial to the
Missing at Messines where Robert Durnett, who died in the
Battle of Messines, is memorialised.
"Knowing that none of my family has ever been able to
see him before me was pretty emotional, I'm honoured,"
says PTE Appleton.
PTE Samuel Appleton is a full time student at Otago
University studying applied science and a rifleman in the
Reserve Forces.
"It's surprising to me that there aren't more reservists at
university. It's the best of both worlds for me, especially
when I get opportunities like this while studying," says
PTE Appleton.
Visiting the battlefields where they fell and
seeing the sheer scale of the cemeteries on
the Western Front has been one of the most
humbling experiences I’ve ever had
A quiet moment in the cemetery for PTE Appleton.
The NZDF contingent participated in numerous
commemorations on the Western Front in the lead up to
Anzac Day including Last Post Ceremonies at Menin Gate
in Ieper, wreath laying ceremonies at all New Zealand
memorials in Belgium and an Anzac Day Dawn Service with
the Australian Defence Force at Buttes New British Cemetery,
Polygon Wood.
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Australian and New Zealanders march together to
commemorate a special day.
Staff Sergeant Mizzo Holden shows his son, Isaac, the
wreath he had just laid on behalf of New Zealand at the
Anzac Park dawn service in in Townsville, Australia.
Ninety-three year old Trevor Gollins of Paraparaumu
beneath the photograph of his father, Tom in
the window of the old Buckle St Defence building
in Wellington.
Mr Gollins didn’t know the photograph was there until
his son Chris took him to see it on Anzac Day. “It was a
pretty memorable moment when he saw it,” said Chris.
“Incredibly Tom's looking down Taranaki Street –
where he worked when he signed on for WW1.
A freakish coincidence.”
The photographs, all images taken at the start of
WW1 by the Berry Brothers in Wellington, were placed
in the windows of the old brick building to improve its
appearance as it stands alongside the new Pukeahu
Anzac Park.
Trevor Gollins served in the RNZAF in WWII.
On December 8th (7th US time) 1941 he was based at
Papakura Camp and happened to be "working" (morse
code communications) in Hickham Field in Hawaii as
the first wave of Japanese aircraft attacked. He was the
first Kiwi to know the US were now in the war.
He dashed over to the CO's office with the news only
to be told "Don't be so bloody silly...”.
Private William Joyce is one of the NZ Army chefs who
fed the NZDF and ADF contingent participating in Anzac
Day commemorations in Wellington.
PTE Joyce is based in Trentham and has been in the
Army for three years.
"For me Anzac Day is about paying respect to those
soldiers who have fought."
Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert
Wismans travelled to the
Western Front to visit the resting
place of his fallen great-greatuncle and to commemorate
100 years since the Anzac Day
Landings in Gallipoli.
He was a member of the Catafalque Guard in a contingent
of twenty New Zealand Defence Force personnel who
travelled to Belgium and France. They were there to mark
100 years since the Anzac Day landings in Gallipoli with
commemorations on the Western Front.
The Western Front accounts for the majority of New Zealand
casualties from the First World War. The 12,483 men who
died rest in cemeteries or are named on memorials to the
missing in both France and Belgium.
LCPL Wismans’ great-great-uncle Sergeant William Leonard
Johanson fought and died in the Battle of Messines on 8th
July 1917. He has no known grave
but is memorialised on the NZ Memorial to the Missing
in Messines.
"Visiting the battlefield where he fell and seeing the
sheer scale of all the cemeteries on the Western Front was
a humbling experience," said LCPL Wismans.
The Battle of Messines saw the New Zealand Division
capture the village of Messines alongside British and
Australian troops. The attack was meticulously planned
and successful but the New Zealand casualties in the
battle still amounted to 3,700, 700 of whom were killed
and now rest in Messines.
During the wreathlaying ceremony at Messines Ridge
Cemetery and New Zealand Memorial to the Missing LCPL
Wismans read the Anzac address in front of the panel
where his great-great uncle's name is engraved. In his
address he read the citation published in the London
Gazette when his great-great-uncle was awarded the
Military Medal for Gallantry.
"For Gallantry and devotion to duty in April 1917
Sergeant Johanson on three separate occasions showed
unusual initiative and command of men. This NonCommissioned Officer has previously shown good service
in Gallipoli and since the Battalion came to France he has
on all occasions shown resource and coolness under fire."
"It was an honour to read his citation and recount his
actions in the First World War at the place where he now
rests. I'm proud to be related to a man with that much
courage," said LCPL Wismans.
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Aumangea
issue 462 | May 2015
“I truly believe that Aumangea makes good soldiers better.
The challenge of conflict today and in the future is as much
mental as it is anything else. Aumangea provides the
opportunity for a soldier to develop and test his or herself in
the physical and particularly the mental dimensions of our
profession. It instils in the individual the confidence to say,
when asked, “pick me, I will go for you.”
Aumangea is an experience that every soldier and officer
should be putting themselves forward for.
You will be better for it.”
– MAJ GEN Dave Gawn.
Lunch on the run: a plucking session for Aumangea course members.
Story and images by Anna Gawn
I got shot today. Six times. You feel less than charitable
towards people who shoot you while you are taking their
photo, and it blurs the photos.
Oh well – at least they were good shots.
I was posing as a foreign correspondent, in a wool shed
with some baddies (the enemy) when the Aumangea strike
group assaulted the shed with paintball weapons.
I was a goodie, an unarmed civilian – but they shot me
anyway. I must have looked suspicious.
So... more work on target recognition.
For those of you who haven’t heard of Aumangea, it is a
35 day programme at the wild end of the New Zealand Army
training continuum. The facilitators use the mountains, hills,
rivers, and bush as their training ground, and candidates
are required to live in this environment and battle terrain
and climate for 35 days. There is also an urban component
to the programme. The candidates have to learn to fend
for themselves, survive by their wits, and work as a team.
Challenging tasks are created in various scenarios, which the
candidates have to complete without any of the usual tools
and resources. They learn to think creatively, and make use of
what they have around them. All the while they are stressed,
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Future Programmes
16 May – 19 Jun 15
(Nominations close 6th May 15)
15 Aug – 18 Sept 15
Eligibility: Open to Army, Navy and Airforce
Duration: 35 days
Physical requirements:
Pers are required to be operationally fit
(RFL,CFT, medically, dentally fit and injury free)
Enquiries:
All enquiries contact
[email protected]
Contacts:
CEO Ranj Daryn Te Uamairangi:
[email protected] Ph 06 396 763, or 021 396 763
cold, hungry and sleep-deprived and have to learn to think on
their feet under any circumstances.
The environment the facilitators develop around the
candidates and the tasks they set, are designed to create
a situation which hothouses and accelerates mental and
physical toughness and growth in the candidates. It is
dynamic and often the facilitators change their plans
according to how the candidates are developing and coping.
The current programme is going strong, and the candidates
doing well. In the blurred moments that I saw them before
they tried to murder me, they looked a lot leaner and meaner
than the week before. After the contact they took off, back up
into the hills with their casualties.
The week before the woolshed incident, I caught up with
Aumangea on the banks of the AhuAhu river, (which runs off
the Whanganui river) at the site of a former hippie commune.
The facilitators had taken over one of the old houses and
the candidates were further out, in three groups on the river
bank, hunting and gathering to feed themselves and sleeping
in rough shelters they had made. Some had done well
catching geese, eels and goats, eating from the bush, others
not so well and were pretty hungry.
The candidates are instructed onsite by various military and
non-military personnel.
‘1080 Bob’ (Mankelow) is a regular Aumangea instructor,
an expert in survival skills, our very own Bear Grylls. Bob
teaches the candidates safety in the bush, trapping and
snaring animals, and how to forage in the bush for food and
medicinal native plants etc.
Staff Sergeant Ray Hunia teaches the candidates basic
tracking skills and is the programme supervisor and
mentor, covering the basics for human survival, warmth,
shelter and food.
Corporal Flo Ebrey was on the first Aumangea programme,
and has been asked back to work full-time on the Aumangea
staff. Her message to any women who are interested in doing
the programme is that although it is very physical, Aumangea
is more of a mental challenge.
Signaller Kayla Stowers
“1080 Bob” Mankelow
Director WO Red Robinson:
[email protected]
Ph 021 222 7178
Full time female facilitator CPL Flo Ebrey:
[email protected] Ph 027 289 3852
An Intranet website will be up and running soon
with FAQ and some info which may assist in your
development prior to attending Aumangea.
Signaller Kayla Stowers
Anecdotally women interested in doing the programme feel
they are not physically strong and fast enough to be successful,
but the key is developing mental not physical strength.
The inner strength of an individual is no reflection on gender.
Candidates are not in direct competition with each other,
and although it is very team orientated, it is more of a
personal journey.
The facilitator’s role is to create an environment for growth,
which allows the candidates to find out how they personally
behave when tasked in an extreme environment and are
already compromised by hunger, cold and fatigue.
Aumangea is about uncovering the real you, pushing
boundaries and seeing what your limitations are.
Graduation
by LTCOL Tony Downey
The Aumangea course graduated on Friday 24 April
2015, at Whanganui, Army Hall. Of the 24 graduates who
succeeded in the Aumangea Programme, three were
female soldiers. Although predominately Army, one Naval
officer, LT Cameron Ogle came through.
LTt Ogle highly recommended the programme. He turned
27 mid-course, but there was no celebrations. Instead he
was faced with limited rations during the close contact
battle training. Having spent five years in the Navy, he
felt the course increased his self-awareness regarding
the way his behaviour changed under extreme stress and
fatigue conditions.
When you hit the wall do you give up? Blame everyone else?
Coast on the efforts of others? Or withdraw into yourself?
Or, do you put your head down and knuckle through?
Aumangea provides the candidates with the confidence to
stand up and say “Pick me, I will do it.”
It is not a conventional programme, it is structured and
conducted to meet individual and group needs, rather than
follow a strict objectivized training management
plan. Command teams are encouraged to come and see
for themselves.
Regardless of rank, if you have successfully completed
Aumangea and feel you have the attributes to fill an assistant
facilitator or facilitator position please contact Ranj or Red.
Signaller Kayla Stowers was one of the three female
Army soldiers on course. In the Army for two years, she
believes her confidence has grown through the Aumangea
Programme. If faced with similar conditions the strategies
she has been taught, such as tactical breathing, would
allow her to react more affectively. Sig Stowers and LT
Cameron both recognized that the course identifies
individual traits under extreme conditions – physical,
mental and environmental.
Army reservist Corporal Deborah Kendon, a 32 year old
from Christchurch gave up her teacher’s job to take part in
the Aumangea course.
LT Cameron thanked the Army candidates for teaching
him the field skills necessary to help him get through
the course.
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Security Matters
When we talk security, or rather when you hear us talking about
security, it is easy to shrug it off and think we are being paranoid.
By Seth de Reus, Directorate of Defence Security
I think a better way to think about security is planning
for the worst case scenario. That is what insurance is
all about. Good security practices involve simple and
convenient things like locking away documents and ID
checks at the gate – to alleviate the most commonplace
security concerns. But good security also involves less
convenient things such as complicated passwords
(P@assw0rd or qwertyuiop really don’t cut it any more)
and restrictions on what we tell others about our work.
And, importantly taking care in what we post on social
media.
We live in an increasingly electronic age, with everincreasing amounts of information available to the public
via the internet. We have new ways of staying in touch,
and can inform our friends and family about our lives
almost instantly. Communication has been enhanced in a
diverse variety of ways.
We can all easily see the benefits of social media
(Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter to name just a few, as well
as many phone apps). However, it is worth considering
some of the negative facets of publicly available
electronic information:
• Once published, we lose control of what we post.
Even when deleted, copies invariably remain stored in
cyberspace. From personally embarrassing moments
to unauthorised details about an NZDF deployment,
there is no guarantee you can turn the clock back.
• Information posted openly is able to be accessed by
almost anyone, all over the world.
• Single pieces of information about NZDF personnel or
activity can be put together and used to form a bigger
picture of our activities in NZ or internationally.
Being careful about what you share electronically is
important to protect our soldiers, sailors, airmen and women.
We are not encouraging you to be paranoid. Instead, good
security practices protect you in the event something goes
wrong. Taking a few moments to reflect on what you are
posting is simple wisdom to keep NZDF personnel – and
their family and friends – safe from the consequences of illconsidered comments in public forums.
A recent example illustrates what can happen when people
are thoughtless in what they post online. In the United States,
a group searched the career-focused social media site LinkedIn
and created a database of 27,000 intelligence professionals,
based on what they posted to LinkedIn. Details listed by US
intelligence personnel included codenames for surveillance
programs, as well as detailed personal information.
By putting together details of what these people posted,
the researchers were able to uncover details of classified
NSA programs, and identify new ones not already disclosed.
Personal details of intelligence professionals were collected
into a publicly available and widely advertised database.
This was a windfall for the media and intelligence services
world-wide, and leaves 27,000 individuals vulnerable to
unfriendly attention.
You may not work in the more sensitive areas of NZDF,
but we all have occasions where we have knowledge that
shouldn’t be broadcast – deployments, details of operations,
and information about our work that would make us
targets of protestors, spies or criminals.
We need to be careful when interacting on social media,
and only make connections with known individuals. An
unknown person attempting to make contact could easily
be a fraudster, an anti-NZDF protester, an intelligence
collector or a criminal wanting inside information.
To sum up: when posting on social media about
your work with NZDF, stop and think “will this post
put someone at risk? Will this post make me a target?
Have I put too much detail down?” If in doubt, ask
someone else. And as with any security matter, if you
need advice, or need to report a security concern, contact
your USO or the Directorate of Defence Security at
[email protected]
when posting on social media
about your work with NZDF, stop
and think “will this post put
someone at risk? Will this post
make me a target? Have I put too
much detail down?”
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NZDF HEAVY EQUIPMENT
TRANSPORTER (HET)
Acceptance Testing and Evaluation (AT&E) has been
conducted for the final Medium Heavy Operational
vehicle (MHOV) variant purchased by the NZDF. A total
of five medium mobility Heavy Equipment Transporter
Trailers (HET’s) have been procured and will be used in
conjunction with the HX77 tractor unit as the
prime mover.
The medium mobility HET will give the NZDF an
enhanced backloading capability off sealed roads and
the ability to move both wheeled and tracked vehicles
in the vicinity of 35t. The HET trailers have been
manufactured by local trailer specialist company Tidd
Ross Todd in Hamilton and the first was delivered in
February this year.
Supported by 1(NZ) Bde, this HET has now undergone
AT&E including mobility and load evaluations. The
HETs will be delivered to the MHOV Project Store to be
fitted with Government Furnished Equipment and CES
in preparation for issue to 2 CSSB and 3 CSSB later
this year.
An operator training package initially targeted at
driving instructors is being developed by the MHOV
Transition into Service Team (TiST) for delivery in
August this year.
HET facts
5 purchased by NZDF
Combination Tare Weight: 26190 kg
Combination
(HX77/HET) Length: 22m
Maximum Payload: 35,900 kg
Rear axles consist of two rows of eight wheels
The deck has a rubber matting to accommodate
tracked vehicles
Width of the deck is 3.095m, eliminating the need
for a pilot vehicle
Has 3 x on board scales to weigh axle groupings on
the steerers, drivers and trailer axles
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2/4 RNZIR Ex.Southern Soldier
Waihola, may 9/10 2015
Words and images by John Cosgrove
The usually quiet forests behind Waihola, south of
Dunedin, echoed to the odd mixture of high powered
rally car engines and gunfire and explosions over
the weekend of 9/10th May as forty-five soldiers
from Bravo and Charlie (South) companies of 2/4
RNZIR and support elements from 3 HSC and 3CSSB
were conducting combined training scenarios on
Ex. Southern Soldier in the dense forests while
competitors from the Rally of Otago roared over the
gravel roads around them.
The Reserve Force soldiers from Dunedin, Cromwell
and Invercargill were practising close country TTP’s,
concentrating on navigation, buddy aid, signals and
communications as they chased the enemy party
around the hilly forest areas that bordered the Taieri
River. Support elements from the loggies and medics
also took the opportunity to conduct specialist training
as they supported the 2/4 elements in the field.For
the young soldiers it was a varied weekend with many
challenges their AO often went from dense pine forests
limiting sight and communication to waist deep in tidal
swamps on the low lying areas of their exercise area.
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TRUSTED REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
As part of the Chief of Army’s Army 2020 Strategy, and
strongly aligned with the strategies of the broader NZ
Defence Force, NZ Army’s focus on remaining a trusted
national and regional partner has seen Auckland play host to
23 countries over the course of two annual conferences.
While an opportunity to develop focused work programmes
to enhance interoperability, to learn from our closest
neighbours, friends and allies, and to share our own
expertise and experience in effective land force operations,
the conferences also allowed participants to further enhance
their working relationships – and for many of the attendees,
to return to our country and enjoy its unique culture.
Being a trusted national and regional partner means that,
as an Army, we can better integrate with our partners in
exercises and operations locally and globally – with a mutual
understanding of who we are, how we operate, and where
our long-standing experience can best support Governmentdirected efforts to maximum effect.
ABCA Conference 2015
In April, close to 100 delegates from five countries met to
take part in the annual ABCA Conference.
The ABCA (American, British, Canadian, Australian
and New Zealand) Program is an on-going programme
where participating nations work together to improve
interoperability between organisations, while fostering
a mutual understanding and trust between armies. New
Zealand hosts the conference once every five years.
MAJ GEN Dave Gawn, Chief of Army, says that regular
meetings between our closest defence partners are an
invaluable way for each country to better align capabilities
and practices that can be employed in current and future
exercises and operations.
“While we are different organisations, there are
commonalities that are useful to explore,” MAJ GEN Gawn
says. “These annual meetings allow each Army to learn
from one another and develop capability and support
interoperability for future operations where we may be
working closely together.”
Initiated in 1947 as a means to foster the close relationships
built between the American, British and Canadian armies
during WW2, Australia joined in 1963, and New Zealand
became an observer to the ABCA Program in 1965, moving on
to become full member in 2006.
In the course of the five-day conference, held between
13–17 April, five Capability Groups and three Support Groups
worked on the Terms of Reference to support the ABCA
Strategy document for 2015/16.
COL Dave Hingston, New Zealand ABCA National Director
and former Chief of Staff for the ABCA Program, led the NZ
contingent at the conference.
“Interoperability between our close partners and allies
is critical to the conduct of successful military operations
across the spectrum of conflict, from war fighting and
capacity building, through to peace support operations and
humanitarian assistance or disaster relief,” COL Hingston says.
“Knowing New Zealand forces can quickly and effectively
work alongside coalition partners such as America, Britain,
Canada and Australia, means we can maximise the likelihood
of success on military operations in support of New Zealand’s
national interests, while minimising the risk of casualties and
additional expense.”
On patrol in Timor-Leste.
Soldiers in Solomon Islands.
This year’s meeting proved successful in strategic
collaboration, relationship building and in setting the five
year strategic plan in outline and the work plan for the next
year in detail.
“The next 12 months will see a number of international
project teams come together, physically and virtually,
to develop a range of products such as interoperability
standards, handbooks, and reports,” COL Hingston says.
“These interoperability products will assist nations deconflict many areas in which we experience interoperability
challenges, such as intelligence sharing and information
management, while strengthening compatibility and
integration in other areas such as force protection and health
support,” COL Hingston says.
During the conference, delegates enjoyed a traditional
Powhiri welcome. “As with all of these regular meetings,
ABCA15 not only allows us to further enhance the day-today working relationships we have with our counterparts,
it also allows us to share some of the unique culture of
Ngati Tumatauenga with our international friends,” said
MAJ GEN Gawn.
For more information about ABCA, its history, goals and ongoing activities – visit www.abca-armies.org.
AAPTC ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2015
AAPTC (the Association for Asia Pacific Peace Operations
Training Centre) is one of four global networks committed
to peacekeeping information exchange, and cooperation in
education and training.
Founded in 2010, with New Zealand becoming an observer
nation in 2011 and joining as a full member in 2012, this
year saw New Zealand host
the largest conference in
the networks history –
coinciding with the country’s
appointment to the UN
Security Council.
Representatives from
23 countries and several
observer organisations
including the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
(MFAT), the Ministry of
Defence and NZ Police met
in Auckland from 5–7 May
to discuss Promoting Best
Practices for Contemporary
Peace Operations Training –
with a focus on use of force,
rules of engagement, and
patrolling.
COL Hugh McAslan, then
NZDF’s Director Strategic
Engagements, emphasised the
importance of peacekeeping
within our region.
“Worldwide, there are over 80,000 peacekeepers currently
deployed. Of that, close to 40,000 come from our own Asia
Pacific region. That’s close to half of all peacekeepers coming
from our own backyard,” he says.
“Like many countries who gathered at the AAPTC
Conference, NZ has a long and proud history of UN
peacekeeping and international security operations,” he
says. “At the same time, we recognise that a number of
countries have more recently started their own peacekeeping
programmes and deployments. Building positive
relationships, and sharing experiences, lessons learned and
practical peacekeeping techniques in these forums, allows us
to continue to help shape the way peacekeeping operations
are conducted in the future.”
Peacekeepers deploy on the frontlines
of human misery – in some of the most
dangerous places on earth
– Mr Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General
Chief of Army Major General Dave Gawn opened the annual
conference with a quote from UN Secretary General, Mr Ban
Ki-moon: Peacekeepers deploy on the frontlines of human
misery – in some of the most dangerous places on earth.
“Developing a common understanding of the challenging,
contemporary operating environment is critical to improving
performance,” MAJGEN Gawn said. “Present-day multidimentional peacekeeping must be conducted with
robustness, and with the protection of civilians at the core of
each mandate. These on-going discussions are the cornerstones from which interoperability and an understanding of
the unique nuances of peacekeeping will grow.”
Outside interest around the conference was high, with
representatives from countries as far afield as Finland,
Germany, Britain and France attending as observers.
“As a first-time host in a network of growing interest, we
wanted to ensure a programme that would help with the
conference’s goal of building a directory of institutional
expertise to develop a pool of knowledge and skills, as
well as to agree events and requirements over the next two
years,” COL McAslan said.
“We are particularly happy to have sponsored members
from Fiji and Papua New Guinea to this year’s conference,”
said COL McAslan. “They have added greatly to the
discussion, and contributed thoughts and ideas that have
added unique insight to the conversation.”
“When you consider that around 150,000 military personnel
from around 120 troop contributing countries have to be
trained annually in accordance with UN standards, it’s easy
to understand the importance of these conferences, and the
impact that decisions made at the table today might have on
tomorrow’s peacekeeping missions.”
For more information about the APPTC, go to
www.aaptc.asia
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Train Safe
Train Safe Case Study 9
Train Safe Case Study 10
The objective of Army health and safety is to maximise the operational efficiency
and effectiveness of the Army by minimisation of non-battle casualties, that is – the
reduction of manpower wastage from preventable illness and injury. Although there
are inherent risks in military operations, the level of risk must be commensurate with
the objective to be achieved by those operations. Accident prevention involves the
continuous identification of hazards and the management of risk. In this manner, the
risks involved in Army operations can be kept to a minimum.
Although the repetition of good practices will develop good habits, the repetition of
bad practices will develop bad habits. Discipline, attention to detail, mentoring, and
fault checking, therefore, are the keys to good safe training. At the completion of any
training it is important to carry out a debrief/after action review, soldiers must be told
of areas where they need to improve and equally of importance, the areas where they
have done well. Allow the soldiers to critique, where something went wrong, allow
them to understand what happened, why it went wrong and to talk about it. Of course,
the leader must control this interaction and ensure the right lessons are brought out.
We all learn from each other and better develop.
The Incident
xx Three soldiers were attending a course in the Waiouru Military Training Area.
xx They were refurbishing their machine gun pit in their position prior to deploying to
another area.
xx As they were filling spoil back into their pit, one of them discovered a hand grenade
in the dirt on his shovel.
xx Other units had trained in the area previously.
xx The area was cleared of all personnel, vehicles, and equipment and the grenade
was destroyed as a blind.
The Incident
xx A Pinzgauer (LOV) Operators Course was being conducted in the South Island.
xx Course personnel received instructions from the course manager and instructors.
xx The course travelled to the Waimakariri River to conduct fording.
Facts
xx The activity met all safety
requirements.
xx The grenade was not in a
good condition.
xx The grenade was a live Hand
Fragmentation DM61A1 minus its
safety bail and pin.
xx The LOT number of the grenade
was identified.
xx The action by person or persons
unknown placed these soldiers in
considerable danger.
Facts
xx The course received instruction on
how to correctly ford in a LOV and
had conducted fording training.
xx The route had been previously used
by other courses and the route to be
taken was advised by the instructor
to the driver.
xx The vehicle lost traction,
then floated before becoming
submerged.
xx All personnel were able to exit the
vehicle and there were no injuries
other than some bruising.
Findings
xx It was likely that the grenade had
not been disposed of correctly as
a blind and it had come from a unit
conducting a practice in the same
area for which records were no
longer available.
xx Notification of Field Firing
Instructions were only retained by
HQ LTDG for up to 6 months after
completion of Field Firing practices.
xx Some zone booking archives
were available but did not include
ammunition natures that had
been used.
Findings
xx The water depth exceeded the
vehicle fording depth.
xx The vehicle incident was due to a
failure to conduct a foot recon.
xx The vehicle was significantly
damaged and there was damage to
service and personal kit.
Conclusion – Fault Checking and Individual Responsibility
xx The state of the grenade casing was such that it appeared that other grenades had
been detonated in close proximity to it suggesting that it had probably been posted
during a live field firing and manoeuvre practice.
xx It was likely the grenade had not been disposed of correctly as a blind and it
had come from a unit conducting a practice in the vicinity for which no records
were available.
xx The review authority directed Waiouru Support Centre (WSC) to investigate the
implementation of a system which allows for NOFFI’s (now Safety Instructions and
Notification of Field Firing (SINOFF) to be archived for a period of more than six
months and perhaps up to five years.
xx TRADOC/WMTF has instituted a system of archiving SINOFF.
Conclusion – Fault Checking and Individual Responsibility
xx The instructor was charged and found guilty of negligently permitting damage to
service property.
xx It was recommended that the following training be included in the Pinzgauer
Operators Course fording module:
xx Emergency exit procedures from all LOV variants including locating and using
the seat recliner in an emergency to exit via the rear door,
xx The location of the emergency exit, and
xx The effect of water pressure on the doors (i.e. opening doors on the downstream
side of the vehicle is easier than opening the door against the current).
xx In addition, the recommendations outlined above should be advised to all vehicle
occupants, (not just those on vehicle operator courses).
‘A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson
makes us better’.
‘Learn from the past – live in the present –
plan for the future’.
This case study is based on real events.
Some details have been omitted to protect privacy.
This case study is based on real events.
Some details have been omitted to protect privacy.
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HRH Prince Harry played a game of touch, met soldiers and local children, had a crosscountry ride in an All Terrain Vehicle, lifted a hangi and learnt the haka during a visit to
Linton Camp.
Photos: CPL Brad Hanson
armynews19
issue 462 | May 2015
Book review
A BLOODY ROAD HOME: WORLD WAR TWO AND
NEW ZEALAND’S HEROIC SECOND DIVISION
By Dr Chris Pugsley ONZM
Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel (Rtd) Terry Kinloch
The official history of New Zealand’s involvement in the
Second World War runs to fifty volumes, so Chris Pugsley
certainly took his courage in his hands when he agreed to
write the story of our main contribution to the war, the 2nd
(New Zealand) Division, in a single book. Whether or not
he succeeds is for you, the reader, to decide; at the very
least, it is a bold attempt.
Perhaps more than any other conflict in which kiwis
have served, the Second World War was ‘a good war’, a
war that had to be fought to defeat Fascism, Japanese
imperial aggression, and, especially, the evil of Nazism.
Between 1940 and 1945, our infantry division took part
in nearly every major Allied battle against the German
Army in Greece, Crete, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Italy.
Our early efforts resulted in defeat more often than
victory, including the disastrous attempt to defend
Greece, the Battle of Crete, and some of the early fights
against Rommel’s Afrika Corps in North Africa. Faulty
Allied strategic planning and our own inexperience were
contributory factors, but the major problem was the
German Wehrmacht, which was practically unbeatable
in the early years of the war - before the ‘big battalion’
armies of the US and the USSR began to exert their
unstoppable influence. The 2nd (New Zealand) Division
suffered very heavy losses in its first two years of war
service, but unlike our experience in the First World War,
more of our men ended up in German and Italian prisoner
of war camps than buried beneath headstones. As the war
ground on, the tide inexorably turned against the Germans
and their Axis allies. Years of hard-won experience
eventually transformed the 2nd (NZ) Division into one of
the premier Allied divisions in Europe; it was one of the
largest Allied divisions by war’s end, and also one of the
most powerful. Put simply, it was a magnificent fighting
machine, one that we can be proud of, and this is the
fundamental lesson of Pugsley’s book.
The particular strength of Pugsley’s approach to this task
is his constant use of personal stories, using the words of
the kiwis who actually experienced the war. To my mind
this is the only way to write a popular (as opposed to an
academic) military history. I believe that readers want to
know what their forebears went through at the personal
level. Some discussion of operational plans and tactics
is necessary to provide context to these personal stories,
not to dominate the narrative. Very few modern readers
have either the time or the inclination to slog their way
through the fifty volumes of the official history; what they
want, in my opinion, is a relatively short yet authoritative
account that they can read and digest in a few weeks. This
excellent new book fills that market requirement perfectly.
It is a curious accident of timing (I assume) that this book
about our major Second World War effort should reach
the nation’s bookshelves just as our commemoration of
our First World War experience changes into top gear.
In one sense, this book is a welcome diversion from the
ever-building avalanche of literary effort focusing on the
earlier conflict. Once the current series of commemorative
activities wind up in 2018, it will be time, I think, to start
to shift the focus of our collective remembrance from
the First to the Second World War, while at least a few
of its veterans are still with us to be honoured. When
that process begins in earnest, this book will be a major
reference guide.
In closing, let me repeat the point that I made in my last
book review for “Army News” - if you were to ask any New
Zealander, Māori or European, to name a unit of the 2nd
(New Zealand) Division, the 28th (Maori) Battalion would
probably be mentioned most often. 28 Battalion wasn’t
the only New Zealand unit to take part in the Second
World War, but some New Zealanders probably think that
it was. The story of the 28th (Maori) Battalion has been
preserved and honoured in a way that veterans from the
other relatively anonymous regiments and battalions of
the division must look on with envy. I say “well done,
good on you” to those who have done this service for the
men of 28 Battalion, and I challenge other New Zealand
authors to accord our other veterans of the Second World
War the same ‘gold standard’ level of honour in print.
This magnificent new book by Chris Pugsley provides
the vital information needed to start that process, and
it further cements his reputation as New Zealand’s preeminent military historian. Does this ‘bold attempt’ by
Chris Pugsley work? In this reviewer’s humble opinion,
it certainly does. Just read it.
LTCOL Kinloch is an author and historian.
TROOPS FROM THE TOP
(OF THE ISLAND)
The Army Reserve offers a part-time job like no other.
Whether your 9-to-5 sees you accounting, brick-laying,
in customer service, or you are a recent graduate – the
Reserve force lets you escape your everyday. And CAPT
Philip Heming, Reserve S1 at 3/6 Battalion RNZIR, is one
of the team who takes the idea of a rewarding, and often
unexpected second career to the upper North Island to
help swell the ranks.
“As S1, my role includes helping out with recruiting to
the Reserve forces,” CAPT Heming says. “My area covers
Whangarei, to Whakatane, to Taupo – and pretty much
everything in between.”
Working toward centrally identified recruitment targets,
CAPT Heming assists the broader recruiting effort by
setting up activity to help promote the idea of a secondary
career with the NZ Defence Force in targeted areas of the
country, and supporting recruits through the door.
Based in Auckland, recruiting becomes a little easier –
with New Zealand’s biggest population and educational
base at his doorstep. The challenges come when taking
the Reserves to smaller areas.
“Logistically, it becomes more challenging to support
potential Reservists from more remote areas,” CAPT
Heming says, “but that doesn’t mean we’re not
interested! If people have a passion for the role, can meet
our fitness and educational requirements, and are keen
to challenge themselves – we’ll do everything we can to
make it work.”
“The next few years in particular are going to be busy
for the Army Reserve,” CAPT Heming says. “Between
the recruiting aspect of my role – we have a schedule of
ceremonial support as part of WW100, are tasked with
meeting outputs directed by TRADOC, and we have to be
ready to round out the Force.”
“3/6 Battalion are aligned with QAMR – so we also
need to support their activity. Right now we’re working
alongside them as part of EX Casino, so this adds further
activity to our calendar.”
“Leadership and planning are some of the core skills
I have learned in my role as an Army Reservist that
translate to my civilian career. As one of nine supervisors
taking care of around 100 staff at Auckland Airport, my
experience with Army has been a huge help in making me
effective at my job,” says CAPT Heming.
CAPT Heming has worked at Auckland Airport as an
Aviation Security Sergeant for close to 10 years, a good
length of time for any role in the civilian world. Add to
that his career as part of the Army Reserve – spanning
36 years – and the core value of commitment becomes
even more evident.
Highlights of CAPT Heming’s military career include a
six-month deployment to East Timor in 2010 – working
as the Plans Officer in Joint Task Force HQ.
“To anyone looking at joining the Reserve, I would say
this. Challenge yourself. Look beyond your boundaries.
‘Being part of the Reserve forces gives
you opportunities to find out more about
yourself, to experience things you would
never get the chance to do in your civilian
career, to meet some incredible people, and
to learn skills that will stand you in good
stead in your other job'
Being part of the Reserve forces gives you opportunities
to find out more about yourself, to experience things you
would never get the chance to do in your civilian career, to
meet some incredible people, and to learn skills that will
stand you in good stead in your other job.”
If you are interested in a career as part of the NZ Defence
Force Reserve, head to www.defencecareers.mil.nz for
details on trades, training and the next intake.
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A dash of blue amongst the red
Flight Sergeant (F/S) Nathaniel Goza is the Senior Instructor
for the RNZAF CIS Trade and NZDF IT Academy
at Woodbourne.
He started cycling two years ago and competed in the
Army Cycling Inter-Regionals held recently in Burnham. He
attributes improvements in his health and mental wellbeing
directly to cycling.
Recently I participated in the NZ Army Cycling IR that was
held at Burnham. As the Army is the only service to officially
recognise cycling, riders from the other services were invited
to attend in a non scoring capacity. This year I had started
cycling competitively in the Marlborough Cycling Club
Summer Series, racing in C Grade. I have since come to relish
the adrenaline rush from racing. I had also just started with
Mountain Biking too.
The IR is split into two categories, Road and Mountain.
For each category there were three different grades of
competition you could enter (A – C Grade). A Grade was for
experienced riders who race in the A and B Grade during
civilian competitions. B Grade was for recreational riders
who have previously competed in an IR or civilian competition
in another Grade, and C Grade was for beginner riders that
hadn’t competed in any competitions. Riders could choose
to enter either category, or they could ride in both. The only
stipulation with riding in both is that you had to do all events.
I was keen to sign up to both categories, but unfortunately
I could only fit one of my bikes in the car for the drive down
from Woodbourne. As I had spent more time on a road bike,
I chose the B Grade for road.
I was a bit apprehensive at first given I was the only
cyclist from the RNZAF attending. However the Army Cycling
community proved to be very welcoming and made me feel
part of their group to which I was appreciative.
The event went for three days of which half a day was
spent at each category. If you weren’t cycling in the category
that was running at the time, then you were assisting with
marshalling duties. That way everyone involved in the IR was
able to fully participate throughout all stages.
The mountain bikers kicked off the first race of the IR with
an uphill race and a super ‘D.’ While I was marshalling this
event, I found myself wishing I had came down in a bigger
car to fit in my mountain bike. There weren’t a lot of smiling
faces after the uphill portion but plenty after the super ‘D’. It
certainly looked very gratifying from where I was standing.
That afternoon it was the first race for the roadies. This was
to be a Criterium (Crit). I had never raced one of these before
but had it on good authority that they were quite enjoyable.
A Crit is a very short circuit of which riders race around for a
set amount of time and the winner is the rider who completes
the most laps in that timeframe. For our Crit, we raced an 800
metre circuit for 20 minutes plus two laps. It didn’t take long
for my lack of training for one of these very fast paced races
to start showing and I quickly fell away from the group.
On day two, the roadies went first with a road race out at
Cust/Oxford (70Km for A/B Grade and 35Km for C Grade).
This race was a little bit more even and I was pleased to
finish within the group. We then headed back into CHCH for
the Mountain Bike Downhill race.
The final day started with a Mountain Bike Cross Country
and a Roadie Team Time Trial. As there were only two B Grade
Riders from Northern, I jumped in with them to help make up
their numbers.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the IR. Despite the fact
there were the three different regions battling it out against
each other, a strong camaraderie amongst all riders was
noticeable. This pales in comparison to my short time in
civilian competition which is what I would consider quite
brutal. I believe it is this that generates a big misconception
that cycling is for the elitists. This couldn’t be further from
the truth. The grading system for the IR is extremely fair
and exists to allow those beginner riders to still be able to
compete without stepping outside their comfort zone.
I encourage anyone who has an interest in jumping on a
bike to give this IR a go. I will definitely be coming back next
year (pending being released from work). I have already
purchased an indoor trainer to connect to my bike and intend
to do some serious training so I won’t be embarrassed at
next year’s Cirt. I look forward to seeing you all next year.
Royal New Zealand Dental Corps
Centennial Celebrations
Mobile Weapons Training System
A Mobile Weapons Training System (MWTS) which can be relocated into a lecture,
conference or training room in a camp, base or facility is now available for use
within the Army.
The New Zealand Defence Force has purchased the MWTS as part of the DFSW
project. The system has similar features and capabilities of the WTS which was
introduced in 2009.
The WTS is partly made up of two Indoor Purpose Built Simulation Ranges, which
uses a selection of modified NZDF in service Simulation Weapon Systems, both small
arms and support weapon capabilities. To enhance training it can simulate “Lanes
Training” (Purpose Built Range Practices, PRP 1 to 10, CQB etc), “Computer Generated
Imagery” (CGI), (Field Environment Training, Fire Control Orders, All Arms Call For Fire
etc), and Video Training, (Rules Of Engagement and, interactive video scenarios).
The WTS Systems provide instant feedback to the firers and training staff alike
in order to assess whether Training Objectives have been met or if further practice
is required.
The MWTS has similar features and capabilities of the WTS, but can be relocated.
For best results and full Operational Capability of the MWTS, certain room criteria
applies. The Lockheed Martin Global Incorporated (LMGI), Simulation Staff can assist
with room requirements.
Like the WTS, the MWTS will accommodate training requirements with Simulated
IW Steyr, M203PI, LSW Minimi, Mag 58 (Light and SF Roles), M72A6 SRAAW, 84mm
Carl Gustaf (M2-M3) and the H&K 40mm Grenade Machine gun.
The MWTS is available and can be booked through LMGI. LMGI will transport, set up
and operate the system. Bookings for MWTS can be done on the Link below:
http://communities/wcc/SPubPagesLMGI/default.aspx or alternatively drill down
through the Army Intranet page, TRADOC/WMTF/LMGI Simulation Systems/MWTS SPT.
100th Centennial
celebrations
for past and
present members
5–8 November 2015
Wellington
Please register by 15 September 2015
E: [email protected]
facebook.com/RoyalNewZealandDentalCorps
For further information contact:
WO2 Ross Heald
E: [email protected]
P: 027 682 1814
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Introducing the NZDF Land Transport
Compliance
Manager
Mr. Charles George(right) has been appointed as the
subject matter expert and point of contact for overweight
vehicle permits (OWP). He is part of the LC(L) team and
is based in Linton from where he will manage the permit
application process as well as the relationship with NZTA
and local authorities issuing offices.
Charles, also known as Chucky, is a former regular
force vehicle mechanic. He served for nine years with
postings to 2 WKSP COY, 2 ENGR REGT WKSP and also
served in East Timor in 1999-2000. In the nine years
away from Defence he has been with VTNZ. His roles
included Station Manager at Palmerston North Station.
With the introduction of the Medium Heavy Operational
Vehicle (MHOV) fleet, NZDF has recognised the need for
someone to look after the compliance of military land
vehicles. The MHOV fleet has a high capability however is
limited by NZ legislation as to what can be legally carried
without permits.
”Mostly I see this role as a go between guy, helping units
plan and prepare overweight permits, liaising with local
councils to get the access we want. But also I am here to
help out with other compliance issues for NZDF like getting
permits for existing vehicles and equipment,”
says Charles. “So operators need to ask themselves,
Got an exercise coming up? Going to be using an MHOV,
what are the loads I will be taking? Will I be overweight?
Not sure then give me a call.” Operators can also find
information on the MHOV intranet page, which can be
found on the LC (L) webpage.
http://org/l-ags/pages/Log-Exec/MHOV/MHOV.aspx
Correct loading will be crucial and where available,
running over a weighbridge prior to leaving camp could
ensure the NZDF Operator Rating is not compromised by
non-compliance. So if you need an OWP help is available
to get the permits needed, give you advice and help you
read and understand the permits.
“Now that I have become more familiar with the
OWP’s NZDF has already received, I can see there will
be obstacles for the operators, so I am here to help find
solutions,” said Charles. He is based in Linton behind the
Officers Mess, so give him a call or pop in. The LTCM is the
NZDF contact when OWPs are required and will apply and
liaise with the appropriate regulatory authorities.
Phone DTelN 369-7103 DDI (06)351-9103 or email
[email protected]. Cell phone to be advised.
Legal limits as per the Land Transport Rule:
Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002.
NB. If over these limits Overweight Permit required.
(Bridge Engineering Self Supervision) BESS and additional
RUC may also be required.
HX58
Axle 1
Axle 2
Axle 3
HX60
7200kg
6600kg*
6600kg*
Axle 1
Axle 2
HX77
7200kg
7200kg
(*Axle set 2 & 3 13000kg)
Axle 1
Axle 2
Axle 3
Axle 4
5400kg*
5400kg*
6600kg**
6600kg**
(*Axle set 1 & 2 10800kg)
(**Axle set 3 &4 13000kg)
Speaking of Health and Safety
After nearly two years in
development, an on-line learning
package has been released as an
introduction to the NZDF Safety
Reporting System (SRS).
SRS is used across the NZDF, with some exceptions, to
report, record, and investigate accidents and injuries.
Previously, the use of SRS was taught on the Unit Health
and Safety Coordinator’s Course, and on-the-job training.
Tony Willingham, the NZ Army Health and Safety
Manager, said “One of the issues we faced was that
soldiers only use SRS infrequently, so when they came to
use it the next time, they had forgotten how it worked”.
The on-line package allows refresher training when required.
Mr Willingham paid tribute to Peter Parker, Army Health
and Safety Advisor based in Wellington, and Ian Matthews
from the NZ Defence College Learning Design team based in
Woodbourne for producing the package, “They have done
an outstanding job and the package was well worth the
wait,” he said. He added that the package has been added
as a pre-course requirement for students attending the Unit
Health and Safety Coordinator course. This means that when
students attend the course they can spend more time on
accident investigation processes and the advanced uses of
the SRS functions. This would help build the NZ Army’s health
and safety capability.
The package takes students through the reasons for
accident reporting and the three screens that everyone
reporting an accident or injury needs to complete. Both
TAD and OCS are looking at ways to incorporate the
package into their current curriculum.
To complete the package, log on to the Learning
Management System (LMS) through the ILP and
register for: D06002_v01:
Introduction to NZDF Safety Reporting System (SRS).
Further information on NZ Army health and safety can be
found in DFO(A) Vol 2 Book 2:
http://org/l-ags/pages/HandS/hands-home.aspx
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Army sports awards
Our Winners
Rugby player Private
Crystal Mayes is the Army’s
Individual Sportsperson of
the Year.
“I first started playing Rugby Union at Freyberg High
School (2008) then moved on to Feilding High School and
played ever since, for about seven years. Sevens came
later in about 2012/13 I started playing rugby league last
year for Linton Cobras. I love the roughness of rugby, being
a contact sport. The speed of sevens, and the awesome
people. Really I just love it all (apart from injuries…)
Some of my past achievements include
• 2012 NZ secondary schools MVP and tournament team
Condors Sevens
• 2011–2015 Manawatu Cyclones womens Rugby
union (Team)
• 2012–2015 Manawatu women’s Sevens (Team)
• 2013 NZ Women’s Sevens (Team)
• 2014 central Hurricanes Sevens (Team)
• 2014 Mid Central Vipers Rugby league (Team)
• 2014 NZ Kiwi Ferns Rugby league (Training Squad)
• 2015 NZ Black ferns rugby union (Training squad).
I train Mon–Fri 6am in strength and conditioning before
work. I do about four team trainings a week after work, and
squeeze in 2/3 skills trainings a week.
I do three of my own PT sessions and Tues Battalion PT.
Unfortunately we have only just got a women’s army
rugby team together and usually don’t have any other
services to compete against, and league is still relatively
new for us women so I play for Linton Cobras. However I’ve
played basketball, softball and touch for Army and it’s a
really good way to meet other people across the Defence
Force regardless of rank, trade and age. It helps with
networking around the workplace and it’s good to get out
of the workplace too.
Cricketer Major Scott
McGibbon was presented with
the NZ Army Colour by the
Chief of Army, Major General
Dave Gawn at the annual Army
Sports Awards.
“I was first selected in the Army Side in 1999. I represented
Army Cricket in the following years 99, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09,
12, 13, 14 and 15. I have been selected to represent NZDF
a number of times but only able to play for NZDF Cricket in
2006, 2008 and 2009.
I toured Australia with the NZ Army side in 2009 to play in
the International Defence Cricket Challenge, was awarded
Bowler of the Tournament, selected into the World Defence XI
who played a game against an Australian Masters side (filled
with ex-test and first class Australian Cricketers). I captained
the NZ Army Cricket team in 2015.
I have played Club Cricket for United Cricket Club in
Palmerston North intermittently since 1998. I played for the
Premier 1 and Premier 2 teams during my time at United and
playing Premier 1 for them in the season just finished.
I also played Club Cricket in Christchurch for a number
of clubs in 2009–2012, playing at the Premier and Second
Grade levels.
“I have been involved with or the lead planner for the
planning, organisation and running of tournaments for NZ
Army Cricket at the Regional level since 2005 and have
been the Code Chairman for NZ Army Cricket since 2012.
Rugby league player
Krystal Murray won
the Outstanding Sports
Achievement of the Year
award as well as the
Supreme Award in the
Army Sports Awards.
She has been playing league for just one year, and
says she loves the physicality of the game. She trains
three times a week and enjoys representing the Army
on the field.
I have been involved in the planning and organisation of
the NZ Army Cricket Tours to Australia to compete in the
IDCC in 2009, 2012 and 2015. Organised and planned the
Adjutant Generals Corp Cricket Team Tour of New Zealand in
November 2014.
“I like playing cricket and getting the opportunity to play a
high level of cricket with skilled and passionate cricketers.
I also like watching new guys come in and perform on a
higher stage. Between September and March I train and play
weekly with Club Cricket and for Army, training and playing
four times a week for Regionals (one week long) and for
Inter-services, training and playing 4–5 times in the week of
Inter-services.
“It’s good to get a chance to represent your service against
fellow servicemen and representative cricketers when playing
NZDF games.”
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Army sports awards
Netball administrator Bernice
Robertson was also presented
with the New Zealand Army
Colour at the Sports awards.
“I have been playing and involved as an umpire and official
with netball for 48 years.
Involvement with netball as a player can begin as soon
as you start school and as you get older, umpiring can
start from as young as seven years old through the Junior
Whistler Programme.
Throughout my netball playing career I have played at
regional level. I coached at senior grade level and then
coached and managed at college level. I umpired for a few
years until my knees could no longer take the pounding from
a lot of the stop start movements so in 2002 decided to make
the move into becoming an Official with Netball New Zealand
where walking with purpose versus running is the rule.
“Since 2003 I have been selected by Netball New Zealand
to Officiate at New Zealand Tournaments (New Zealand
Age Group, New Zealand Secondary Schools and National
Provincial Champs) and New Zealand test matches held
in Wellington.
“I was selected by the International Netball Federation to
officiate at the Netball World Cup held in Auckland in 2007
and in Singapore in 2011.
In 2010 I was selected by the International Netball
Federation to Officiate at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
In 2012, 2013 and 2014 I was selected to Officiate at the
World Fast 5 Netball Series and in 2013 Netball Oceania
invited me to Tonga to train future bench officials.
In 2015 I was invited by Netball Oceania to Fiji to revalidate/
requalify bench officials from all the Pacific Islands (PNG,
Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, and the Cook Islands) and to
oversee bench officials officiating on the games played
during the Tri Series held in Fiji.
My family is now grown and in order to give back to the
sport at grass roots level, when I was asked to stand for
the position of Vice President for the Upper Hutt Junior
Netball Club, I accepted. In this role I can offer my skills and
expertise to the club not only as an official but also as a past
coach, manager and umpire.
“The dynamics within the Army and Defence teams are very
different from civilian teams. Comradeship and values are
very important and these are well embedded in the military,
and that flows into the sporting arena. Being able to provide
support, advice and guidance within my expertise to the
Army and Defence Teams is a privilege and I feel honoured to
have been involved with Army Netball for the last 12 years.”
Army PTI WO1 Greg Mildon
was awarded the NZ
Army Sports Chairman’s
Innovation Award.
“I have been involved in sport longer than some parts of
my body would prefer! I love the competition, physical
fitness demands, the tactics, and the social environment.
Some of my past achievements include
• Provincial Rep – Manawatu, Canterbury, Wellington,
Auckland, NZDF
• NZ Touch Masters Rep 2002–2015
• All Nations 30 Mixed Champion (2005)
• Federation of International Touch (FIT) Men’s 40s
World Champion (2011)
• Men’s 40s NZ National Touch Champion
(Auckland, 2015)
• Federation of International Touch (FIT) Men’s 40s
Silver (2015)
• NZ Army Colour
• NZDF Colour
Unfortunately I don’t train as much as I should or could.
It’s good to play for a Defence team because of
the outstanding people, whanau, pride, esprit de
corps, tradition, healthy competition, fitness, and
decompression. Sport in general, and certainly the sport
of Touch, has an obvious correlation to military team
operating environments– teamwork, reliance and trust
in your team mates, tactical approach to achieving an
objective, and a selfless willingness to work towards a
collective goal.
We don’t stop playing sport because we get old, we get
old because we stop playing sport.”
CPL Jackie Tuala was awarded
the NZ Army Colour at the
annual Army Sports Awards.
I have always been involved in Netball since I was young.
It was one of the sports I actually enjoyed playing. Since
my first surgery in 2006, I had to reassess how I could still
be a part of a sport I loved. Rehab was a word that was
foreign to me but something that needed to happen if I
wanted to continue playing sport. 2008 was the last time I
played and 2009 was when I made the switch from player
to coach. My first coaching experience was with the NZ
Army Mixed Team. It was after my first year at coaching
that I knew this was where I needed to be.
2012 was the year I was appointed the NZ Army and NZDF
Netball Coach for the Women’s teams. Something that has
been both challenging and definitely rewarding.
The thing I enjoy most about netball is getting to work with
different people. From a coach’s point of view, a lot weighs
heavily on the decisions you make both on and off the court.
Everything is planned out prior to the team coming together.
The best thing about my role is the communication and
networking links I make every time sport comes around. I love
how three Services can now come together and talk about the
future of netball and where the sport is at today.
I have played a lot of sport in my time and they all have
some great memories, but 2014 would have to be the ultimate
lime light for me as a coach. To work with a team that put
their trust in me and to win Services Netball after 5 years is
something that I will treasure for the rest of my life.
The last time Army won Services was in 2008 and that was
when I was a player.
Being a part of a team whether it is Army or NZDF level
acknowledges the hard work you put into the training
for the sport you love. It also allows you to represent
everything you are a part of whether it be the trade, Unit
or the Service. The winning formula to any team doing
well comes down to the values we hold so close to us
as serving personnel which is 3CI. Cliché I know, but it
definitely works.
To be awarded the NZ Army Colour this year was humbling
and I am so thankful for the award. There are so many
people I would like to thank that made this happen but
the main ones are; Mrs Sophie Paki who was my mentor
as I stepped into the coaching world, WO1 Wai Cross,
who supported me throughout my coaching career and
last but not least, my husband SSgt John Tuala for his
continued support. John has always and will continue to be
my number 1 supporter and I am extremely lucky to have
someone like him in my life to share this award with.
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Comrades in arms
issue 462 | May 2015
By Josephine Barrett, Team Capt, Comrades In Arms
A New Zealand Defence Force team entered into the 18 hour
Relay For Life in Selwyn earlier this year.
Relay For Life is a worldwide event that is held every year
to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer,
remember loved ones lost, and empower individuals and
communities to fight back against a disease that takes
too much from too many. The Cancer Society (NZ) is a non
government funded organisation, so Relay For Life was a
chance for Burnham based NZDF personnel to get involved
in the community contributing toward research, prevention
and early detection, and support services carried out by the
Cancer Society in the Canterbury/Westland region.
Comrades In Arms ’15 was a 40 strong team made up of
military and civilian personnel, employed by the NZ Army
and RNZAF all working at Burnham Camp. The team included
two cancer survivors who each wore a very meaningful
red “Survivors Sash” and daffodil (provided by the Cancer
Society), and like most other people the remaining team
members had been affected by friends, colleagues or loved
ones with cancer.
This was Comrades In Arms second year taking part in Relay
For Life. In 2014 the team raised $9352.00 in just two months,
and this year through various activities raised $12150.00 of
the $41000.00 raised by the 24 teams entered.
For our close knit family of men and women it doesn’t matter
if we’re at home, or far away
on a deployment, we hear
each others calls and do
everything we can to support
our brothers and sisters at
any time. No matter how
difficult our struggles are, we
never let one another down.
With the support and backing
of each other - we are…
Comrades In Arms.
*Our work supporting the
Cancer Society runs very
deep; it began in memory of
INVICTUS GAMES
NOMINATIONS OPEN
Invictus games 2016
The Invictus Games is an international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick
currently serving and retired members of the NZDF.
Last year we sent 12 competitors – this year, we want more!
We have 20 competitor spots open for candidates who want to test their skills in
sports such as athletics, archery, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, cycling,
indoor rowing, lifting, swimming and sitting volleyball.
The games will be held at an international location in May 2016 (to be advised). We
are seeking nominations for athletes who think they have what it takes to represent
New Zealand and our Defence Force in this life-changing event.
There will be a training and selection camp for potential candidates, held at Burnham
Military Camp in early July 2015. Please note spaces will be limited – so if you think
you’ll qualify, get your nomination in.
CRITERIA FOR APPLICATION
You will have had a significant life changing event, through being wounded, or
through injury or illness (mental or physical) while serving in uniform for NZDF, either
domestically or operationally.
In addition you will:
• be able to travel internationally (independently or with minor assistance) in
economy class (exceptions might be considered)
• be willing to participate in multiple sporting events
• have clearance from a Medical Officer
• self-manage your own medications
• ensure your attendance at training camps (Jul15, Nov15 and Mar16) and at the
Games (May16) doesn’t interfere with any future surgical or medical interventions
• have unit approval to be part of the team (for currently serving pers).
NOMINATION FORM
You can download a nomination form here (word doc):
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/downloads/pdf/public-docs/final-adaptive-sports-athletenom-dbs.docx
If you are an ex-serving member of the NZDF, please also include your contact details
(address, email and phone number) in your nomination form.
Please send your completed nomination form to: [email protected]
QUERIES
For any general, sporting, or medical enquires, contact [email protected]
and your enquiry will be forwarded on to the appropriate person to assist.
For more information about the Invictus Games, head to www.invictusgames.org or
check out our 2014 team’s journey on www.facebook.com/InvictusGamesNZ
Josephine Barrett receives an encouraging kiss.
a parent lost to cancer by both my friend and me, followed by
my own dealings with Breast Cancer. However, without the
support of: NZ Army Sports, Burnham Camp UPF, Burnham
AFCC, MAJ Peter Bowyer, MAJ Nikki Gardner, WO1 Paul
Mumm, WO2 Terry Miratana, all the lads of Southern Military
Police, Comrades In Arms ‘14 & ’15, & Maureen Watson the
total sum of $21502.00 over 14 months could not have been
achieved. Many thanks to each and every one of you, your
part in this journey has been truly heartfelt.
Aumangea
Bravery, Resilience, Determination, Tenacity
Open to all service personnel
To be the best you can be in today’s environment you must
test your resilience, courage and self-reliance.
The Aumangea Programme is designed to let you find
the psychological wherewithal to succeed on tasks
and missions, increasing your innovation in varied
environments and preparing you for any situation.
It will take you to the edge and let you find your way back
braver, stronger and more resolute than before.
Aumangea – Bravery, Resilience, Determination, Tenacity.
To find out more and enrol email
[email protected]
2015 Dates:
15/8/2015 – 18/9/2015
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NZ ARMY RUGBY LEAGUE
REGIONALS
Burnham 15-19 Jun 15
SERVICES
Burnham 10-18 Sep 15
INTERNAL TOUR
South Island 19-26 Sep 15
NORTHERN REPS
SGT W. Sharland (Auck)
LCPL K. David (WAI)
MR D. Stewart (TREN)
CENTRAL REPS
MR H. Hill
WO1 B. Law
SOUTHERN REPS
SSGT B. Henry
WO1 J. Taipari
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Ben Wyness takes the ball into contact, with from left, Ra Broughton, Odin Robinson, Dan Wanoa, and Logan Vaughan.
Anzac win for NZDF rugby team
Logan Broughton makes a break in the second half, with Hakarangi Tichbourne in support.
Photos: Anna Gawn
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Hakarangi Tichbourne is congratulated by the Chief of Army, Major General Dave Gawn.
It was Anzac gold for the New Zealand Defence Force
rugby team which beat their Australian colleagues
25–13 in a game on 24 April. The half time score was
15–6 to the NZDF.
The match played on the eve of Anzac Day was the
curtain raiser for the Brumbies – Highlanders Super
15 game. All team members attended the Last Post
ceremony at the Australian War Memorial, and players
marched in the Dawn Service and civic ceremony on
Anzac Day.
Team captain Logan Vaughan accepts the winners’ plaque.
Ow: Jonathan Bailey broke his collar bone mid-match
but (upper right) managed a smile as his team won.
Tainui Woodmass claims the lineout for the NZDF.
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The NZDF – ADF Anzac Day rugby game. Photo: Anna Gawn.