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New Zealand Defence Force Code of Veterans’ and Other Claimants’ Rights
For those of you who are interested please have a look at the NZDF Code of Veterans and other Claimants’ Rights website by clicking HERE. Submissions on this close on the 19th October, and are in some...
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David Patu – Unveiling
Chris Bond wishes to advise that next Friday, 17th October is the unveiling for Dave Patu. The unveiling for Dave will be a service at the Inglewood Cemetery at 11am on Friday 17th October followed by...
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HMNZS Resolution
The decommissioned survey and littoral warfare support ship HMNZS RESOLUTION has been sold and left Devonport Naval Base on Saturday, 11 October 2014 as GEO RESOLUTION, the latest addition to the fleet...
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HMNZS TE KAHA in Wellington
The just-refurbished frigate HMNZS TE KAHA will be berthed alongside Queens Wharf, Wellington from 10am today Monday, 13th October until 1pm Thursday 16 October. The ship will be open to visitors on...
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Two-Way Radio Comms UK – NZ
Saturday the 18th of October 2014 is the 90th anniversary of the first two way radio contact between the UK and NZ. The station in the UK was at the Mill Hill School. It was manned by Cecil Goyder call...
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Jack Speaks
Here is an interview with CN on the Alcohol initiative he has just put in place for the RNZN. Click HERE to listen.
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Signalmen in Action
A few years ago now but the ship HMNZS Blackpool made its second visit to Gisborne in 1968. The Commanding Officer was Cdr Dick Cheney who also accepted the ships mini moke of behalf of the ships...
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Operation Deepfreeze – Weather Picket Ships
Weather Picket ships have been deployed for many years and a short history of these ships which included a number of New Zealand ships has been developed. To read more please click HERE. Thanks to...
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Jack Passings – October 2014
The following Sailors ‘Crossed the Bar’ during the month of October 2014. Details of funerals etc can be found by clicking HERE. DUNNING Gordon Myles (Myles) BAMFORD Frederick Augustus HOPKINS, Edward...
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Associate Membership
As you are aware the RNZN Communicators’ Association recently amended its constitution to enable members of the Electronic Warfare (Comms) and Electronic Warfare (Elint) branch to join our association...
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Question 036
This one should be fairly easy. Click Play to Listen https://rnzncomms.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/2014-question-036.mp3
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Chief of Navy – With All Despatch
08 October 2014 Making our Navy a Safer and Healthier Workplace A few weeks ago I put out a Leadership Log which talked about alcohol in our Navy. I asked you all to show leadership and challenge the...
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Cap Tallys
I now have a source for getting cap tally’s reproduced in the UK. If anyone wants a cap tally from a bygone era then drop me a comment to this post advising the name(s) of the ships required. I have...
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REUNION 2015
Well the budgets have been set and we are off, and now running down to the next Communications Reunion. The Reunion will be held over the period 28 – 30 May 2015 in Wellington and the Petone...
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Unofficial Communicators Lunch
The venue for the next Communicators unofficial luncheon is the Birkenhead RSA and the date is the 13th November 2014 at 1200. Please note that this is not an official lunch or reunion activity run by...
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Some Memories of Singapore
Here are a couple of utube videos which might bring back some memories A walk down through Sembawang A drive through the Singapore Naval Base Old Chong Pang Bugis Street Travelling around Singapore...
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Comms Crew HMNZS Southland
Here is an image of the Communications Crew HMNZS Southland 1987. Can you fill in the blanks? Standing L – R Darren Thurlow, Harry Hankins, Anthony Kenny, Fred Luke, Donald Ripia, Peter Martin, Dean...
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Access to the Naval Base
The NZDF has increased its security alert level from Ringfence White to Ringfence Grey. The key is that the level of direct threat, while increased, remains non-specific. The responses to that threat...
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Reunion Registrations
You will all remember that about 6 years ago we did a survey on how often we should run reunions and the results of the survey were clear that you wished for them to be run on a 3 yearly basis. Taking...
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