History UsefulNotes / KiwisWithCarbines

* The 1977 film ''Film/SleepingDogs'' features the NZ Army as supporting characters, as do ''Film/ShakerRun'' (1985) and ''Film/NeverSayDie'' (1988).

New Zealand's only major neighbour, UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, is also its biggest ally. Therefore, New Zealand's military has been downsized since the end of the Cold War, and is now usually sent for peacekeeping missions or disaster relief. A plan to buy F-16s was scrapped by the Labour government in 2000, which means that New Zealand currently does not have ''any'' fighter capability. New Zealand still has an Air Force, but its main function is to patrol their surrounding sea territories, and for this purpose has opted for multi-role helicopters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHIndustries_NH90 NH90]], which has proven rather handy in natural disasters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kaikoura_earthquake Kaikoura earthquakes]]. However, it still has a distinct military tradition in the Commonwealth armies, and has a large fleet of [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier light armoured vehicles]] at its disposal that saw use in [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror Afghanistan]]. With the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War in 2022, the NZ Defence Force sent personnel to Britain to train Ukrainian soldiers.

New Zealand's only major neighbour, UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, is also its biggest ally. Therefore, New Zealand's military has been downsized since the end of the Cold War, and is now usually sent for peacekeeping missions or disaster relief. A plan to buy F-16s was scrapped by the Labour government in 2000, which means that New Zealand currently does not have ''any'' fighter capability. New Zealand still has an Air Force, but its main function is to patrol their surrounding sea territories, and for this purpose has opted for multi-role helicopters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHIndustries_NH90 NH90]], which has proven rather handy in natural disasters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kaikoura_earthquake Kaikoura earthquakes]]. However, it still has a distinct military tradition in the Commonwealth armies, and has a large fleet of [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier light armoured vehicles]] at its disposal that saw use in [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror Afghanistan]].

-->—UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel

-->—Erwin Rommel

* 1 diving tender (HMNZS ''Manawanui'')

-->—attributed to Erwin Rommel

* The 1977 film ''Film/SleepingDogs'' features the NZ Army as supporting characters, as do ''Film/ShakerRun'' (1985) and ''Never Say Die'' (1988).

* ''Chunuk Bair'' (1992) told the story of the Wellington Regiment of ANZAC troops serving at Gallipoli.

* The 2004 short film ''Tama Tu'' explored the close bonds between Māori Battalion soldiers in Italy.
* ''Home By Christmas'' (2010)
* Keith Mallory, the protagonist of Film/TheGunsOfNavarone, is a mountaineer turned soldier from New Zealand - at least in the novel; the film does not make it explicit. And he doesn’t like it when the Germans say he is “English”.

* The 1977 film ''Sleeping Dogs'' features the NZ Army as supporting characters, as do ''Film/ShakerRun'' (1985) and ''Never Say Die'' (1988).
* ''Crooked Earth'' (2001) stars Temuera Morrison as a NZ Army veteran returning from East Timor, who has to deal with his politically radicalised brother at home.

* The 1977 film ''Sleeping Dogs'' features the NZ Army as supporting characters, as do ''Shaker Run'' (1985) and ''Never Say Die'' (1988).

New Zealand's only major neighbour, UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, is also its biggest ally. Therefore, New Zealand's military has been downsized since [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the end of the Cold War]], and is now usually sent for peacekeeping missions or disaster relief. A plan to buy F-16s was scrapped by the Labour government in 2000, which means that New Zealand currently does not have ''any'' fighter capability. New Zealand still has an Air Force, but its main function is to patrol their surrounding sea territories, and for this purpose has opted for multi-role helicopters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHIndustries_NH90 NH90]], which has proven rather handy in natural disasters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kaikoura_earthquake Kaikoura earthquakes]]. However, it still has a distinct military tradition in the Commonwealth armies, and has a large fleet of [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier light armoured vehicles]] at its disposal that saw use in [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror Afghanistan]].

* Aircrafts of the Royal New Zealand Air Force have a roundel containing a kiwi. In other words, New Zealand aircrafts are identifiable because they bear a logo featuring a ''flightless'' bird.

The military was descended from the militias that followed the settlement of New Zealand by the British. The militias had to deal with the Maori warrior tribes, as well as supporting the British presence there. Their first foray into global conflict came with [[UsefulNotes/TheSecondBoerWar the Boer War]]. They were [[UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery the other half]] of the ANZAC name in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, and they also served in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the Second War]]. You may see them wearing the iconic [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_hat "lemon squeezer" hat]], which is still used today on ceremonial occasions. A battalion was deployed during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar as the only force to be fully 'professional' - i.e. entirely made up of professional soldiers, with no conscripts or volunteers in their numbers.

* The 2004 short film ''Tama Tu'' explored the close bonds between Maori Battalion soldiers in Italy.

New Zealand also has its own version of the Special Air Service (SAS).

* 2 ''Anzac'' class frigates

* Keith Mallory the protagonist of Film/TheGunsOfNavarone is a mountaineer turned soldier from New Zealand. And he doesn’t like it when the Germans say he is “English”.

New Zealand's only major neighbour, UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, is also its biggest ally. Therefore, New Zealand's military has been downsized since [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the end of the Cold War]], and is now usually sent for peacekeeping missions or disaster relief. A plan to buy F-16s was scrapped by the Labour government in 2000, which means that New Zealand currently does not have ''any'' fighter capability. New Zealand still has an Air Force, but its main function is to patrol their surrounding sea territories, and for this purpose has opted for multi-role helicopters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHIndustries_NH90 NH90]], which has proven rather handy in natural disasters like the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kaikoura_earthquake Kaikoura earthquakes]]. However, it still has a distinct military tradition in the Commonwealth armies, and has a large fleet of [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier light armoured vehicles]] at its disposal that saw use in [[TheWarOnTerror Afghanistan]].

* 4 ''Lake'' class inshore patrol vessels