We’ve created (and are creating) a new site for all the training scheduling and online task components to be housed. Hopefully this will help both us and you be able to engage more with the subjects we cover (and provide a digital record of what we’re covering on any given night). This can be found … Read more
WARNING ORDER OPERATION POLAR BEAR Dates: 19 – 21 June 2015 Location: Waiotapu Forest School Camp, Rainbow Mountain Cost: $55.00 NZCF 8’s with money due 1st June 2015. Spaces are limited so please ensure NZCF 8’s are received by the due date. This is a first in, first on basis. Kit list will be sent … Read more
This Saturday (April 25th) is ANZAC day.
This year, we will be parading in the dawn and civic services. Details for the parades are as follows:
Hello all cadets,
A request from the RSA for assistance this Friday was finalised today.
As some of will be aware, this Friday (April 17th) is Poppy Day.
As such, the RSA have requested some assistance with the poppy run.
More information can be found below the break.
Follow the centennial commemoration of the Gallipoli landing from a youths perspective.
Remembrance Sunday has been an important day for many years now. It is the closest Sunday to Armistice Day – the 11th day, of the 11th month. It was on Armistice day, at 11:11, that World War I was officially over. This year marks 100 years since the start of that war that would become known as ‘the great war’. Never before had conflict been seen on such an immense scale.
Each year a parade is held on this day to remember the brave men who m
ade the ultimate sacrifice to keep future generations free.
Saturday 8th November 2014
Cadets to muster for parade at 1230pm at RSA
Parade will commence at 1300hrs
Parade inspection 1330hrs at Rose Garden
Cadets all disperse at 1400hrs from the Rose Garden (Gisborne Council)
The Navy invite students from all ages to enter a writing competition
On 13 December 2013, the Royal New Zealand Navy will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate. The Battle was the first major allied victory of the war and involved the New Zealand warship HMS Achillies. But it’s also an interesting story in that the Captain of German ship Graf Spee defied orders, scuttling his damaged ship and saving the lives of his crew.
The Navy will be honouring the surviving veterans with a parade in Aucklan
Our cadets had the opportunity recently to look through the ECT Rescue helicopter.
They asked the pilot all sorts of questions, from “how did you get into aviation” to “how long have you been flying” – even “what sort of weather do you fly in”.
It’s always good seeing youth getting excited about something – and they sure enjoyed this opportunity.
Thanks ECT – you guys are awesome!
Sunday night marked the end of Operation KEA 2014 for the cadets of 14 Squadron. We run this camp every year as a way to introduce the cadets to disciplined scheduled activities, all while we teach them proper uniform maintenance and administration – right from home ground!
This exercise involved two and a half days of training time, covering everything from uniform maintenance to policy and code-of-conduct information.