Armed Forces of New Zealand

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armed forces defence force military organization

The Armed Forces of New Zealand, commonly known as the New Zealand Defence Force, is the military organization responsible for the defense of New Zealand and its interests, participating in international peacekeeping and security operations.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
New Zealand Defence Force 11
New Zealand armed forces 2
Forces for New Zealand 1
Ministry of Defence of New Zealand 1
NZDF 1
New Zealand Armed Forces 1
New Zealand military forces 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces ⓘ
defence force ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
areaOfOperations Antarctic and Southern Ocean support operations ⓘ
New Zealand territory ⓘ
southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: South Pacific region
ceremonialHead Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
chiefOfDefenceForce Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand) ⓘ
commanderInChief monarch of New Zealand ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
doctrine civilian control of the military ⓘ
employerOf New Zealand military personnel ⓘ
foundedBy New Zealand government ⓘ
surface form: New Zealand Government
governingBody New Zealand government ⓘ
surface form: New Zealand Government
hasBranch New Zealand Army ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Navy ⓘ
hasCapability air operations ⓘ
disaster response ⓘ
explosive ordnance disposal ⓘ
intelligence and surveillance ⓘ
land combat operations ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ
maritime defence ⓘ
search and rescue support ⓘ
special operations forces ⓘ
hasComponent New Zealand Defence Civilian staff ⓘ
Regular Force ⓘ
Reserve Force ⓘ
hasUnit New Zealand Special Air Service ⓘ
headquartersBuilding Defence House ⓘ
headquartersLocation Wellington ⓘ
legalBasis Defence Act 1990 (New Zealand) ⓘ
ministerResponsible Minister of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Minister of Defence (New Zealand)
motto Armed Forces of New Zealand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Forces for New Zealand
parentOrganization Ministry of Defence (New Zealand) ⓘ
participatesIn United Nations peace operations ⓘ
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping missions

humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations ⓘ
multinational security operations ⓘ
partOf ABCA Armies program ⓘ
ANZUS ⓘ
surface form: Australia New Zealand United States Security Treaty cooperation framework

Five Power Defence Arrangements ⓘ
role defence of New Zealand ⓘ
participation in international peacekeeping operations ⓘ
participation in international security operations ⓘ
protection of New Zealand’s interests ⓘ
support to civil authorities in New Zealand ⓘ
shortName Armed Forces of New Zealand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NZDF

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armed Forces of New Zealand → alsoKnownAs → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Cross of Sacrifice → associatedWith → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand armed forces
Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers → branchOf → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
ANZAC Day (25 April) → commemorates → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
subject surface form: ANZAC Day
this entity surface form: New Zealand armed forces
British Armed Forces → cooperatesWith → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Government Communications Security Bureau → cooperatesWith → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
United Nations Command → hasMember → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
New Zealand government → hasMinistry → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Operation Toenails → involvedForce → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand military forces
Chief of Air Force → jurisdiction → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief of Air Force (RNZAF)
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force → militaryBranchOf → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Navy → militaryBranchOf → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Armed Forces
Armed Forces of New Zealand → motto → Armed Forces of New Zealand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Forces for New Zealand
ANZAC Day (25 April) → observedBy → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
subject surface form: ANZAC Day
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force → parentOrganization → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of New Zealand
Chief of Air Force → partOf → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief of Air Force (RNZAF)
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force → partOf → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Royal New Zealand Navy → partOf → Armed Forces of New Zealand ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Zealand Defence Force
Armed Forces of New Zealand → shortName → Armed Forces of New Zealand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NZDF