Kōrero: Armed forces

Army engineers desalinating water, Christchurch, 2011

Army engineers desalinating water, Christchurch, 2011

New Zealand Army engineers pump sea water from New Brighton beach in Christchurch so it can be desalinated after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The armed forces are deployed during natural disasters and other emergencies, both in New Zealand and overseas. 

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New Zealand Defence Force
Reference: 20110224_WN_S1015650_0006

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Jim Rolfe, 'Armed forces - Non-military tasks', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/35737/army-engineers-desalinating-water-christchurch-2011 (accessed 5 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Jim Rolfe, i tāngia i te 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Apr 2020