Porirua Air Cadets
The weather was perfect for trios of cadets to assemble at Paraparaumu Airport for an hour of fixed wing flight training each. In total 12 cadets took to the skies to circle Kapiti Island, practice touch & go take-offs and landings or complete circuits and other flight drills.
The unit deployed North to Waiterere Forest for a weekend camping and learning navigation skills – compass work and map reading. This combined with First Aid training meant some of the navigation exercises over the weekend were intentionally interrupted with simulated medical emergency situations. Some excellent improvisation saw stretchers made from jackets and branches to … Read more
Congratulations to the Squadron’s shooting A Team which have won the K & P.L. Bolton Rifle Shooting Trophy and the Sir Richard Bolt Trophy. The K & P.L. Bolton Trophy is awarded to the Top ATC shooting team in Central Area. This is the 5th consecutive year that the Squadron’s shooting team has won this … Read more
SGT Brown & CPL Toohey attended the RNZRSA National Council Meeting on the 14th November as official greeters of guests and dignitaries. They welcomed senior government and defence force personnel to the Michael Fowler Centre for the occasion. We were fortunate to be able to have photos of them with various people.
SGT Brown & CPL Toohey attended the Remembrance Day Service at Wellington Cathedral on Sunday 13th November. They were both Guards for Colour Parties. SGT Brown was a Guard for the British Airborne standard and CPL Toohey was a Guard for the RSA standard.
SGT Brown, CPL Toohey, CDT Haenga-Sutton & CDT D Drummond attended Armistice Day parades at Russell School in Cannons Creek and the Porirua Peace Memorial.
Please see the document below for details of the Inagural NZCF Tri-Corps Final Parade 2011 for the Porirua based NZCF units. 2011 General Invites
Congratulations to Pilot Officer Chris Asbery and Pilot Officer John Brown for succesfully completing the November 2011 Commissioning Course.
On Saturday 23 July 2011 the Plimmerton Fire Service’s donated vehicle was officially handed over to the Porirua RSA and the 3 Cadet Force units. Pictured above Chief Fire Officer Carl Mills hands the keys over to LT Vicky Saysell – also pictured FLTLT Tristan Will (far left) and Porirua RSA President Rodger Kingsford (far … Read more
Congratulations to LAC Nicholas Asbery for completing the July 2011 Junior Leaders Course.