It was a Waiheke Island invasion with a twist – not only would the team visit the Stony Batter Fort, but the elite squad would overnight inside the tunnel complex! The first wave hit the ramp at Waiheke Island and made an immediate impact on the local population. We were reinforced by the second wave […]
Category: BULLETIN Features
Stories from the club’s premiere publication, BULLETIN. When you join NZMVC, you will get your own regular copy of the BULLETIN, so you never miss a story!
New Years on the East Cape
Are East Cape dwellers known as ‘Coasters’ or ‘Capers’? With unresolved questions like these on our minds, an intrepid party of NZMVC Young GunsTM gathered in the metropolis of Raukokore on 28th December to do battle with alleged hordes of Sandflies, explore the surrounding area, and generally see in the New Years holiday period in […]
A History of New Zealand Bren Carriers
Lynn Eades To begin with, all military equipment gets a designation – an official name if you like. Without getting into experimental models, there were a number of carrier types in production in the United Kingdom (UK) prior to WWII. These were: Carrier, Armoured MG – No known survivors Carrier, Cavalry – No known […]
Wars Worth Winning
United as a nation in the face of a common enemy, New Zealand is winning the war on COVID 19. Most kiwis have done what it required of us and the results so far are truly world class. Recently, I have been reflecting on the far-reaching impact of WWII on the home front. Unlike the […]