Shane Arndell

Proudly serving my country and loving doing what I do everyday for NZL! My family keeps me grounded and my job keeps it all real! My opinions only.

[NZ in Belgium @NZinBelgium]

From all of us here at the #NewZealand 🇳🇿 Embassy and Mission, a very happy #BelgianNationalDay 🇧🇪 to all of our friends in #Belgium 🖤💛❤️

[Shane Arndell @ShaneArndell]

@TheAtlantic @FridrikJonsson @davidlsims Funny as a fiddle. I couldn’t stop laughing, and the scenery was as stunning as I remember on our visit in 2019. Beautiful!

[NZ Defence Force @NZDefenceForce]

Friends in high places ✈️ Our @NZAirForce Hercules aircraft and an Orion aircraft flying over Auckland harbour welcoming the @nznavy’s newest ship Aotearoa to New Zealand.

#Force4NZ #NZAirForce

[NZ Defence Force @NZDefenceForce]

Haere Mai Aotearoa - Welcome to New Zealand 🇳🇿 Our Royal New Zealand Navy's new fleet tanker and replenishment ship Aotearoa sailed into Auckland Harbour today following her 15 day journey from Ulsan, South Korea.

#Force4NZ #NZNavy

[Royal NZ Navy @NZNavy]

Haere Mai Aotearoa - Welcome to New Zealand 🇳🇿 Our new fleet tanker and replenishment ship Aotearoa sailed into Auckland Harbour today following her 15 day journey from Ulsan, South Korea.

#NZNavy #Force4NZ

[Air Marshal Tony Davies @CDF_NZ]

Very proud to welcome the @NZNavy’s newest ship Aotearoa to New Zealand this morning from the deck of #HMNZSManawanui. Congratulations to all the women and men of the @NZDefenceForce who have contributed to this moment. 

#Force4NZ

[JaneCoombsNZ🇳🇿 @JaneCoombsNZ]

Nau mai, haere mai, bienvenue to @francediplo & @defense_gouv, in Wellington for our biennial political & military consultations. 🇳🇿🇫🇷🇪🇺share history & values, consistent two-way trade, a common interest in #climateaction, and the stability & prosperity of the #Pacific.

[Chief of Navy NZ @YoursAye_NZ]

Te Rau Aroha, a museum dedicated to the service and sacrifice of Māori in the armed forces was blessed and opened today on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. A moving and poignant exhibition from the 1840s to the present day. Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou.

[AucklandRSA @RSAAuckland]

Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou. #Waitangi @NZDefenceForce @nznavy @NZArmy @NZAirForce

[Shane Arndell @ShaneArndell]

Not a day too soon.

[International Naval & Maritime News @NavalNews]

#RoyalNewZealandNavy Confirms Delivery Schedule of Two Updated ANZAC #Frigates from #Canada
Jane’s Navy International, February 4, 2020
https://t.co/bueR9SGP1r

[U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District @USCGOceania]

Today we celebrate partnerships!

Yesterday, the Honorable Ron Mark, the New Zealand minister of defense, and Scott Brown, the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand, received a tour of the @USCG Cutter Kimball.

#BluePacific @USAmbNZ @INDOPACOM @usembassynz @NZDefenceForce @MFATgovtNZ

[Shane Arndell @ShaneArndell]

She is going to be a beauty to have in the #RNZN!

[Royal NZ Navy @NZNavy]

Tried and tested. It’s the home straight for AOTEAROA as she commences contractor sea trials this month off the coast of South Korea. Final works and confirmation trials will follow, and then she’ll be delivered to New Zealand in the middle of the year.

#NZNavy #Force4NZ

[Office of the Chief of Naval Operations @USNavyCNO]

Great to meet with a trusted partner & friend, RADM David Proctor, Chief of the @RoyalNewZealandNavy. @USNavy values the contributions and capabilities RNZN brings to the maritime domain & their commitment toward a free & open global maritime commons. @YoursAye_NZ @usembassynz

[Chief of Navy NZ @YoursAye_NZ]

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with @USNavy @SECNAV Thomas Modly and @USNavyCNO Admiral Mike Gilday, to discuss the excellent relationship our two navies have. Together we work to preserve the international rules based order to ensure freedom and enable prosperity for all.

[Archive: Dr. Mark T. Esper @EsperDoD]

Honored to host MinDef @RonMarkNZF today as we continue to work on our vision for a #FreeandOpenIndoPacific. Grateful for the opportunity to reaffirm our countries' strong relationship & seek ways to advance cooperation now and into the future.

[Alice Arndell @AliceArndell]

Merry Christmas everyone! (Photo credit to @ArndellShane 😉) #merrychristmas https://t.co/vlhYWn5Tlw

[Air Marshal Tony Davies @CDF_NZ]

Welcome home to our people who returned last night to their family and friends after a six month deployment to Iraq. Thank you all for your hard work, and a job well done. 

#Force4Good

[Air Marshal Tony Davies @CDF_NZ]

Today I had the privilege of being at Government House to witness @GovGeneralNZ presenting the new Warrant Officer of the Defence Force Hieke. This cloak reinforces the mana the WODF role carries in our Defence Force.

#Force4NZ

[Shane Arndell @ShaneArndell]

@JaneCoombsNZ @Forest_and_Bird @Lovedunedin It got my vote!

[Shane Arndell @ShaneArndell]

I need one, to remind me of my duties at home!

[Ray Griggs @RayGriggs_]

Still the most succinct and balanced summary of Lord Nelson as a man and leader - we need more educative tea towels around the place! #trafalgarday2019