▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 5 ), ▁United ▁Nations ▁Mission ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Sud an ▁( 2 0 0 3 – ), ▁United ▁Nations ▁Mine ▁Action ▁Co ord ination ▁Centre ▁in ▁Southern ▁Leb anon ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ), ▁and ▁United ▁Nations ▁Mission ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Sud an ▁( 2 0 1 1 .) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁replace ▁its ▁existing ▁fleet ▁of ▁M 1 1 3 ▁arm ored ▁personnel ▁carri ers , ▁purchased ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁with ▁the ▁Canadian - built ▁N Z LA V , ▁and ▁the ▁M 1 1 3 s ▁were ▁de comm ission ed ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁An ▁agreement ▁made ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁M 1 1 3 s ▁via ▁an ▁Australian ▁weapons ▁deal er ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cancel led ▁when ▁the ▁US ▁State ▁Department ▁refused ▁permission ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁M 1 1 3 s ▁under ▁a ▁contract ▁made ▁when ▁the ▁vehicles ▁were ▁initially ▁purchased . ▁The ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁M 1 1 3 s ▁with ▁the ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁L AV ▁III ▁( N Z LA V ) ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁review ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁on ▁the ▁purchase ▁decision - making ▁by ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁aud itor - general . ▁The ▁review ▁found ▁short