com ings ▁in ▁the ▁defence ▁ac quisition ▁process , ▁but ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁event ual ▁vehicle ▁selection . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁government ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁s elling ▁ 3 5 ▁L AV s , ▁around ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁fleet , ▁as ▁being ▁sur plus ▁to ▁requirements . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Can ter bury ▁earth qu ake , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁worst ▁affected ▁areas ▁of ▁Christ ch urch ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁relief ▁efforts ▁and ▁assist ▁N Z ▁police ▁in ▁enfor cing ▁a ▁night ▁time ▁cur f ew ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Christ ch urch ▁Mayor ▁Bob ▁Parker ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁John ▁Key . ▁ ▁Comm emor ations ▁ ▁N Z ▁Army ▁Day ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March , ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁when ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁passed ▁the ▁first ▁Milit ia ▁Act ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁const itut ing ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army . ▁ ▁AN Z AC ▁Day ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁annual ▁comm emor ative ▁activity ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁soldiers . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁each ▁year ▁the ▁land ings ▁at ▁Gal lip oli ▁are ▁remembered , ▁though ▁the ▁day ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁mean ▁remember ing ▁the ▁fallen ▁from ▁all ▁wars ▁in ▁which ▁New ▁Zealand ▁has ▁been