25 September 2025 Topic: PeopleHonours and awards A tall stone monolith with a brass memorial plaque stands as a reminder in mid-Wales to three WW2 naval aviators. More than 81 years after they were killed, the crew of a Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber have been remembered close to where their plane came down. A wetContinue reading “. Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy aircrew who tragically lost their lives here. Avengers remembered: wartime aircraft crew honoured with memorial in Wales”
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New Zealand Among Five Nations Uniting For Exercise Bersama Lima
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 2:32 pmPress Release: New Zealand Defence Force Ships, fighter jets and cyber teams are converging in Southeast Asia this month as five nations come together for Exercise Bersama Lima 25, a major training activity under the long-standing Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA). More than 130 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel areContinue reading “New Zealand Among Five Nations Uniting For Exercise Bersama Lima”
HMNZS Otago – ‘Obsolete systems’ part of $35m reboot to fill in for sunk navy ship
RNZ 24 Sep, 2025 01:16 PM2 mins to read The HMNZS Otago has been parked at Devonport Naval base since 2022. Photo / RNZ, Ian Telfer By Phil Pennington of RNZ After sinking the $100 million HMNZS Manawanui survey ship off Samoa 11 months ago, the Navy is spending $35m to start up a ship notContinue reading “HMNZS Otago – ‘Obsolete systems’ part of $35m reboot to fill in for sunk navy ship”
NZ Army takes top dining honours
A Catering team from the New Zealand Army’s 1st (New Zealand) Brigade have taken top honours in an annual Defence Force fine dining food and service competition this month. 26 September, 2025 Winners 2nd Combat Service Support Battalion (2CSSB) were among teams from the New Zealand Army, Australian Army, multi-service Australian Defence Force and theContinue reading “NZ Army takes top dining honours”
Otago woman embraces sub-surface surveying with Navy
Leading Hydrographic Survey Technician Renee Mullins has transferred a love of being on the water and marine science to a career in the Navy. 25 September, 2025 From Heyward Point in Dunedin, Renee joined the Royal New Zealand Navy following a suggestion from her science teacher at Otago Girls High School. “I loved being onContinue reading “Otago woman embraces sub-surface surveying with Navy”
