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RNZAF deploys King Air to Fiji for international surveillance work for first time

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) for the first time deployed its MC-12K King Air aircraft to Fiji to conduct maritime surveillance patrols. 19 August, 2025 New Zealand and Fiji engage frequently on challenges facing the region, and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) deploys aircraft and ships to work with Southwest Pacific partnersContinue reading “RNZAF deploys King Air to Fiji for international surveillance work for first time”

Bombshell finding after humiliating $147million New Zealand navy ship sinking

The crew of the HMNZS Manawanui didn’t realise autopilot was engaged as it crashed into a Samoan reef, a military Court of Inquiry has found. New Zealand‘s worst peacetime maritime accident occurred in October when the ship sunk off the coast in bad weather, with all 75 crew making it to shore in a dangerousContinue reading “Bombshell finding after humiliating $147million New Zealand navy ship sinking”

Japanese naval ships make rare port stop in New Zealand

August 15, 2025 The Associated Press Deployed on a months-long mission to deepen ties among South Pacific nations, two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JSMDF) ships docked in Wellington in August 2025, marking the first time Japanese naval vessels have made port in New Zealand’s capital in almost 90 years. The destroyers JS Ise and JSContinue reading “Japanese naval ships make rare port stop in New Zealand”

Defence mulls whether to follow in Australia’s footsteps for navy contracts

5:01 am on 12 August 2025 Share this HMNZS Te Mana. Photo: Supplied/ NZ Defence Force No decisions have been made on the make-up of the country’s naval fleet, the Ministry of Defence says. Australia has picked Japan to build its next fleet of warships in contracts worth billions of dollars. New Zealand has a policy of buying equipment like Australia’s,Continue reading “Defence mulls whether to follow in Australia’s footsteps for navy contracts”

Kiwi officer embedded in Pacific Partnership

Working with international partners to promote better medical and disaster outcomes in the Pacific has been a highlight of Lieutenant Henry Cunningham’s latest posting as a naval officer. 07 August, 2025 LT Cunningham, from Christchurch, is a Royal New Zealand Navy Maritime Logistics Officer on board the USS Pearl Harbor for Exercise Pacific Partnership 2025.Continue reading “Kiwi officer embedded in Pacific Partnership”