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Lander 1- Used to supply HMNZS TAMAKI on Motuihe Island

An ALC 40 Landing Craft, number AB 2180, was purchased in November 1952 from the Australian Army surplus stores in Colmslie, Queensland to improve the transportation of stores around the Hauraki Gulf. AB 2180 was shipped to Auckland on the freighter Waimate, arriving on 20 March 1953 and relieved the Fleet Auxiliary Endeavour for otherContinue reading “Lander 1- Used to supply HMNZS TAMAKI on Motuihe Island”

Limited Service Volunteer from Whanganui finds his true calling in the Navy

Signing up for the Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) course turned out to be one of the best things to have happened to Liam Hepi, taking him from unemployment to a promising career with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). 18 December, 2025 Born in Whanganui, raised in Ōpotiki and Tauranga and of Ngāpuhi and NgatiContinue reading “Limited Service Volunteer from Whanganui finds his true calling in the Navy”

HMS Katrine(K625)/HMNZS Rotoiti (F625)

Katrine was a Loch-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, built by Henry Robb at Leith, Scotland, and named after Loch Katrine in Scotland. The ship was laid down on 31 December 1943, launched on 21 August 1944, and completed and commissioned in December 1944. The ship served in World War II as a convoyContinue reading “HMS Katrine(K625)/HMNZS Rotoiti (F625)”

It’s been a big year for the New Zealand Defence Force. Here’s some of our moments from 2025.

_________ Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 It doesn’t get much bigger for the NZDF. More than 35,000 military personnel from 19 countries, attending the biggest ever iteration of the largest military exercise in Australia. Frigate HMNZS Te Kaha joined forces with a Poseidon P-8A to provide a maritime security force in the Coral Sea. HMNZS Canterbury provided the logistics sealiftContinue reading “It’s been a big year for the New Zealand Defence Force. Here’s some of our moments from 2025.”

Kaitaia woman thrives in Navy environment

What are the highlights of 15 weeks of training to become a sailor in the Royal New Zealand Navy? So many, says Kaitaia’s Manaia Dodds. 16 December, 2025 Ordinary Writer Dodds graduated amongst 71 other sailors at a joint officer and sailor graduation at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland at the weekend. She joined theContinue reading “Kaitaia woman thrives in Navy environment”