Operation near Japan follows dispatch of a patrol aircraft to support DPRK sanctions enforcement earlier this month Jooheon Kim November 19, 2025 PRINT The HMNZS Aotearoa | Image: Japan’s defense ministry The Royal New Zealand navy deployed its largest ship to northeast Asia this month to watch for North Korean violations of U.N. sanctions, according to Japan’sContinue reading “New Zealand deploys largest navy ship to monitor North Korean maritime smuggling”
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Allies and Partners uphold U.N. sanctions against North Korean regime (HMNZS Aotearoa)
November 17, 2025 FORUM Staff Australia, France and New Zealand deployed air and maritime assets to Northeast Asia recently to monitor international sanctions targeting North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs. A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft will operate from Japan’s Kadena Air Base as part of the Australian Defence Force’sContinue reading “Allies and Partners uphold U.N. sanctions against North Korean regime (HMNZS Aotearoa)”
HMNZS Taupo toughs it out as weather tests Navy trainees
Last month’s red wind warning meant an extended stay in Wellington but not a respite in training for HMNZS Taupo’s trainee watchkeepers. 17 November, 2025 The vessel is two-thirds of the way through its Officer of the Watch ‘Bravos’ commitment, where alternating cohorts of junior warfare officers undertake their sea phase over 16 days, havingContinue reading “HMNZS Taupo toughs it out as weather tests Navy trainees”
Navy joins search for missing fisherman in Northland
By 1News Reporters Monday 1:31pm Crews have continued the search for the remaining missing fisherman off the coast of Northland’s Pataua South, near Whangārei. The man is one of two who were reported missing after their boat failed to return on time on Friday night. The boat was found adrift on Saturday morning with noContinue reading “Navy joins search for missing fisherman in Northland”
RNZAF Returns To Fiji And Takes Opportunity To Show MC-12K King Air Capability To Tongan Military
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 3:53 pm – Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force A return trip to Fiji for maritime patrols by the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) MC-12K King Air has provided a further opportunity to demonstrate the aircraft’s ability to operate in the South West Pacific region. Aircrews on the MC-12K King AirContinue reading “RNZAF Returns To Fiji And Takes Opportunity To Show MC-12K King Air Capability To Tongan Military”
