As the South West Pacific high-risk weather season from November to April gets underway, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is reinforcing preparedness of its response capabilities. 11 November, 2025 The frigate HMNZS Te Kaha and the multi-role ship HMNZS Canterbury and their crews, the Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Task Unit consisting of land forces, and various RoyalContinue reading “New Zealand Defence Force ready for high-risk weather season”
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Twenty years on, an old frigate is now a living reef – HMNZS Wellington
Deborah Morris – November 8, 2025 Below the waters of Houghton Bay is a warship – its forward guns intact, anchors in place, helipad empty. It is the HMNZS Wellington and it’s now a living reef. The day it was scuttled – November 13, 2005 – stopped Wellington in its tracks. In the single biggestContinue reading “Twenty years on, an old frigate is now a living reef – HMNZS Wellington”
Fuelling capability in the South China Sea – HMAS Ballarat conducts a replenishment at sea with HMNZS Aotearoa in the South China Sea
4 November 2025 HMAS Ballarat continues her robust program of international engagements, conducting replenishments at sea (RAS) and helicopter cross-deck landings with HMNZS Aotearoa in the South China Sea. Ballarat and Aotearoa conducted three RAS evolutions with concurrent helicopter cross-deck landings over seven hours, running late into the night on October 28. Executive Officer Ballarat Lieutenant Commander Kane Stuart praised the crew for theirContinue reading “Fuelling capability in the South China Sea – HMAS Ballarat conducts a replenishment at sea with HMNZS Aotearoa in the South China Sea”
New Zealand’s largest Navy logistics ship joins PH, US, Australia in WPS exercise
Story by JP SORIANO, GMA Integrated News New Zealand’s largest naval logistics vessel the HMNZS Aotearoa, which docked at the Port of Manila on Friday and departed Monday, was among the ships that took part in the 12th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) in the West Philippine Sea, its commanding officer has confirmed. Commander Rob WelfordContinue reading “New Zealand’s largest Navy logistics ship joins PH, US, Australia in WPS exercise”
USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for the First Time
Welcome USS Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for the First Time By U.S. Mission New Zealand May 16, 2025 We’re delighted to welcome the USS Blue Ridge and her crew to Aotearoa New Zealand,” says U.S. Chargé d’affaires, David Gehrenbeck. “The USCGC Midgett visited Wellington as recently as February and, over theContinue reading “USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for the First Time”
