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”
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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”
Whakatane officer on sponsored path to Naval Engineer
Midshipman Ned Steane, from Whakatane, says being an officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy is a standard you hold yourself to, not just a job. 16 December, 2025 Midshipman Steane, 19, graduated among eight women and 16 men from their Junior Officer Common Training course at a Navy graduation on December 13 at DevonportContinue reading “Whakatane officer on sponsored path to Naval Engineer”
Whakatāne graduate Nate Bishop joins Royal New Zealand Navy as marine technician
Bay of Plenty Times – 16 Dec, 2025 11:32 AM3 mins to read Ordinary Marine Technician Nate Bishop has realised his dream of starting a Navy career. Photo / Supplied Whakatāne’s Nate Bishop has achieved his childhood goal of joining the Royal New Zealand Navy – boosted by his school’s Service Academy and a doseContinue reading “Whakatāne graduate Nate Bishop joins Royal New Zealand Navy as marine technician”
