Construction will soon begin in Auckland’s Bayswater on 61 new townhouses for Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) personnel. 11 April, 2025 Central Tāmaki Makaurau iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei will build the homes, lease them to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), and manage ongoing maintenance. The NZDF has worked closely with the property development armContinue reading “New Navy housing to be built on North Shore”
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Taranaki’s High Speed turn away from Russian Spy Ship in South China Sea 1967 – We were just leaving Guam
HMNZS Taranaki (F148) at Sydney 28 October 1966 after Exercise Sword Hilt. All the small ships went up under the bridge and around Cockatoo Island while the carriers berthed.
NZGSS Hinemoa was a 542-ton New Zealand Government Service Steamer
NZGSS Hinemoa was a 542-ton New Zealand Government Service Steamer designed specifically for lighthouse support and servicing, and also for patrolling New Zealand’s coastline and carrying out castaway checks and searching for missing ships. It operated in New Zealand’s territorial waters from 1876 to 1944. It was instrumental in supplying many of the government castaway depots on the remote subantarctic islands, and rescuing aContinue reading “NZGSS Hinemoa was a 542-ton New Zealand Government Service Steamer”
Why New Zealand plans to nearly double its defence spending
By foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic 16h ago abc.net.au/news/why-new-zealand-plans-to-nearly-double-its-defence-spending/105151326 Link copiedShare article New Zealand is not exactly known as a major military power. For decades the country has relied on its geographical isolation and the reassuring presence of the Australian Defence Force on its western flank, rather than building up its own forces. But as the worldContinue reading “Why New Zealand plans to nearly double its defence spending”
