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”
Category Archives: All RNZN/NZDF News Past and Present
INS TARKASH UNDERTAKES PASSEX WITH ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY SHIP HMNZS TE KAHA
Posted On: 06 APR 2025 2:15PM by PIB Delhi The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Tarkash participated in a PASSEX with the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Anzac-class frigate Te Kaha on 04 Apr 25 in the Gulf of Aden. This exercise marked the culmination of the New Zealand led CTF 150 Joint Focused Operation ANZAC Tiger (27 Mar – 04 Apr 2025), a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) operation inContinue reading “INS TARKASH UNDERTAKES PASSEX WITH ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY SHIP HMNZS TE KAHA”
RNZN/NZ Division of RN – RNZN Ship of the Day – RFA Nucula
RFA Nucula HMS Philomel at the Training Jetty and RFA Nucla (oiler) alongside. Unknown in dock.Devonport Naval Base, Auckland Possibly 1933 The NZ Division, of the Royal Navy. – RFA Nucula, 17 April 1937 at Auckland, New Zealand while going alongside HMAS SYDNEY to refuel her she was caught heavily by a rip tide andContinue reading “RNZN/NZ Division of RN – RNZN Ship of the Day – RFA Nucula”
RNZN Liberty Boats – HMNZS Duchess (T07)
June 1940 requisitioned for the RNZN and converted to a minesweeper. Reported to be an examination vessel 1942-45 and in January 1944 a gate vessel1945 Harbour Service and Liberty Boat to HMNZS Tamaki (Motuihe Island)December 1946 reduced to a hulk and beached in Boulder Bay, Rangitoto Island. HMNZS DUCHESS – Type: Auxiliary Minesweeper/Examination VesselPennant No.:Continue reading “RNZN Liberty Boats – HMNZS Duchess (T07)”
