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)”
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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”
New Zealand Defence Force ready for high-risk weather season
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”
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”
