By 1News Reporters – Fri, Dec 12 Hundreds of friends and family gathered on the wharves at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland today to welcome HMNZS Aotearoa home for Christmas after an eight-month deployment. The ship spent 307 days away from New Zealand and sailed more than 31,000 nautical miles as it conducted exercises andContinue reading “‘Job done’: Rousing welcome as HMNZS Aotearoa is home for Christmas”
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New Zealand warship makes rare transit through sensitive Taiwan Strait
New Zealand Navy’s largest ship transited through strait, defence minister says HMNZS Aotearoa Published on: 27 Nov 2025, 10:02 pm The New Zealand Navy’s largest ship, the oiler HMNZS Aotearoa, made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait earlier this month, Defence Minister Judith Collins told Reuters. One source with knowledge of the situation said theContinue reading “New Zealand warship makes rare transit through sensitive Taiwan Strait”
New Zealand deploys largest navy ship to monitor North Korean maritime smuggling
Operation near Japan follows dispatch of a patrol aircraft to support DPRK sanctions enforcement earlier this month Jooheon Kim November 19, 2025 PRINT The HMNZS Aotearoa | Image: Japan’s defense ministry The Royal New Zealand navy deployed its largest ship to northeast Asia this month to watch for North Korean violations of U.N. sanctions, according to Japan’sContinue reading “New Zealand deploys largest navy ship to monitor North Korean maritime smuggling”
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”
Việt Nam, New Zealand navies hold maritime drill off HCM City
October 27, 2025 – 20:49 The two sides carried out a series of coordinated operations, including formation maneuvering, at-sea salute procedures, information exchange, and training in international signal communication, alongside following the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea. HCM CITY — The Vietnamese Navy’s Vessel 379 from Brigade 167 of Naval Region 2 conducted aContinue reading “Việt Nam, New Zealand navies hold maritime drill off HCM City”
