By John Lewis Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha will be holding a public open day in Dunedin on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED After spending much of this year monitoring a Chinese Task Group in the Tasman and conducting an anti-piracy deployment in the Arabian Sea, HMNZS Te Kaha and its crew are looking forward to aContinue reading “Open day a chance to explore ‘Te Kaha’”
Category Archives: Frigates – ANZAC Class – HMNZS Te Kaha (F77)
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”
New commander of frigate Te Kaha
A sailor whose mother reckoned the Navy wouldn’t work out for him has taken command of a Royal New Zealand Navy frigate nearly 30 years later. 17 October, 2025 Commander Andy Hunt uttered the words “I have the ship” in a ceremony on board HMNZS Te Kaha at Devonport Naval Base, Auckland on 17 October, receiving theContinue reading “New commander of frigate Te Kaha”
Taranaki businesses eye up defence spending opportunities
Helen Harvey – October 11, 2025 Extending the life of the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha is part of the Defence Capability Plan.NZ Defence Force Taranaki businesses are hoping the region’s collective expertise in engineering and innovation can secure them lucrative projects from the Government’s $12 billion Defence Capability Plan. In April,Continue reading “Taranaki businesses eye up defence spending opportunities”
New Zealand-led navies conclude counter narcotics operations in Middle East waters
The New Zealand-led Combined Maritime Task Force 150 (CTF 150) has concluded counter narcotics operations in the Middle East. 25 June, 2025 Over the six-month period of command from the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Commodore Rodger Ward, ships operating in direct support to CTF 150 conducted 55 boardings. The boardings resulted in the seizure andContinue reading “New Zealand-led navies conclude counter narcotics operations in Middle East waters”
