Last month’s red wind warning meant an extended stay in Wellington but not a respite in training for HMNZS Taupo’s trainee watchkeepers. 17 November, 2025 The vessel is two-thirds of the way through its Officer of the Watch ‘Bravos’ commitment, where alternating cohorts of junior warfare officers undertake their sea phase over 16 days, havingContinue reading “HMNZS Taupo toughs it out as weather tests Navy trainees”
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Navy checks on domestic fisheries fleet – HMNZS Taupo
Inshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Taupo has helped ensure fisheries compliance amongst the northern fishing fleet in a sustained boarding operation last month. 27 June, 2025 For three weeks, HMNZS Taupo patrolled from North Cape to East Cape, hailing commercial fishing vessels and getting Fisheries New Zealand Fishery Officers on board to conduct checks. Lieutenant Commander Toby Mara,Continue reading “Navy checks on domestic fisheries fleet – HMNZS Taupo”
HMNZS Taupo aids in rescue after yacht grounding
The crew of HMNZS Taupo have assisted in a stormy night rescue of two yachties forced to abandon ship near Rangitoto Island in Auckland this morning. 01 May, 2025 Inshore patrol vessel Taupo, on a training exercise and crew evaluation in the Hauraki Gulf, picked up a mayday call relayed from Auckland Maritime Radio regardingContinue reading “HMNZS Taupo aids in rescue after yacht grounding”
Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Taupo (P3570)
HMNZS Taupo HMNZS Taupo is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel of our Royal New Zealand Navy. It is one of our Navy’s two Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV). The ships are designed for maritime surveillance and patrol missions around New Zealand’s 15,000-kilometre coast and out to the 200 nautical mile limit of our Exclusive Economic ZoneContinue reading “Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Taupo (P3570)”
Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Pukaki (P3568) Now LÉ Gobnait – Irish Naval Service.
LÉ Gobnait ([ˈɡɔbˠnˠətʲ], GUB-nət) is a Lake-class inshore patrol vessel inshore patrol boat of the Irish Naval Service. Launched as HMNZS Pukaki in 2008, the vessel was in Royal New Zealand Navy service from 2009 to 2019. Its primary duties included border and fisheries protection patrols, surveillance, boarding operations and search and rescue response. It was sold to Ireland in 2022. Together with its sister Rotoiti, Pukaki was renamed and commissioned into IrishContinue reading “Protector Class – Inshore Patrol Vessel – HMNZS Pukaki (P3568) Now LÉ Gobnait – Irish Naval Service.”
