By APR editor – January 24, 20220159SHAREFacebookTwitter The Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa (docked) and HMNZS Wellington in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. A Seasprite helicopter on board the Wellington carried out a reconnaissance flight over Kau Island in preparation for possible future tasks. Image: NZ Defence Force ANALYSIS: By Michael Field in Auckland Within a day of the massive volcanicContinue reading “Australia and New Zealand compete with China for Tongan influence”
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Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami By APR editor – January 23, 2022051SHAREFacebookTwitter HMNZS Aotearoa departing Devonport Naval Base in Auckland Harbour last week en route for Tonga – the Navy ship is now there as part of the tsunami relief effort. Image: RNZ/NZ Defence Force By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A global aid effortContinue reading
New Zealand navy vessel HMNZS Wellington arrives in Tonga
Source: Xinhua| 2022-01-21 15:46:45|Editor: huaxia Hydrographers on New Zealand navy vessel HMNZS Wellington check shipping channels and wharf approaches near Nuku’alofa, capital of Tonga, Jan. 20, 2022. New Zealand navy vessel HMNZS Wellington arrived in Tonga on late Thursday. (New Zealand Ministry of Defense/Handout via Xinhua) Hydrographers on New Zealand navy vessel HMNZS Wellington check shippingContinue reading “New Zealand navy vessel HMNZS Wellington arrives in Tonga”
New Zealand navy ship reaches Tonga with 250,000 litres of water for parched islanders
Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Aotearoa sails in the sea off the coast of Tonga on Jan. 21.NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE/REUTERS 1 COMMENTS SHAREBOOKMARKLISTEN TO ARTICLE Life-saving water supplies from a New Zealand navy ship were distributed across Tonga’s main island on Friday, as other countries battled the logistics of delivering aid to one of theContinue reading “New Zealand navy ship reaches Tonga with 250,000 litres of water for parched islanders”
Timaru’s Hank Cowan remembered as ‘welcoming and engaging’
While he contracted polio as a 15-year-old, and as a result ended up with one leg shorter than the other, he was still able to join the Royal NZ Navy at 18 as a stoker. Esther Ashby-Coventry 16:05, Jan 12 2022 SUPPLIED Timaru man Hank Cowan is remembered as someone everyone warmed to. A lovingContinue reading “Timaru’s Hank Cowan remembered as ‘welcoming and engaging’”
