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HMNZS Kiwi (T102) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. From 1948 to 1956 she functioned as a training ship. On 29 January 1943, with her sister ship Moa, Kiwi rammed and wrecked[1] the Japanese submarine I-1. At the time Kiwi was under the command of Lieutenant Commander Gordon Bridson who was awarded the DSCContinue reading “HMNZS Kiwi (T102) was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy.”

Happy occasion for Katikati war poet and ex-gunner Mike Subritzky – Mike is a retired professional soldier, having served in the Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Artillery and the Royal New Zealand Air Force

14 Jul, 2022 10:49 AM3 minutes to read Dame Cindy Kiro and Mike Subritzky at the Gunners Dinner. Photo / Government House Collection By  Rebecca Mauger Editor – Katikati Advertiser VIEW PROFILE Katikati poet, historian and ex-gunner Mike Subritzky has struck up another proud moment with the reading of his poem Kiwi Peacekeepers at GovernmentContinue reading “Happy occasion for Katikati war poet and ex-gunner Mike Subritzky – Mike is a retired professional soldier, having served in the Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Artillery and the Royal New Zealand Air Force”

NZ Navy capability on show at Rimpac

Navy personnel about to deploy a Remus Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Royal New Zealand Navy divers are about to put their highly advanced underwater capabilities through their paces while on Exercise Rimpac, the world’s largest maritime military exercise. The group of Mine Countermeasures specialists from HMNZS Matataua is working out of San Diego as a partContinue reading “NZ Navy capability on show at Rimpac”