STORY📰 Returning to her spiritual home of Tokelau was a profound experience for Petty Officer Christina Sola, who visited the island while on deployment with the #NZNavy during the recent Operation Calypso in the South West Pacific.
STORY📰 Two Sikhs have praised the #NZNavy for its acceptance and flexibility as they embrace new careers alongside their religion.
STORY📰 The #NZNavy has completed a successful fishery patrol around #StewartIsland and #FoveauxStrait, working in close partnership with Fisheries New Zealand.
STORY📰 #NZNavy multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury will arrive into #Samoa this weekend for a fuel stop as the ship begins its first South West Pacific maritime operation for 2026, Operation Calypso.
STORY📰 Helicopter pilot Lieutenant Commander Stephen Knowles, the first #NZNavy pilot to join the #NZAirForce Black Falcons, says his path from the sea to aerobatics was about as straightforward as a barrel roll.
STORY📰 The #NZNavy is again looking forward to playing a full and active ceremonial role at the #WaitangiDay celebrations in the Bay of Islands this year.
STORY📰 Signing up for the Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) course turned out to be one of the best things to have happened to Liam Hepi, taking him from unemployment to a promising career with the #NZNavy.
STORY📰 A last-minute personnel change saw #NZNavy Sub Lieutenant Manukura Ngawaka step into a commander’s role for the largest United States Navy humanitarian and civil assistance mission in the Indo-Pacific.
STORY📰 The New Zealand Defence Force has bolstered enforcement of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against North Korea, deploying the #NZNavy and #NZAirForce on Operation Whio.
STORY📰 A #NZNavy sailor who has shown exceptional leadership, and strengthened morale, cohesion and trust, has been named our Person of the Year. Acting Petty Officer Marine Technician Kristen Kotuhi (Ngāti Raukawa), is also the Sailor of the Year.
STORY📰 For #NZNavy Physical Training Instructor, Petty Officer Deena-Ranginui Puketapu, sport has never been just a pastime - it has been the heartbeat of her life, her connection to whānau, and the vehicle that has taken her from Hawke’s Bay to the world stage.
STORY📰 #NZNavy Marine Technician Acting Petty Officer Kristen Kotuhi (Ngāti Raukawa) has been named the 2025 Sailor of the Year, for her professionalism, outstanding leadership and technical mastery.
NEWS📢 Three years after the government confirmed the home of the #NZNavy would remain in Devonport, an initial investment of $25 million has been announced by the government for design and planning on the first tranche of works.
STORY📰 #NZNavy musician Natalie Paine always remembered the “heck, yeah, why not” from her recruit instructor when she asked if musicians could get a posting to #Antarctica.
STORY📰 A sailor whose mother reckoned the Navy wouldn’t work out for him has taken command of a #NZNavy frigate nearly 30 years later. Commander Andy Hunt took command of HMNZS Te Kaha today in front of over 150 family, friends and shipmates.
STORY📰 Lieutenant Christian Lloyd, who led the #NZNavy diving contingent in Samoa in the aftermath of the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, is being recognised with a Chief of Defence Force commendation for his actions in dangerous and challenging conditions.
STORY📰 The #NZNavy Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal (MEOD) team from HMNZS Matataua was in #Iceland last month as part of Exercise Northern Challenge.
STORY📰 #NZNavy officer Sub Lieutenant Nate Stainton, serving in Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat, has received a Commanding Officer’s commendation for his commitment and work ethic.
STORY📰 Able Rating Cameron Norton has gone from a career in plumbing to plumbing the depths. He joined the #NZNavy two-and-a-half years ago, looking for a career change and to test himself outside of his hometown of #Christchurch.
STORY📰 Leading Hydrographic Survey Technician Renee Mullins has transferred a love of being on the water and marine science to a career in the #NZNavy.
STORY📰 It’s that time of year when #NZNavy Warfare Officer trainees move from the simulator ashore to time at sea, coming to grips with watchkeeping duties aboard a real vessel.
STORY📰 After 56 years in the #NZNavy and Navy Reserves, Warrant Officer Electronic Warfare Instructor Roger Sheehan is still contributing to the service and has crowned his career with recognition at the highest level.
STORY📰 Straight out of high school, Ordinary Musician Aiden West’s musical career is off to a flying start with the #NZNavy Band.
STORY📰 After almost seven months at sea conducting operations and exercises across the Middle East and Indo-Pacific, #NZNavy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha returned home today to an enthusiastic welcome by hundreds of the crew’s friends and whānau.
STORY📰 Warfare Officer Ensign Alex Rendle from Devonport says he’s delighted to be at the forefront of a new chapter in #NZNavy history as he works with the Fijian Navy, piloting Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs) monitoring suspicious activities.
STORY📰 Working with international partners in the Pacific has been a highlight of Lieutenant Henry Cunningham’s latest posting. LT Cunningham is a #NZNavy Maritime Logistics Officer on board the USS Pearl Harbor for Exercise Pacific Partnership 2025.
STORY📰 Three #NZNavy specialists will work side-by-side with the Republic of Fijian Navy personnel this month piloting two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to monitor suspicious activity in Fiji’s waters.
NEWS📢 Fresh off a build-up exercise with their Australian counterparts, around 300 #NZArmy personnel had a quick turnaround before this year's biggest warfighting test, while #NZNavy and #NZAirForce crews have been prepping for the big show.
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STORY📰 There’s plenty of room at sea, but it can still get crowded. The #NZNavy needs to conduct training and exercises, but merchant shipping needs to flow without interruption. Engaging with the maritime industry falls to Maritime Trade Operators.
NEWS📢 The #NZNavy frigate #HMNZSTeKaha has arrived in Jakarta on a goodwill port visit – the first visit to Indonesia by a Royal New Zealand Navy vessel since 2017.
