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HMNZS Aotearoa

Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa is farewelled from Devonport Naval Base to participate in RIMPAC 22 and for a 5.5-month deployment to the Asia Pacific region. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Pacific 

HMNZS Aotearoa deployed until Christmas

16/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1792 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa

Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa will be taking part in the world’s largest international maritime exercise for the

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HMNZS Aotearoa departs Lyttleton Harbour on her way to Antarctica. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News 

Aotearoa sails from tropics to Antarctica

07/02/202207/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1865 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa

Fresh from her deployment to Tonga where she provided essential aid supplies, refuelling services and water generation, HMNZS Aotearoa has

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The future HMNZS Aotearoa heading for New Zealand and commissioning into the Royal New Zealand Navy. Photo by RNZAF Orion crew.
New Zealand News Overseas 

RNZ Navy’s Aotearoa heading for home

24/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3564 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa

Royal New Zealand Navy’s newest and largest-ever ship Aotearoa is currently on her way to New Zealand and will be formally welcomed home on Friday.

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Former HMNZS Endeavour in India about to be broken up for scrap. NZDF video screenshot.
India New Zealand News Overseas Videos 

Watch HMNZS Endeavour broken up for scrap

14/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5399 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa, HMNZS Endeavour

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s former HMNZS Endeavour was broken up for scrap in India recently. The New Zealand Defence

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New Zealand Ambassador to South Korea Phillip Turner (front row, fourth from left) joins representatives of the Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry of Defence, Hyundai shipyard and Lloyds of London in celebrating the keel laying of the future HMNZS Aotearoa. Photo supplied by NZDF.
Asia New Zealand News Overseas Science & Technology 

Largest ever RNZ Navy ship official keel-laying

14/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3231 Views 1 Comment HMNZS Aotearoa

A keel-laying ceremony for the future HMNZS Aotearoa has been held at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South

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Chief of Navy Rear Admiral John Martin with winning badge designer Chief Petty Officer Steven Knight, his wife Julia and children Jake and Gemma. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas 

CPO wins comp to design new NZ ship’s badge

05/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3881 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa

No one was more surprised to be judged the winner of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s badge competition for its

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The top 10 badges for New Zealand's future HMNZS Aotearoa.
New Zealand News Overseas 

Top-10 new badge designs for NZ’s new oiler

12/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3740 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa

When Chief of Navy Rear Admiral John Martin announced the public competition to design the ship’s badge for HMNZS Aotearoa

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Artist's impression of the yet-to-be-built HMNZS Aotearoa. Supplied by NZDF.
New Zealand News Overseas Science & Technology 

New Zealand’s new mega tanker gets her name

10/04/201710/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11999 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Aotearoa

The Royal New Zealand Navy has announced that the name of its newest and biggest ship will be HMNZS Aotearoa.

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