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HMNZS Hawea

HMNZS Hawea approaches a fishing vessel while on fisheries and customs patrols off Fiji. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Pacific 

NZ Navy’s Fijian maritime patrols end

03/11/201703/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4107 Views 0 Comments Fiji, HMNZS Hawea, maritime patrols, NZDF

Combined maritime patrols between New Zealand and Fiji involving HMNZS Hawea have ended on a high note, with about 550

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Sniffer dogs working with Fiji’s Police and Customs staff trained on the Royal New Zealand Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS Hawea, which has been deployed to Fiji for six months to help with maritime surveillance.
New Zealand News Pacific 

Fiji sniffer dogs nose inshore Kiwi

11/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5101 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Hawea, Republic of Fiji Navy, Sniffer dogs

Sniffer dogs working with Fiji’s Police and Customs staff trained yesterday on the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Inshore Patrol

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Fijian Fisheries Officer Waisea Aka speaks to a local fisherman during a HMNZS Hawea-assisted fisheries and customs patrol in Fiji. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Pacific 

HMNZS Hawea finds 45 infringements on Fiji patrol

19/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3674 Views 0 Comments Fiji, fisheries patrol, HMNZS Hawea, HMNZS Otago, Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Navy inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Hawea boarded about 250 vessels and detected 45 infringements since arriving in

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HMNZS Hawea takes up station alongside HMAS Wollongong as the two ships practice Officer of the Watch manoeuvres off Fiji. Photo by Able Seaman Neil James.
Australian New Zealand News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

ANZNCs visit Fiji

01/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5061 Views 0 Comments HMAS Wollongong, HMNZS Hawea, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Australian and New Zealand Navy contingents visited Fiji recently on separate missions, but took time to join up for mutual

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