Our personnel from No. 3 Squadron and No. 6 Squadron have been hard at work airlifting much needed infrastructure from Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Canterbury to the atolls in Tokelau.

The NH90 and Seasprite helicopters have been carrying loads including 48 water tanks, and solar panels for renewable energy, on to Nukunonu, Fakaofo and Atafu atolls. Our New Zealand Army personnel have been helping unload the supplies ready for disinfection by local teams on the atolls.

There have been around 80 underslung loads to each of the atolls.

Did you know? Our NH90 helicopters can carry maximum underslung loads of 3,300kg and our Seasprite helicopters can carry cargo weighing up to 1,814 kg.

RNZAF carried out a medical evacuation

NEWS || Aircrew on one of our Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules aircraft have carried out a medical evacuation after a Kiribati fisherman was injured at sea. The Rescue Coordination Center Fiji and Maritime NZ 's Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand requested our support after the fisherman sustained serious injuries following a fall on a fishing vessel. The Hercules flew yesterday to Tarawa in Kiribati and landed in Fiji around midnight with the patient who was then taken by road to Lautoka Hospital. Our doctor and medic on board were in touch with doctors in New Zealand and Fiji throughout the mission. Along with everyone involved, we hope the injured man makes a speedy recovery.