Category : Defence
Author: RNZ

Crew and passengers who were on board the HMNZS Manawanui when it grounded on a reef in Samoa are arriving back in Auckland tonight aboard an air force C-130 Hercules.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/530076/manawanui-sinking-crew-and-passengers-returning-to-new-zealand
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Category : Defence
Author: Tom Hunt and Justin Wong

New Zealand’s Defence Minister has all but resigned herself to losing a $100m Navy ship which struck a reef, burned, then sank while the 75 on board made a daring escape in strong currents and waves off Samoa.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350441671/smoke-reportedly-coming-nz-navy-ship-which-hit-samoan-reef
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Category : Defence

It is the first time “in peace time” that the Royal New Zealand Navy has lost a ship.

But the reasons behind the Navy’s first capsize since World War II remain unclear, with Defence Minister Judith Collins and Rear Admiral Garin Golding saying they will seek those answers at a later date.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news
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 I am am waiting for the blame game, conspiracies and finger pointing to start...

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Category : News
Author: Phil Pennington

Defence officials say they have not consulted with industry and academics about participating in AUKUS Pillar Two.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/529357/industry-academics-not-yet-consulted-on-aukus-pillar-two
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Category : Defence
Author: 1News

A Royal NZ Navy ship which ran aground and caught fire has since capsized off the coast of the Samoan island of Upolu, authorities have confirmed.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/06/navy-vessel-capsizes-off-samoa-after-fire-nzdf-confirms/
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Category : News
Author: Cherie Howie

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has run aground near the southern coast of Upolu in Samoa tonight, with all 78 on board in life rafts and accounted for, Maritime Component Commander Commodore Shane Arndell said.

Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/royal-new-zealand-navy-vessel-hmnzs-manawanui-runs-aground-near-samoa/YLJL2634NVDJTD6YOQPJDBOMFU/
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

Attributable to Maritime Component Commander, Commodore Shane Arndell.

The Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui has grounded near the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/story-collections/hmnzs-manawanui-in-samoa/
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 Someone's head is going to roll...

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