Category : Opinion
Author: Jo Moir

There is no reason the findings of a Court of Inquiry into the Manawanui sinking could not to be made public, Foreign Minister Winson Peters says.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/530314/manawanui-sinking-peters-expects-inquiry-findings-to-be-made-public
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Category : Analysis
Author: 1News Reporters

Divers have described the eerie, "distressing" scene at the site of the HMNZS Manawanui after it sank off the coast of Samoa over the weekend.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/09/distressing-scene-as-divers-head-to-site-of-hmnzs-manawanui/
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Category : Opinion
Author: John MacDonald

I think we need to see the New Zealand Navy ship sinking as a wake-up call. Not the sinking itself, but what it’s going to mean for our Navy and our wider defence force.   

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-lets-not-keep-running-down-our-defence-force/
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Category : News
Author: Giles Dexter

There will be many variables to determine just how damaging the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui will be to Samoa's marine environment, a coastal science expert says.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/530082/manawanui-sinking-quick-action-key-to-containing-damage-scientist
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Category : News
Author: 1News
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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