RNZN Divers Dispose of World War II Bombs in Vanuatu
Explosive Second World War relics that have lain underwater in Port Vila for nearly 80 years have been rendered safe by Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) divers, at the request…
HMNZS Manawanui Survey & Bomb Disposal in South Pacific
Dive and hydrographic vessel HMNZS Manawanui has arrived in Niue, the first stop in a seven-week deployment to the southwest Pacific. Operation Calypso will involve the 70-strong Royal New Zealand…
HMNZS Matataua Receives Three Littoral Maneuver Craft
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has added new high-speed craft to its fleet which will allow it to deliver divers, troops and mine counter measures on military operations around…
Navy Assists Customs in Underwater Drug Search
A team of Royal New Zealand Navy divers has scoured the hulls of two ships berthed at the Port of Tauranga, following intelligence reports they may have been transporting narcotics…
Thirty-year Labor of Love Gifted to Navy
More than a quarter of a century after HMNZS Monowai decommissioned from the RNZN fleet, a meticulously-constructed model has made its return to Devonport Naval Base. A model of the…
New Zealand Deploys Two Ships for Cyclone Garbrielle Relief
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Dive, Hydrographic and Salvage vessel HMNZS Manawanui departed from Devonport Naval Base this afternoon, loaded with supplies for the East Coast region. Frigate HMNZS Te…
WWII Bombs Located in Tuvalu Waters
Twenty two 500lb WWII-era Aerial Bombs have been located underwater at Nanumea in Tuvalu, by members of the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, and United…