The New Zealand Navy will return to service in the third quarter of 2026 one of two offshore patrol vessels idle since 2021, the chief of the defence force said on Tuesday, at a cost running into ...

The last publicised strait transit by New Zealand's navy, accompanied by an Australian navy ship, took place in September ...

Military service has played a central role in shaping Aotearoa New Zealand’s national identity, foreign policy, and international partnerships. From the early colonial period to modern peacekeeping ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defence Force, divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa, after the Manawanui ran aground and sank on Oct. 6.

(Reuters) -New Zealand said the Chinese navy conducted a live-fire exercise in international waters near the Pacific nation on Saturday, a day after it held a similar drill between Australia and New ...

The New Zealand navy’s largest ship, the HMNZS Aotearoa, an oiler, transited the Taiwan Strait earlier this month, New Zealand Minister for Defense Judith Collins said. A source with knowledge of the ...

Waikato Navy officer Kristen Kotuhi (Ngāti Raukawa) has won the 2025 New Zealand Defence Force Sailor of the Year Award.

Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy, has been stationed in Antarctica on a military posting since October ...

Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand 's navy, has been stationed in Antarctica since October, one of 21 ...

The New Zealand navy's largest ship, the oiler HMNZS Aotearoa, made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait ...