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 ...

By Lucy Craymer, Greg Torode and Yimou Lee WELLINGTON/HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) -The New Zealand navy's largest ship, the ...

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.

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

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 ...

A New Zealand Navy ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait in early November, marking the second time since September 2024 that ...

(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 ...

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

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