Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we’re insignificant,” said Minister of Defence Judith Collins. “We’re a maritime nation ...

A lack of training, qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ship that ran aground, caught ...

The New Zealand government published its Defence Capability Plan (DCP) on 7 April, a document that had been delayed for many ...

A lack of training, qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ship that ran aground, caught ...

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel that ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last year was doomed by several errors, a government inquiry found on Friday, highlighting inadequate training of crew ...

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.

qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa have been identified by a military Court of Inquiry in a ...