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HMNZS Aotearoa, the navy's huge new supply ship, arrives home for first time 21 Apr, 2021 07:44 AM 5 minutes to read HMNZS Aotearoa arrives in New Plymouth. Photo / New Zealand Defence Force RNZ By Robin Martin of RNZ The Royal New Zealand Navy's newest and largest-ever ship HMNZS Aotearoa has made its first visit to its ceremonial home port in New Plymouth today. The $450 million supply ship came into service last year and at 173m long it can carry 10.5 million litres of fuel - or enough to "top up" a frigate almost 14 times. It steamed into Port Taranaki this morning. Advertisement The trip...

HMNZS Aotearoa has made its first visit to its ceremonial home port in New Plymouth today. HMNZS Aotearoa arrives in New Plymouth. Photo: New Zealand Defence Force The $450 million supply ship came into service last year and at 173m long it can carry 10.5 million litres of fuel - or enough to 'top up' a frigate almost 14 times. It steamed into Port Taranaki this morning. The trip out to Aotearoa did not have an auspicious beginning with Able Seaman Leon Cooper issuing a rather chilling safety briefing to a the crew of journalists heading out to HMNZS Aotearoa on a ridged hulled inflatable (...

The festivities will follow a formal welcome to the city, firstly from Ngati te Whiti, before Mayor Neil Holdom addresses the ship’s company and presents Aotearoa’s Commanding Officer Captain Simon Rooke with the City Charter. “It’s been four years since we heard the fantastic news that HMNZS Aotearoa would have a Taranaki base following our long and successful association with her predecessor HMNZS Endeavour and HMNZS Taranaki before that,” Holdom said in a statement. JASON DORDAY/STUFF The ship’s company will be given permission to parade through New Plymouth. Key timings f...

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Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui stops in Napier Port for maintenance after Deco cancellation 18 Feb, 2021 02:16 AM 2 minutes to read Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui docked at Napier Port on Thursday to undergo routine fuelling, provisioning and maintenance work. Photo / Paul Taylor Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui docked at Napier Port on Thursday to undergo routine fuelling, provisioning and maintenance work. Photo / Paul Taylor Dreams of an Art Deco 21 gun salute were dashed for Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui after the cancellation of this year's festiv...