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DAVID WHITE/STUFF The HMNZS Te Kaha awaits docking at Devonport Naval Base after arriving from Canada. Te Kaha announced its arrival with a rumbling 27-gun salute which was returned by the base to acknowledge the Commander of the ship. Once berthed, the Te Kaha crew performed a haka, before the Commanding Officer s family were first on board. DAVID WHITE/STUFF Family and friends lined the Devonport Naval Base with signs and balloons eager to see their loved ones. Brock Symmons has been away from his family for six months and missed out on the birth of his baby girl Maggie, 12 weeks ago. ....
The crew has been in lockdown in Canada since June, and after a 21-day journey, they can now look forward to a COVID-19-free summer. This ship s been away for over 1000 days, some of these sailors have been away for 18 months - that s a really long time. So they ll be looking forward to their families coming home, Chief of Navy Rear Admiral David Proctor says. After the toughest gig of them all, Captain Brock Symmons got an extra-special welcome home gift - getting to meet his new baby Maggie for the first time. It s really cool to come home and have an expansion to the family, he says. ....