A former Royal Navy officer will face a court martial following the sinking of a New Zealand ship she was commanding.

Three senior Royal New Zealand Navy officers, including the commanding officer, have been charged over the loss of HMNZS ...

“Exercise Lion Zeal has been a cornerstone of the long-standing defence relationship between Singapore and New Zealand since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New Zealand navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa (centre) navigates in the South China Sea while conducting exercises as part of a ...

The Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk is New Zealand’s preferred option to replace its ageing SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters, while Airbus A321XLRs will replace the RNZAF’s two Boeing 757s. A joint announcement ...

The New Zealand Government announced on Monday that it would pay to the Samoan Government 10 million Samoa Tala ($3.51million) in response to the sinking of an Royal New Zealand Navy ship off the ...

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 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) reported on December 8 that a NZ navy ship, the HMNZS Aotearoa, supported by a P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft, carried out “surveillance and deterrence” ...