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Friday, April 4, 2025
A view of the HMNZS Manawanui after running aground and capsizing off Samoa on October 5, 2024.
Accidents

Loss of New Zealand Navy Ship Linked to Training Deficiencies, Autopilot Confusion

The Royal New Zealand Navy released its final Court of Inquiry report on Friday detailing the circumstances that led to the loss of HMNZS Manawanui, which ran

April 4, 2025
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Friday, February 28, 2025
EXCLUSIVE-Airline Pilots Surprised by Chinese Navy Live-Fire Warning Near Australia, Messages Show
Defense

EXCLUSIVE-Airline Pilots Surprised by Chinese Navy Live-Fire Warning Near Australia, Messages Show

Pilots first heard about a Chinese live-fire naval exercise near Australia last week when already in the air, receiving messages that forced some to change

February 28, 2025
Total Views: 945

Monday, February 24, 2025
Flags from Australia and New Zealand
Defense

New Zealand Foreign Minister to Question Chinese Naval Activity in Beijing Visit

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters will touch down in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit as relations between the two countries are

February 24, 2025
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Sunday, February 23, 2025
Pakistan Navy's 9th Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-25 under the slogan "Together for Peace", in the Arabian Sea near Karachi
Defense

China Chides Australia For Reaction To Live-Fire Naval Drills

By Bloomberg News Feb 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China rejected any suggestion from Australia that it failed to be transparent in conducting live-fire

February 23, 2025
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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Chinese Navy's guided missile destroyer Taiyuan takes part in a naval parade. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Defense

New Zealand Says Chinese Navy Held 2nd Live-Fire Drills In International Waters

Feb 22 (Reuters) – New Zealand said the Chinese navy conducted a live-fire exercise in international waters near the Pacific nation on Saturday, a

February 22, 2025
Total Views: 939

Friday, February 21, 2025
Port of Auckland at dusk
Shipping

Port of Auckland CEO Fined in Landmark Maritime Safety Case

Former Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson has been fined $190,000 NZ for his role in a fatal 2020 incident at a container terminal—a landmark case that sets a

February 21, 2025
Total Views: 2355

Friday, November 29, 2024
A view of the HMNZS Manawanui after running aground and capsizing off Samoa on October 5, 2024.
Accidents

Autopilot Oversight: How 12 Minutes of Confusion Sealed HMNZS Manawanui’s Fate

An interim Court of Inquiry report reveals that a critical series of human errors involving the HMNZS Manawanui’s autopilot system led to the disaster. The

November 29, 2024
Total Views: 5398

Accidents

New Zealand Navy Ship Sank Due to Human Error, Inquiry Finds

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last month as a result of human error, a government-initiated inquiry found on

November 29, 2024
Total Views: 3481

Thursday, October 24, 2024
Defense

New Zealand Military Eyes Patrol Ship to Replace Dive Vessel That Sank

WELLINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – New Zealand is looking to return to operation one of its idled offshore patrol vessels after a specialist dive

October 24, 2024
Total Views: 2758

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Captain on the bridge of the ship HMNZS Manawanui weaing coveralls
Navy

Sexist Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Erupts After New Zealand Navy Ship Sinking – Defense Minister Hits Back

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a

October 10, 2024
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Sunday, October 6, 2024
Blurred and granular photo of HMNZS Manawanui sinking in the distance offshore
Grounding Incidents

HMNZS Manawanui Sinking: Hard Grounding, Fire, and a Broken Royal New Zealand Navy

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a dramatic turn of events, HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly upgraded hydrographic salvage and

October 6, 2024
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Saturday, October 5, 2024
HMNZS Manawanui
Defense

Royal New Zealand Navy Ship Grounds, Capsizes Off Samoa

All 75 crew and passengers of the Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui were safely evacuated after the vessel ran aground off the southern coast of

October 5, 2024
Total Views: 6439

Monday, March 25, 2024
New Zealand warship HMNZS Canterbury
Navy

New Zealand Navy Ship Deploys to Support Solomon Islands Election Amid Growing Concerns Over China

By Alasdair Pal(Reuters) – New Zealand said on Monday it will dispatch defence personnel, helicopters and a naval ship to the Solomon Islands to

March 25, 2024
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Monday, December 4, 2023
A containerships berthed at the Port of Auckland, New Zealand
Ports

Port of Auckland Sentenced Over Port Worker’s Death

The Port of Auckland Limited (POAL) has been sentenced in New Zealand following their guilty plea to two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

December 4, 2023
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Monday, October 23, 2023
Views of the two ships on which the stevedores were working; container ship Capitaine Tasman (left) and bulk carrier ETG Aquarius (right). Photo courtesy Transport Accident Investigation Commission
Ports

Major Safety Issues Identified in New Zealand’s Stevedoring Sector

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission of New Zealand has highlighted significant safety concerns that require immediate attention within the

October 23, 2023
Total Views: 1559

Monday, May 15, 2023
Broken Down Containership Safely Anchored in New Zealand, Awaiting Tow to Port
Accidents

Broken Down Containership Safely Anchored in New Zealand, Awaiting Tow to Port

The container ship Shiling, which had lost power and steering off New Zealand last week, will be towed to Wellington, according to the latest updates from

May 15, 2023
Total Views: 2017

Friday, May 12, 2023
crane loading container
Accidents

New Zealand Files Charges in Response to Fatal Incidents at Ports

Following two tragic incidents that occurred last April, New Zealand has taken legal action by filing charges in relation to the fatalities at its ports. The

May 12, 2023
Total Views: 2929

Monday, January 2, 2023
Australia Port Entry To Fouled Cruise Ship
Cruise Ships

Australia Port Entry To Fouled Cruise Ship

by John Konrad (gCaptain) What should have been a dream holiday for passengers, a holiday cruise through the glittering blue waters from Auckland to Sydney has

January 2, 2023
Total Views: 10995

Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Flags from Australia and New Zealand
Navy

Solomon Islands Exempts Australia, NZ From US Navy Ship Ban

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Navy vessels from Australia and New Zealand will be exempt from a temporary ban on foreign ships entering the ports of the

September 6, 2022
Total Views: 43099

Friday, August 5, 2022
Smoke rises from a hold in the cargo ship Kota Bahagia in Napier Port, New Zealand.
Accidents

Hot Work Led to 7-Day Blaze on Cargo Ship in New Zealand -Accident Report

Hot work has been identified as the source of a seven-day blaze on board a cargo ship in New Zealand in December 2020. New Zealand’s Transport Accident

August 5, 2022
Total Views: 2616