Royal NZ Navy

Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa | Royal New Zealand Navy 

Hei Mana mō Aotearoa | A Force for New Zealand

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STORY📰 Joined our Navy - and still in school.

17-year-old Tim Avery is relishing the comradeship and commitment the Navy Reserves has offered since attesting in June.

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Ka rawe Paulette! We couldn't be prouder.

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BRONZE🥉 Tino nui pai rawe atu kia koe ACWS Paulette Doctor, for her stunning achievement at @InvictusGamesDE!

Paulette won a bronze medal in Women's Singles table tennis. This marks Paulette's first medal win, and our NZ teams fifth overall for the games.

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The honoured 💪🇳🇿 See the mana and aroha encompassing our team as they perform ‘Ngā Mātātoa – Unconquered’, the NZDF Invictus haka, to honour and show immeasurable respect to their teammates.

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NEWS📢 A team of divers and support personnel from #HMNZSMatataua recently conducted an extensive hull search on two ships at the Port of Tauranga following intelligence reports they may have been transporting narcotics to Europe from South America.

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Tino pai Jack! You've made us all proud.

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GOLD🥇 Ka rawe LPTI Jack Church for his masterful achievement at @InvictusGamesDE!

Jack won a gold medal in the Men’s 100m sprint. Our first gold medal of the games.

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WATCH🎬 Join Ordinary Hydrographic Systems Operator (OHSO) Cole Bullot for a day onboard USS Miguel Keith during @TalismanSabre.

#HMNZSMatataua’s mine clearance team were recently deployed to the ship to assist with finding and identifying mines in Australian waters.

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In February, #HMNZSTeMana assisted with the rescue of a solo yachtsman near Great Barrier Island.

Our personnel have been awarded the Defence Meritorious Service Medal and Chief of Defence Force Commendations for their part in the rescue.

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📍Caves Hut, Leatham Valley

Watch as the rotors on one of our Seasprite helicopters stir up a mist and create a rainbow, while our aircrew readies to land during a helicopter familiarisation exercise with Land Search and Rescue New Zealand 🌈🌈

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#HMNZSAotearoa has departed NZ to participate in the FPDA Exercise Bersama Lima in Malaysia, alongside #HMNZSTeMana.

The aim of the exercise is to practise maritime-based warfare, naval, airborne and amphibious operations and more.

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READ 📖 The August issue of Navy Today is out now!

Read about the beginning of HMNZS Te Mana’s five-month-long deployment, a Commander’s US Naval War College journey, our Logistics teams supporting a recent visit to Samoa and so much more.

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Fair winds and good luck to our 17 Navy personnel competing in the @NZDefenceForce Defence Blacks team 👏🏉

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1/2 Game on in France 🇳🇿🏉🇫🇷 Our Defence Blacks are now in France preparing for pool play at the International Defence Rugby Competition – the military equivalent of the Rugby World Cup.

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Go behind the scenes on #HMNZSTeMana as the ship and crew headed to Australia on the first leg of the ship’s five-month deployment.

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Heart transplant at 25❤️‍🩹At 5am on a Sunday in 2021, Leading Physical Training Instructor Jack Church got a phone call that would save his life – there was a heart waiting for him.

Jack is now set to compete at @InvictusGamesDE next month.

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STORY📰 Four of our sailors are supporting operations in the Middle East, as a part of the Combined Maritime Forces, CTF 150.

They played in role in more than 22 tonnes (estimated $NZ495m) of illicit drugs being seized and destroyed.

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When our ships travel to other ports, it’s the job of the ‘pusser’ to ensure the ship has what it needs to sustain and carry out its deployment.

A six-person Logistics Detachment was sent to Samoa recently, ahead of the arrival of #HMNZSTaupo.

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WATCH🎬 “20 seconds could save someones life, and make their life a bit more bearable.”

Through his battle with depression, David's journey has lead him to represent NZ at @InvictusGamesDE.

Hear his story of survival and hope ⬇️

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Next stop Sydney 🦘👋 #HMNZSTeMana sails out of the Waitematā Harbour this morning at the beginning of a lengthy deployment.

For the next five months, the ship and its 178 crew will be engaged in a series of port visits and exercises.

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