Royal New Zealand Navy

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October 2026

• 20 OctBody recovered in search for missing Waihī Beach kayaker+1

July 2026

• 28 JulNZ Navy warship rescues six people off Hawaii

December 2025

• 24 Dec 2025Law professor calls for UK role to be considered in Manawanui compensation
• 8 Dec 2025Seven Chinese warships shadowed New Zealand navy vessel in East Asia

November 2025

• 27 Nov 2025HMNZS Aotearoa transited through the Taiwan Strait earlier this month
• 18 Nov 2025Police scale back search for missing Northland fisherman
• 17 Nov 2025Search resumes for missing fisherman off the coast of Pātaua South

October 2025

• 17 Oct 2025Samoan villagers seek compensation following Manawanui shipwreck

August 2025

• 24 Aug 2025HMNZS Te Kaha returns home after seven-month deployment

June 2025

• 26 Jun 2025Navy divers neutralise five World War II mines near Auckland

March 2025

• 25 Mar 2025NZ-led taskforce seizes $87.8 million in drugs off Oman coast
• 14 Mar 2025NZ-led task force seizes drugs worth $375 million in Middle East
• 3 Mar 2025New Zealand Defence Force participated in US-led military exercises

February 2025

• 24 Feb 2025Chinese warships conduct live firing exercises in the Tasman Sea+1
• 22 Feb 2025Chinese warships conduct live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea+2
• 21 Feb 2025Experts warn of inadequate funding for New Zealand navy
• 10 Feb 2025US Coast Guard cutter Midgett moors in Wellington

January 2025

• 2 Jan 2025Divers begin removing fuel from sunken Navy ship Manawanui+1

November 2024

• 29 Nov 2024Human error caused HMNZS Manawanui sinking, inquiry finds
• 18 Nov 2024Fuel removal from HMNZS Manawanui to begin in December
• 1 Nov 2024Fuel removal from sunken HMNZS Manawanui to begin this month