New Zealand to pay Samoa $3.6m for ship its sailors drove aground on reef - All 75 people on board evacuated to safety as the boat foundered about 1.6km off the coast of Upolu, Samoa’s second largest ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defence Force, divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa, after the Manawanui ran aground and sank on Oct. 6, ...

New Zealand's two new Bluebottle USVs from Ocius Technologies are formally named Tahi and Rua . (NZDF) The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) unveiled on 15 April two ...

WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government said on Monday it would pay the Samoan government 10 million Samoa tala ($3.51 million) following the sinking of a Royal New Zealand Navy ...

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge arrived in Wellington Harbor last week, marking a historic first visit to New Zealand for the U.S. Navy’s oldest operational warship, the service said. The ...

A Royal New Zealand Navy SH-2G(I) Seasprite Helicopter from HMNZNS Te Kaha lands onboard HMS Prince of Wales . (UK MoD/Crown Copyright) The Royal New Zealand Navy ...

New Zealand will buy new navy helicopters and airforce jets in the first steps toward upgrading its military capabilities to deal with rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. The nation will spend ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japanese warships docked in New Zealand ’s capital Friday for the first time in almost 90 years amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its strategic ties in the South Pacific ...

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 ...