New Zealand’s defence minister has criticised "armchair admirals" for suggesting that a female captain’s gender was to blame ...

The Manawanui sank in Samoan waters after it lost power and hit a reef in rough seas. Other NZ servicewomen have also ...

Villages on the southwest coast of Upolu in Samoa are being told not to eat the fish from the ocean in front of their homes ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has announced details of its Court of Inquiry (COI) into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui ...

A fuel spill is highly probable after a New Zealand navy ship grounded caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa said ...

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) on Thursday announced details of its Court of Inquiry (COI) into the sinking ...

We also saw an oil slick on the water which the New Zealand Defence Force maintains is residual fuel from the initial sinking ...

The rescuer - who owns commercial diving company Ark Marine - was called upon on Saturday night after news broke that a Royal ...

The New Zealand defence minister says the impact of the HMNZS Manawanui, sunk in Samoa, is "tracking as well as we could hope ...

Divers from New Zealand and Samoa have been at the sunken HMNZS Manawanui all day working out how to seal three diesel leaks on the underside of the warship. The Manawanui ran aground on the Tafitoala ...

HMNZS Manawanui, pictured in Niue in late 2023, hit a reef off Samoa on October 5. Picture: NZDF The New Zealand Defence Force on Thursday confirmed a Court of Inquiry will be held into the ship's ...

Speed will be of the essence as salvage crews attempt to stop fuel leaking from the sunken New Zealand naval ship off the ...