Review into the acquisition of HMNZS Canterbury

12 September 2008

Media Releases

• Joint media release by the Secretary of Defence and Chief of Defence Force
• Release of the Coles Review of the safety and functionality of HMNZS Canterbury - MoD Release

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Independent Review 

• Letter of transmittal Independent (25kb .pdf)
• Review of the Safety and Functionality of HMNZS Canterbury (146kb .pdf)
• Annexes (442kb .pdf)

Chief Executives' advice (222kb .pdf)

Summaries

• Summary of the review's recommendations and actions being taken to address them (26kb .pdf)
• Summary of the exercises and activities that have been carried by HMNZS Canterbury since it was commissioned by the RNZN (1,485 kb.pdf)

Image gallery: HMNZS Canterbury

• Image 1 - HMNZS Canterbury arrives at Devonport Naval Base, July 2007 (MC07-0263-07) (3.67MB jpeg)
• Image 2  - Ships company and embarked Army personnel support the All Blacks (AK07-0471-01) (509kb jpeg)
• Image 3 - NZLAVs unload from Canterbury's side ramp (AK07-0471-03) (jpeg 313kb jpeg)
• Image 4 - Loading and operation of Canterbury's Landing Craft Medium (AK07-0471-65) (684kb jpeg)
• Image 5 - Navy Seasprite Helicopter departs Canterbury (MC07-0246-67) (4.35MB jpeg)
• Image 6 - Canterbury Caps (MC07-0257-66) (4.06MB jpeg)

Biography

Biography: Mr John Coles CB FR Eng (20kb .pdf)