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In our June edition of Navy Today read about the importance of collaborative and cooperative partnerships in the Indo Pacific, a change of command for HMNZS Matataua, HMNZS Te Mana departing Canada after her Frigate Systems Upgrade, we celebrate Samoan Language Week and much more.
March’s Navy Today magazine is out now. Read about HMNZS Aotearoa’s maiden voyage to Antarctica, the life of a Defence Adviser in Fiji, on duty in South Korea, why we still learn Morse code, serving on the Royal Yacht and more.
The October Navy Today has landed. In this issue read about 80 years of RNZN history, our personnel on the front line of Operation Protect, HMNZS Te Kaha and HMNZS Aotearoa doing the hard work in South East Asia and much more.
In the final edition of Navy Today for 2022, read about the NZDF Person of the Year James Atelea Faleofa, the Change of Commands of HMNZS Taupo and HMNZS Manawanui, experimenting with unmanned vessels, HMNZS Aotearoa's time in Japan and so much more.
In this October edition, we timeline the events around the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui. We have big photo spreads showing the gunnery capabilities of HMNZS Te Kaha, and the hard work of HMNZS Aoteroa, on its way back from South East Asia. We profile the new Warrant Officer of the Navy, meet our first female mine clearance divers and showcase the Seasprite helicopters in the Marlborough mountains. Our Physical Training Instructors get creative for a staff photo, and we explore the benefits of hydrogen technology for the future fleet.
In this September issue of Navy Today read about HMNZ Ships Manawanui, Matataua and Wellington supporting our Pacific neighbours. The Sea Safety Training School, new engines, new funnels – we look at HMNZS Te Kaha in drydock, Navy reservists and we introduce ‘Navy Made’, the journey to create a sailor .
Read about the Defence Policy Review and what it means for the Royal New Zealand Navy. Catch up with personnel helping with drug seizures in the Indian Ocean, and showcase our divers and hydrographers exercising in Australia. We talk to our personnel trying out the mobile weapons simulator at Devonport, and meet a high school college student who has joined the Naval Reserves.
Our Navy's presence at the world's largest maritime exercise in Hawaii kicks off our Navy Today coverage for August, with HMNZS Aotearoa and our divers from HMNZS Matataua representing for New Zealand. HMNZS Manawanui concludes Pacific adventures, and we meet the new Commanders of HMNZS Taupo and HMNZS Wakefield. We profile five of our talented sailors and their careers, meet one of New Zealand's oldest Navy veterans at 104 and get a first look at the new design for the Navy officer's sword.
In this combined November/December magazine, we cover the timetable of events so far for the HMNZS Manawanui sinking. HMNZS Aotearoa's successful Indo-Pacific deployment is captured in full with some amazing images. HMNZS Canterbury represents New Zealand at CHOGM, we meet our Sailor of the Year, celebrate HMNZS Ngapona's centenary and look forward to the creation of a Navy Reserve Force sub-unit in Whangārei.
This issue marks the end of an era as it is the final time our service magazine will be produced. We have loved creating Air Force News for our readers, but it is time to look towards a different way of delivering our stories and updates.
As we step into 2025, we will publish all our articles on NZDF.mil.nz, where we digitally showcase the latest Air Force news.
As we say haere rā to our service magazines, we look forward to looking to continuing to share stories of our military with you.
In this issue read about the highlights from Bersama Gold, Singapore, where is the Navy across the world, our new Maritime Component Commander, drug busts with CTF 150, our Chef of the Year and more.