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In this issue we showcase the great work of HMNZS Wellington and her crew, on a mission to Tokelau and the Cook Islands to deliver vaccines. We detail a new way for our experienced sailors to commission as officers, and meet a Waikato nurse who’s getting taste of military life as a naval reservist. Our NZDF Maori Cultural Advisor, Lieutenant Jack Rudolph, talks about Navy life in the eighties, and we have a one-on-one with our Defence Attaché in Washington DC.
Navy Today - Issue 252, March 2021
In our March edition of Navy Today, follow HMNZSAotearoa for her first Replenishment at Sea. Read about our mana wahine being the first in our Navy to wear a moko kauae. Meet World War 2 veteran Laurie Carr, HMNZS Gambia & more.
Navy Today - Issue 268, August 2022
In the August edition of Navy Today read about our work at Rim of the Pacific, how we recover an aircraft from the bottom of the ocean, HMNZS Te Mana’s homecoming, our support our Pacific Partners in Niue and more.
Navy Today - Issue 269, September 2022
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 .
Navy Today - Issue 279, August 2023
Read about the beginning of HMNZS Te Mana’s five-month-long deployment, a Commander’s US Naval War College journey, our Logistics teams supporting a recent visit to Samoa, our newest reservists and so much more.
Navy Today - Issue 280, September 2023
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.
Navy Today - Issue 282, November 2023
In this issue we showcase HMNZ Ships Te Mana and Aotearoa during Exercise Bersama Lima in Malaysia. We've got lots of people profiles, medics, hydrographers, recruiters and lawyers, and we showcase an apprentice carver's efforts to create a new 'gateway' for our trainees entering the Navy to begin their training.
Navy Today - Issue 283, December 2023
In this issue we meet our Sailor of the Year, talk to the new Commanding Officer of HMNZS Aotearoa and showcase members of his crew. CDR Yvonne Gray talks about empowering women at a Pacific Island conference, our hospitality personnel show their skills at Government House and a mother shares her pride in her son's journey through basic training.
Navy Today - Issue 284, February 2024
The Navy's traditional role at Waitangi leads our February magazine. We celebrate our two New Year Honours recipients, showcase our upcoming trial of an automated uncrewed vessel, discuss the journey of those wearing facial moko, and show how we empower secondary school teachers to promote the possibilities of science and technology within the Navy.
Navy Today - Issue 256, July 2021
Going Under! Our divers are the poster team for our July edition of Navy Today, as they refine their techniques with stealthy rebreather equipment in a secluded bay in the far North. We meet HMNZS Manawanui’s new Commanding Officer, and find out what it takes to become qualified as a ship’s diver. A Devonport local writes an article about the excitement of watching a Navy graduation through the fence, and we profile some of our newest qualified officers. Navy historian Gerry Wright talks about Navy life in the fifties, as we progress towards our 80th anniversary this year.
