Defence minister Judith Collins said Commander Yvonne Gray, who faced a barrage of online abuse, was ‘appointed on merit, not ...

New Zealand's Defense Minister has clapped back at claims that the appointment of a female captain to commandeer a $61 ...

New Zealand’s Navy lost its first ship since World War II after the HMNZS Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of Samoa on ...

WELLINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The sinking of a New Zealand navy ship near the southern coast of Upolu in Samoa has caused concerns over reef damage and oil leaks' threat to the ecosystem.

New Zealand's Defense Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that ...

New Zealand's Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticised online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that ...

Judith Collins said a "deeply concerning, misogynistic narrative" had been directed at Commander Gray and told one of her ...

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

The Manawanui, the New Zealand Navy's specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, sank at a reef off the coast of Samoa that it was surveying.

An oil spill is highly likely, said local authorities, after the New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sank near Samoa.

New Zealand will hold a court of inquiry into the loss of the ship, which was one of nine in its navy. The cause of the ...