As Minister of Defence, I think the first thing we should do is thank the brave men and women of the HMNZS Manawanui. They are heroes. They are the brave defenders of life and liberty as enjoyed by ...

Authorities in Samoa say 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked from the Manawanui since it sank on a reef last week. The New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire and sank off the south coast of ...

And RNZ sources say concerns had been raised about potential leakage from the ship's engine before it departed New Zealand.

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

Susana reports from Samoa ahead of a big weekend there - Samoa Lotu Tamaiti, White Sunday, amid conflicting reports of whether oil is leaking from the HMNZS Manawanui.

Opinion: Within hours the Echunga had broken up and almost all its cargo was lost.

The New Zealand Defence Force has released the first image of the doomed $100 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui underwater. It comes ...

Next week, Parliament resumes sitting after two weeks of recess. Expect plenty of debate around government finances, the ...

I think that he should keep his comments to people who drive trucks rather than people who drive ships,” Collins said.

New Zealand's Defense Minister has rebukes claims that the appointment of a female captain to commandeer a $61 million navy ship ultimately led to its sinking.

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