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 ...

New Zealand's defense minister issued stinging rebukes of what she said were “vile” and “misogynistic” online remarks by ...

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.

Samoa's acting prime minister says a fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and ...

After a New Zealand navy vessel struck a reef and sunk, some social media users have identified the captain's gender as the ...

Defence minister Judith Collins said Commander Yvonne Gray, who faced a barrage of online abuse, was 'appointed on merit, not gender' New Zealand's defence minister issued stinging rebukes of what she ...