- Build core mariner skills amongst the ship’s company
- Conduct Replenishment at Sea training with our friends from the Royal Australian Navy.
The crew have all been tested for COVID-19 and will be operating with HMNZS Te Kaha in New Zealand waters until they receive a clearance to sail to Australia.

And other news
NEWS #HMNZSTeKaha and @NZAirForce Hercules aircraft are continuing the search for two people who yesterday called for help from their sinking yacht near Coromandel. Our Orion aircraft is also on standby to join the search today.
NEWS 📢 #HMNZSTeKaha and @NZAirForce Hercules aircraft are continuing the search for two people who yesterday called for help from their sinking yacht near Coromandel. Our Orion aircraft is also on standby to join the search today.
— Royal NZ Navy (@NZNavy) February 17, 2021
📷: File photos ⁰ #NZNavy #Force4NZ pic.twitter.com/21kMcHa6y3
The search for a missing yacht continues today, with the @NZNavy's HMNZS Te Kaha still searching east of Coromandel near Great Mercury Island. Anyone with any information or possible sightings should contact police immediately by calling 111.
— Maritime New Zealand (Nō te rere moana Aotearoa) (@MaritimeNZ) February 17, 2021
Full story: https://t.co/BoqtmGhliy pic.twitter.com/2gMKhGA4Ba


