A former Royal Navy officer will be court martialed after a New Zealand ship she was commanding hit a reef and sank after the crew failed to turn the autopilot off. Commander Yvonne Gray, a former ...

Defence Minister Judith Collins and Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Garin Golding talk to meida in central Auckland about the wreck of HMNZS Manawanwui that sank off the coast of Samoa on Sunday. Photo / ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A New Zealand naval ship caught fire and sank off Samoa; all those on board were rescued. The HMNZS Manawanui was conducting a ...

New Zealand's defence minister has hit out at "armchair admirals" who have criticised the female captain of one of the country's naval ships that sank last week. HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist diving ...

HMNZS MANAWANUI POWHIRI: Tamati Tangohau lays down the wero (challenge), which is acknowledged by HMNZ Manawanui Lieutenant Commander Andrew Mahoney. Crew of the Manawanui were welcomed at a powhiri ...

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 after Samoan officials confirmed oil is leaking ...

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is conducting an extensive environmental assessment after its specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, ran aground, caught fire, and sank off the ...

New Zealand’s defence minister issued stinging rebukes of what she said were “vile” and “misogynistic” online remarks by “armchair admirals” about the woman captain of a navy ship that ran aground, ...

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 ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has issued an update on the HMNZS Manawanui sinking in Samoa saying it is evaluating what is possible to plug the residual diesel engine room leak while planning ...

Judith Collins said a "deeply concerning, misogynistic narrative" had been directed at Commander Gray and told one of her critics, a male truck driver from Melbourne, to stick to commenting about ...