Recent Activities Canterbury
By PLTOFF TODD O'HARA, NZCF
In late October, multi-role vessel HMNZS CANTERBURY transported about 100 tonnes of equipment and supplies and 50 conservation and meteorological specialists to remote Raoul Island during its quarterly resupply run to...
HMNZS CANTERBURY undertakes first docking period in FORGACS dry dock, Brisbane.
By LMT(L) Robertson and AMT(L) Graham
Over the last month HMNZS...
A US-led task group is now based on HMNZS CANTERBURY, following a ceremony onboard today and a US Navy Commodore's pennant is flying from the ship after being transferred from USS CLEVELAND.
Over the past week 273 NZDF personnel have worked from HMNZS CANTERBURY on humanitarian relief tasks on the Island of Niuatoputapu. By the numbers tasks completed on Niuatoputapu include the following.
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s ship HMNZS CANTERBURY and the US Navy ship USS CLEVELAND have joined each other off the reef of Niuatoputapu, a small island in Tonga. HMNZS CANTERBURY and over 200 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are in...
CANTERBURY and 150 embarked New Zealand Defence Force personnel to participate in the Pacific Partnership humanitarian operation.
The first docking of an RNZN Landing Craft using a wet well deck was completed last week in Luganville Harbour, Vanuatu with the USS CLEVELAND.
- JULY 2010 - CANTERBURY delivers to Tuvalu
Over the last two week’s CANTERBURY has been deployed to the islands of Funafuti, Vaitapu and Nukufetau in the Tuvalu Islands on Operation Tropic Twilight 2010. The operation is designed to test the Defence Force’s ability to respond to... - October 2010 - HMNZS CANTERBURY
Supporting Exercise HAMEL in Australia
By SLT Hamish McGee and MID Mathew Wilson
Following CANTERBURY’s part in Op Hopeke the ship berthed in Wellington for the Coke Careers Expo, before undertaking sea training and EEZ patrols in NZ waters.... - April/May 2010: CANTERBURY in Exercise CROIX DU SUD
By Ensign Josh Aperahama RNZN
“Action Seasprite, Action Seasprite! Force protection teams, close up!” These were the orders to start the day as CANTERBURY worked through the live exercise phase of Exercise CROIX DU SUD 2010. CROIX DU...
- October 2009 - New Zealand Defence Force Begins Tsunami draw down
Having successfully achieved its immediate disaster relief tasks in the wake of the Tsunami that struck Samoa and Tonga on the 29th September 2009 the New Zealand Defence Force has commenced a draw-down of personnel and equipment no longer required.... - August 2009 - HMNZS CANTERBURY delivers vehicles and stores to Dili, Timor Leste
For the first time a New Zealand warship has entered Dili’s small harbour to offload vehicles and equipment for New Zealand and Australian forces in the International Stabilisation Force.
HMNZS CANTERBURY was the largest military vessel to... - June 2009 - HMNZS CANTERBURY arrives home after successful humanitarian mission to Pukapuka
HMNZS CANTERBURY arrived back home to the Devonport Naval Base on Tuesday 23 June after completing a four week deployment, which included a successful humanitarian mission on the island of Pukapuka (in the northern Cook Island group) in support of... - June 09 - HMNZS CANTERBURY completes humanitarian mission on Pukapuka
HMNZS CANTERBURY, with 60 extra personnel embarked, arrived in Pukapuka in the northern Cook Islands on 2 June, to commence Exercise TROPIC TWILIGHT. The aim of the exercise was to test the NZDF's ability to provide aid in the event of a natural... - March 2009 - Variety Bash
Saturday 28 March is a day to set the alarm early. Over 40 Variety Bash vehicles including a dozen quirky fire engines and a bubble blowing car will descend on Devonport on Saturday 28 March - all in the aid of charity. Local residents are advised... - March 2009 - Navy selects Canterbury Scholar
Simon Todd has no Navy connections in the family but the 18-year-old University of Canterbury student has been recognised for displaying our Core Values of courage, commitment and comradeship. On 26 March, Lieutenant Commander Graham Emmerson,... - Mar 09 - Navy Amphibious sea support ship being put through her paces off the Queensland Coast
The Navy’s Amphibious Sealift Ship, HMNZS CANTERBURY is currently off the coast of Queensland, near Townsville, participating in Exercise Sea Lion 2009. CANTERBURY is working alongside HMAS KANIMBLA, landing craft of the Royal Australian... - Feb 09 - 100 Man Royal Guard of Honour and Navy Ship to support Waitangi Celebrations
The Royal New Zealand Navy has been invited by the people of Tai Tokerau to attend Waitangi Day Celebrations in the Bay of Islands and will continue its proud history of playing a major part in the commemorative ceremonies during the 169th... - Feb 09 - HMNZS Canterbury
By LT Ginette Van Der Gulik RNZN
As I write, CANTERBURY is on her way across the Tasman, a trip she hasn’t made since this time last year, and yet another step in proving her capabilities after her long stint alongside in Auckland. We are on... - Jan 09 - CANTERBURY Update
CANTERBURY Ship’s Company returned to DNB on Monday the 12th January to begin a new year and a busy period for the ship.
Image Right: CANTERBURY at sea (NIS 09-02). - Jan 09 - HMNZS Canterbury to visit Timaru for 150th anniversary celebrations
Navy Amphibious Support Ship HMNZS CANTERBURY spent a special weekend of celebration in Timaru, berthing at No 1 Wharf West at 10:00 am on Friday 16 January and departing at 10:00 am on Monday 19 January.
Commander Jim Gilmour and his crew of 53...
- Dec 08 - The end of a year for CANTERBURY
Wednesday 12th Nov 2008 HMNZS CANTERBURY sailed for SATS having been alongside DNB since April. CANTERBURY’s time alongside in training and maintenance was not wasted though as proved by the immediate success in utilising the brand new J3... - Nov 08 - Change of Command ceremony for HMNZS Canterbury
A ceremony to mark the change of Commanding Officer for Amphibious Support Ship, HMNZS CANTERBURY was held at the Devonport Naval Base on Friday 28 November.
Commander Tony Millar relinquished Command of HMNZS Canterbury and Commander James Gilmour... - Nov 08 - Book Launch of ‘Service from the Sea’– The Navy Story
On Friday 28 November Penguin Group (NZ), with support from the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Navy Museum, launched a new book entitled "Service from the Sea" on board HMNZS CANTERBURY.
"Service from the Sea tells the Navy’s story and... - Oct 08 - CANTERBURY Prepares for Sea
HMNZS Canterbury is currently in a busy period of training and preparations to get back to sea in November after a maintenance period and the arrival of new sea boats.The ship is focusing on ‘whole ship’ activities such as bomb threat... - Aug 08 - HMNZS Canterbury under SRA
The last month for CANTERBURY has been dominated by the Selected Repair and Availability (SRA) period which saw the maintenance of equipment onboard, the fitting of a huge new shiny satellite dish (easily recognisable by any discerning Ship... - Jun 08 - Happy Birthday CANTERBURY
On 12 June 2007 HMNZS CANTERBURY was commissioned into the RNZN at Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Australia by the Ship’s Lady Sponsor the Right Honourable Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand. Over the last 12 months, CANTERBURY has... - May 08 - Raoul Island Re-supply
Personnel from Naval Personnel Resource Centre (NPRC) based at the Devonport Naval Base have been based on remote Raoul Island in the Kermadec Group for the past week. Fourteen Navy personnel including Detachment Commander Lieutenant Gerald... - Working with Australian and French Defence partners
New Zealand’s Multi Role Vessel HMNZS CANTERBURY along with ships from the Australian and French Defence Forces, is taking part in Exercise Sea Lion in the Townsville and inner Great Barrier Reef areas off Australia’s eastern coast.
- Aug 06 - MRV leaves for Melbourne
The Navy’s future Multi-Role Vessel, currently known as NUSHIP CANTERBURY, sailed from Rotterdam in heavy rain on the late afternoon of 21 August. - Students sail on HMNZS CANTERBURY
Recently, ten students from the central North Island got the chance to sail on HMNZS CANTERBURY from Wellington to Auckland to see what life in the Navy is all about. The aim of the Student at Sea program is to provide a sea experience for top... - Looking after CANTERBURY all in a day's work
Safely navigating a 9000-tonne ship in tricky situations isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but it’s just another day on watch for Seaman Officer, Lieutenant Duncan Mackenzie. - Navy's newest ship put through its paces
HMNZS CANTERBURY, the Navy’s newest ship was commissioned into operational service in June this year, sailed from Devonport Naval Base in the early hours of Monday 6 August heading for an intensive few days of sea trials. - CANTERBURY Arrives in Lyttelton (video)
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Right: HMNZS CANTERBURY enters Lyttelton Harbour for the first... - First Protector ship, HMNZS Canterbury, arrives June
- CANTERBURY’S CONTRACTOR SEA TRIALS
A report by ENS Matthew McQuaid RNZN
On 22 January, the ‘Nuship’ CANTERBURY sailed from the Tenix ship yard in Williamstown to conduct four days of contractor’s sea trials. For many of the newer members of the ships’...
- MRV and Landing Craft
The Navy’s new Multi-Role Vessel (pictured right), to be named CANTERBURY, has a vehicle capacity for up to 40 NZLAVs (the Army’s new armoured fighting vehicle) along with an embarked force of up to 250 personnel.
The MRV’s... - Canterbury begins final pre-delivery fit-out
- Canterbury Sea Trials
The 8000 tonne Multi Role Vessel which is to be commissioned into Naval service in 2007, commenced two days of sea trials in Holland on 3 July.
A total of ten Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and Ministry of Defence (MoD) personnel boarded CANTERBURY... - CANTERBURY arrives in Melbourne
Size matters
The Navy’s Multi Role Vessel, Canterbury, is now in Williamstown, Melbourne to complete her final fit out of military and communications equipment prior to acceptance into New Zealand service. Job specific training and...