Recent Activities
HMNZS HAWEA Progess report from August 2011
By LT Matt Kalo
In early May HAWEA set sail for her home port, Westport, on the...
By SLT Simon Wasley RNZN
During HAWEA’s five-day Customs patrol in Fiordland the weather conditions were our biggest challenge. With a massive Low to the west of the South Island, trying conditions of wind, rain and choppy seas were endured.
For the second time in 12 months HAWEA has circumnavigated New Zealand – sailing from Auckland on 12 April for a week of sea training before a port visit to Tauranga. The focus for the week was Engineering and Damage Control training, where...
The second of the new Inshore Patrol Vessels, HMNZS HAWEA, under the Command of Lieutenant Grant Judson, is currently in Westport for her special first ever visit to her homeport region. HMNZS HAWEA will berth in Westport from Tuesday 18 August to...
The second of the Navy's new Inshore Patrol Ships, HMNZS HAWEA, was handed over to the Navy at a ceremony in Whangarei on Friday 1st May and sailed to Devonport Naval Base on Wednesday 6th May where she joined HMNZS ROTOITI for special equipment...