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Prior activities of RESOLUTION
- Nov / Dec 07 - RESOLUTION Update
Since returning to Devonport on 3 November, RESOLUTION’s main focus has been progressing material improvements as part of the Intermediate Maintenance Availability Period (IMAV). This of course means that many of the ship’s company has a... - Nov 07 - Piha Exped
A group of 11 Ship's Company from RESOLUTION participated in a three day Exped to Piha during November. During the Exped we learnt a number of core life saving skills including how to swim in the surf, drive Inshore Rescue Boats (IRBs) and a number... - Nov 07 - Rotorua Exped
On the 21st of November, RESOLUTION’s second Exped group, 11 people in two vans, departed for Rotorua for white water rafting. Once we got to the accommodation at Lake Rotoehu we unpacked our gear and had a barbeque and a swim in the lake,... - Oct 07 - Potential Officer Candidates embarked
The Avondale Race Day was held onboard RESOLUTION on Monday 29th October to raise funds for the Ship’s Welfare Committee and provide some entertainment for Ship’s Company.
Image Right: RES Race Day - Under Starter’s Orders... - Oct 07 - RESOLUTION prepares for Christmas
Surveying continued in all weather (as it often does) during our final period, however bad weather did result in the postponement of the ‘Champion of... - Oct 07 - RESOLUTION’s final port call for the calendar year
The Ship’s Official End of Year Function began with an afternoon of sports at a local Napier park on Friday 19th October. It was good to play some sports on stable ground for a change! After this it was back to the ship to clean up for a... - Oct 07 – RESOLUTION gets a (slight) change of scenery
RESOLUTION departed Gisborne on Mon 8 October to resume surveying in Hawke Bay. After a week of excellent progress there was a subtle change of scenery as RESOLUTION proceeded further north to make the most of the good weather and continued the... - Sept/Oct 07 - RESOLUTION arrives “home”
Due to rough weather during our last period at sea, RESOLUTION was unable to continue surveying and instead paid an impromptu visit to the port of Napier for the weekend of 29-30 September. This was a welcome opportunity for a bit of “R &... - Sept 07 - RESOLUTION samples seabed
After sailing from Gisborne, on Monday 24th September, HMNZS RESOLUTION proceeded down the East coast to return to the shipping lane survey area, just north of Cape Kidnappers. - Sep 07 - HMNZS RESOLUTION in Gisborne
HMNZS RESOLUTION made a port visit to Gisborne from Thursday 20th to Monday 24th September 2007. - Aug 07 - Navy Survey Ship assists in Samoa
On the way to support the Governor General's scheduled visit to the Tokelau Islands, the Navy’s Hydrographic and Survey Ship HMNZS RESOLUTION had a brief stopover in Apia - just long enough to drop off eleven ships personnel to assist the...
- Sept 06 - Home port visit
“It’s always a pleasure to visit Gisborne, and our ongoing survey operations in Hawke Bay have enabled this, our second visit this year.” Commanding Officer, Commander David Mundy said.
- May 06 - South Pacific Military Rescue
Alongside Army and Air Force personnel, the Navy was involved in a significant training exercise in New Caledonia from 22 April- 8 May. HMNZS Resolution, with an embarked team of surveyors capable of conducting work in the shallow water regions, was...