TE KAHA's recent activities
The frigate TE KAHA and her Ship's Company undertake a wide variety of tasks in the service of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
We report on some of her recent activities.
HMNZS TE KAHA and ENDEAVOUR arrived in San Francisco on Sunday morning, the second port visit on their deployment to the United States. The ship's sailed under the Golden Gate at 0830 on a foggy morning.
A NZ Naval Task Group (Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate HMNZS TE KAHA, her embarked Seasprite helicopter and Royal New Zealand Navy Tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR) with Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS NEWCASTLE joined JS AKEBONO from the Japanese Self...
For the weekend of 20-23 March, the City of Wellington will host two Royal New Zealand Navy ships.
The Navy's purpose built Fleet Replenishment Tanker, HMNZS ENDEAVOUR will berth at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at 8.00pm on Thursday 19 March and...
By SLT Carolyn Docking, RAN, 2008 Tasman Scheme recipient.
HMNZS Te Kaha sailed up the Derwent River to Hobart in Tasmania on February 27 2009 for a three day ship visit. The ship was not open to the public during their visit, however one tour was...
Completing a busy 3 month operational deployment in South East Asia and Australia, Warship HMNZS Te Kaha arrived home to the Devonport Naval Base on Tuesday 16 December, allowing her crew to be reunited with their families and friends in time for...
LPTI Tarshi Callaghan posted on board HMNZS TE KAHA in May 2008. It was her first posting to a ship as a Physical Training Instructor (PTI).
I joined HMNZS TE KAHA in January 2007 and have been with the ship’s Maori Culture Group (Ngaru Kaha) since then. The group performs Kapa Haka items to showcase our culture and talent wherever the ship goes. Performing with the group has been...
Warship HMNZS Te Kaha departed from the Devonport Naval Base at 10:00am Thursday 18 September to commence a three month operational and exercise period in South East Asia and Australia. HMNZS Te Kaha will be one of the New Zealand Defence Force...
On the 5th of September an air-to-surface live missile firing was successfully conducted in a joint exercise involving New Zealand’s Navy and Air Force.
In a joint operation utilising the Navy Frigate HMNZS Te Kaha, Naval Seasprite...
This year’s Canterbury Scholarship recipient, Rachel Standring, along with a previous Canterbury Scholar, Dominica Finch, were invited on board HMNZS TE KAHA when she arrived in Lyttelton Harbour on Friday 15 August. Here Rachel talks about...
From Christmas through to 14 January 2008, TE KAHA was in a reduced availability and Part Annual Leave period was in force to allow the ship's company to have some time with family over Christmas. On 16 January our new CO, CDR Mat Williams, assumed...
TE KAHA was in a maintenance period from March until May 2006.
Three separate ceremonies to mark the official change of Commanding Officer's for the frigate HMNZS TE KAHA, Tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR and the Diving Tender HMNZS MANAWANUI were held on Thursday 19 January 2006, at the Devonport Naval Base.
More than 225 sailors onboard HMNZ Ships TE KAHA and ENDEAVOUR were welcomed into Auckland with a bang after more than five months away from home.
HMNZ Ships TE KAHA and ENDEAVOUR participated in two combined exercises with the Royal Australian Navy in November.