WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A lack of training, qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa have been ...

The National Party-led government’s plan to lift defence spending from 1 to 2 percent of GDP, as it prepares to join US-led ...

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel that ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last year was doomed by several errors, a government inquiry found on Friday, highlighting inadequate training of crew ...

A lack of training, qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ... described the navy as “extremely fragile,” with ships idle due to problems retaining the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A lack of training ... in a March 2024 report described the navy as “extremely fragile,” with ships idle due to problems retaining the staff needed to service ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defence Force, divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa, after the Manawanui ran aground and sank on Oct. 6.