New Zealand loses first naval ship since WW2 threatening oil spill off Samoan coast
New Zealand’s Navy lost its first ship since World War II after the HMNZS Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of Samoa on ...
Former Defence Minister: Quick inquiry expected on HMNZS Manawanui sinking
A search for answers over the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui - off Samoa's southern coast. The $100 million naval ship was ...
John Battersby: Manawanui sinking a "dent to our pride"
It is still unknown as to how exactly the Manawanui ended up sinking, but Defence Minister Judith Collins is suggesting a power outage may have caused the ...
Samoa warns of ‘highly probable’ fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sank
New Zealand will hold a court of inquiry into the loss of the ship, which was one of nine in its navy. The cause of the ...