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N T 1 3 3 J U N E 0 8 W W W . N A V Y . M I L . N Z 1
TE MANA IN THE GULF
REMUS THE NAVY'S ROBOT
QUEENS BIRTHDAYHONOURS
CHILE'SNAVY
AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISE AT NAPIER
PUKAKINAMED
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WE STILL NEED TO IMPROVE OTHER
PARTS OF THE NAVY SO THAT
WE BECOME ‘AN ORGANISATION
OF CHOICE’. WE HAVE TO LIFT
OUR PERFORMANCE ACROSS A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES SO
THAT WE GET PEOPLE JOINING AND STAYING
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4 WELCOME TO THE ARABIAN GULF
8 INTERVIEW WITH ADM CODINA
11 WARRANT OFFICER ADVANCED COURSE
12 ANZAC DAY AROUND THE WORLD
14 KOREAN SCHOLARSHIPS
16 REMUS – OUR NAVY’S UNDERWATER ROBOT
18 MORE HORSEPOWER FOR COMMUNICATIONS
20 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
21 RESERVISTS AND EMPLOYERS OF THE YEAR
22 SUPERANNUATION
24 OUR PEOPLE
26 AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISE HITS THE BEACH
28 EXERCISE MALZEA
30 HMNZS RESOLUTION
31 HMNZS MANAWANUI
32 HMNZS ENDEAVOUR
33 LCM COURSE IN SINGAPORE
34 SEAMANSHIP REVIEW
35 AROUND THE FLEET
36 PUKAKI NAMED
37 DOING THINGS BETTER IN DEFENCE
38 PREGNANCY POLICY AND ADVICE
40 NAVY ADVENTURE CHALLENGE
42 GALLEY SLIDE
43 SPORT
46 MAIN NOTICE BOARD
DEFENCEA publication of
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CONTENTSISSN 1173-8332
C O N T E N T S Y O U R S A Y E
R A D M D A V I D L E D S O N [ C H I E F O F N A V Y ]
ISSUE 133
MRS ALISON ROXBURGH DCNZM OF NELSON IS
ESCORTED OVER THE NEW PUKAKI BY LTCDR
LEON HARVEY RNZN AFTER THE SHIP’S NAMING
CEREMONY ON 10 MAY. MRS ROXBURGH HAS BEEN
INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ROLES, EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION AND WOMEN’S AFFAIRS SINCE THE
MID-1960S – BOTH IN NZ AND INTERNATIONALLY.
PUKAKI’S NAMING IS CELEBRATED ON PAGE 36.
[ P H O T O : C P L C H R I S W E I S E N B O R N , R N Z A F, N P U ]
04 WELCOME TO THE GULF
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08 INTERVIEW: CHILEAN NAVY
12 ANZAC DAY AROUND THE WORLD
16 REMUS - THE UNDERWATER ROBOT
DIRECTORY
26 AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISE HITS THE BEACH
BY THE TIME this column is read, most Sailors will
have a very good idea of how the new pay rates
derived from the NZDF’s Military Remuneration
System will affect them. There will, however, still be
a number of remuneration components – including
the ‘regional accommodation factor’ - that require
further work and that are accurately characterised as
a ‘work in progress’. We need to be careful in what is
a complex area, that the desire to get things sorted
out and confirmed quickly does not compromise a
successful outcome for everyone.
Importantly, implementing the new Military
Remuneration System explicitly acknowledges
the criticality of having the right people in the right
numbers for our ability to, at the bare minimum,
deliver on the Mission - and to, ideally, move towards
our Vision. The current fleet programme starkly
demonstrates the impact of having to balance activity
levels against personnel availability, rather than just
against platform availability.
Implementing the Military Remuneration System also
demonstrates the commitment and determination of
the NZDF’s senior leadership to address key issues
that affect our ability to recruit and retain those people
we need, if we are to be able to meet the government’s
and our country’s expectations.
While there are a number of issues that we need
to get on top of, in recent years ‘remuneration’ has
assumed an increasingly high profile and priority.
That we are now able to move ahead with the new
Military Remuneration System is due to a sustained
period of intensive work by a relatively small group of
military and civilian personnel. Support by a number
of external agencies has also been an important factor
– as has been our ability to make available the not
insubstantial sum of money to fund it.
It is not easy to successfully implement financial
initiatives across a relatively large and complex
organisation such as the NZDF, or across a smaller -
but also complex - organisation like the Navy. As I’ve
spent the last little while thinking about the challenges
we face in getting this initiative done - and those we
face in achieving the outcome we are looking for - I
reflected on some of the lessons I’ve learned from a
couple of similar exercises.
One, most people will look only at the impact of any
changes on them. While this is understandable, it
means that they look at the initiative in terms of only
the hundreds – or, maybe, thousands – of dollars they
see in their hand, not the millions of dollars cost across
the NZDF.
Two, not everyone will be happy. In fact, some
people may be disappointed. In this regard it is
important that people look at the changes in terms of,
first, the effect on them today and, second, the effects
on them in the longer term. I think, too, it is important
that people see the changes in terms of senior leaders
doing the very best they can with the resources they
have available.
Three, as someone wiser than me said, ‘we cannot
afford to make pay the battleground on which we will
fight other employers for the people we want to recruit
and retain.’
So, the Military Remuneration System does not
provide a ‘silver bullet’ to address our personnel
challenges. We still need to improve other parts of the
Navy so that we become ‘an organisation of choice’.
We have to lift our performance across a range of
activities so that we get people joining and staying
because they ‘like the Navy’.
Four, we have to be very careful that ‘pay’ does not
become a ‘point of tension’ between each of us. In the
past it has not been a factor that has got in the way of
our ability to work together: to function as a joined up
team; to share information; to give special recognition
where it is merited. These characteristics are pretty
fundamental to our organisational character and they
are lined up with our Core Values. We all need to
ensure they are not compromised by any changes
introduced as a result of the new system.
Five, we need to be sensitive to the fact that while
the Military Remuneration System addresses the
remuneration only of our military personnel, that
does not mean that we are insensitive to the valuable
contribution made by our civilian personnel. Ultimately,
it is all our people – military and civilian – working
together that will enable us to be successful.
As people contemplate the outcomes of the Military
Remuneration System from their personal perspective
and, as others in the Navy look at its effects on those
around them, I trust that we can all reach a consensus
that, irrespective of our individual responses, ultimately
the new remuneration strategy is a step in the right
direction for the Navy and for the Defence Force.
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C O A L I T I O N M A R I T I M E O P E R A T I O N S
BY SLT PADDY BAKER RNZN
ON SATU RDAY 4 MAY , HMNZS TE MANA
entered the Area of Operations, bound for
Bahrain. In the approaches to the Straits of
Hormuz, the ship had its first interaction with
a foreign vessel when we joined Japanese De-
fence Ship OUMI, for a Replenishment At Sea.
The JDS OUMI is a 25,000 ton MASHUU-class
Fleet Replenishment Tanker and is escorted on
station by the destroyer JDS MURASAME. The
Japanese vessels do not operate inside the
Gulf but support the international effort in the
region by supplying fuel to vessels conducting
operations in the wider area of operations.
With the RAS complete, we carried on and
transited the gateway to the Arabian Gulf, the
Straits of Hormuz. The Straits of Hormuz are
a strategic point in the Gulf bordered by Oman
and Iran. It is also one of the busiest sea lanes
in the world with both merchant traffic and
small “go fast” vessels crossing the strait. In
2004, the last time a New Zealand vessel was
deployed to the Gulf, part of TE MANA’s task-
ing was to escort vessels through this stretch
of water. Since that time, tensions have eased
and apart from some less than favourable vis-
ibility, we enjoyed a relatively straight forward
passage.
BAHRAIN After we completed our transit of the strait,
we turned towards Bahrain for our first Middle
Eastern port visit, berthing during 8 May. TE
ARABIANWELCOME TO THE
MANA was berthed in the port of Manama;
for many personnel on board, it would be the
first time that they had visited a Middle East-
ern country.
Bahrain itself boasts rapid growth, second
only in the region to the United Arab Emirates.
Our ships’ company took advantage of cultural
tours and shopping at the souqs (markets)
whilst rubbing shoulders and bartering with
the local shopkeepers.
We sailed after three days of preparations,
briefings - and some relaxation - for our first
patrol.
OUR FIRST PATROLDuring 11 May, TE MANA sailed for our first
patrol in the Central Arabian Gulf (CAG). Our
ship is operating within a 20,000 square mile
area, conducting maritime support and security
operations for Coalition Task Force 152 in the
Central and Southern Arabian Gulf.
Our CO, CDR Blair Gerritsen, said that af-
ter refuelling from the Japanese tanker in the
Gulf of Oman, and following briefings from the
Bahraini Task Force Commander Brigadier
General Abdulla Saeed Al-Mansoori, all hands
were prepared and ready to get underway. “We
had a successful passage from Devonport via
Singapore and the team are now focussed on
the task ahead. We’ve already established
good relationships with our coalition partners
and are looking forward to working with them
in the weeks ahead.”
The first three days were dedicated to Ex-
ercise GOALKEEPER III where we joined ves-
sels from the Bahrain, the US Navy and other
regional partners to practice interoperability,
boarding and handover procedures. One of
the major exercises was a combined board-
ing of the USNS CATAWBA by the TE MANA
Boarding Team and a US Navy boarding team.
After tracking down the CATAWBA, the board-
“THE TEAM ARE NOW FOCUSSED ON THE TASK. WE'VE ESTABLISHED GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COALITION PARTNERS”
TE MANA REFUELS FROM THE JAPANESE TANKER OUMI. (NOTE THAT THE FISH-EYE LENS DISTORTS SOME OF THE VERTICAL LINES IN THIS PHOTO)
LWT JAMES HEASLEY FIXES THE ENGINE ON A LOCAL DHOW
CPOET JOSH VINCENT GUIDES TE MANA’S RHIB TOWARDS A DHOW
THE BAHRAIN SOUQ
THE DHOW HAKA FAWAL IS BOARDED BY TE MANA’S TEAM
THE ROYAL BAHRAINIAN NAVY FRIGATE BRNS SABHA (FFG ) PARTICIPATING IN A JOINT EXERCISE. SABHA IS AN FFG 7 CLASS FRIGATE TRANSFERRED FROM THE USN
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TE MANA PREPARES FOR A RAS WITH USNS KANAWHA ON 26 MAY
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COALITION MARITIME FORCES led by Royal
Bahrain Navy BRIG GEN Abdulla Saeed Al
Mansoori, commander CTF 152, conducted
Exercise Goalkeeper III in the Arabian Gulf be-
tween 12-14 May. The three-day exercise fo-
cused on Maritime Security Operations (MSO)
and provided coalition forces an opportunity to
work together and exercise their ability to lo-
cate and track various contacts, conduct Visit,
Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) operations
as well as testing command and control func-
tions. Goal Keeper III included forces from
Bahrain, New Zealand, the UK, the US and
other regional countries.
BRIG GEN Al Mansoori said the exercise
gave coalition navies an opportunity to improve
interoperability and training proficiency: “We
are working together, continuing operations
that counter illicit activities in the maritime
arena – to create a lawful maritime order,” ex-
plained the General, who oversees all maritime
UNITS IN GOAL KEEPER III ROYAL BAHRAINI NAVY • RBNSAlManama(FPBGH50),corvette
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY • HMNZSTEMANA(F111),frigate
US NAVY• USSNassau(LHA4),amphibiousassaultship• USSPhilippineSea(CG58),guidedmissilecruiser• USNSCatawba(T-ATF168),fleetoceantug• maritimepatrolaircraft.
“SECURITYINTHEMARITIMEENVIRONMENTPROMOTESSTABILITYANDGLOBALPROSPERITY.”Source:5thFleetPublicAffairs;USNavalForcesCentralCommand
ing teams discussed tactics on board the USS
NASSAU (a 40,000 ton amphibious assault
ship). When the plans were finalised, a 12 man
combined boarding team used TE MANA’s
RHIBs to board and search the vessel. Both
teams found it easy to operate with each other
due to the similarity of procedures and proved
another capability within the Task Force.
After the exercise, our priorities turned to our
main mission in the Gulf, Approach and Assist
visits (AAv). The intention of an AAv is to pro-
mote security in the region by countering illegal
acts such as piracy and smuggling. This in-
volves liaising with the crew of fishing and cargo
dhows as well as providing protection for both
the dhows and oil infra-structure in the region.
In these roles, TE MANA is well suited with our
Seasprite conducting searches for groups of
dhows paving the way for our visit teams in one
of our three seaboats to conduct many visits in
a short period of time. In the first three days of
AAvs we conducted 16 visits providing a good
start to our time in theatre.
ABU DHABI Abu Dhabi was our second port visit in the
Gulf, during 19 – 23 May. The visit enabled
some of our ship’s company to experience
an overnight desert safari, as well as cultural
tours of the city.
We hosted CDF on board for a visit and a
reception. He remarked that the ship’s mis-
sion was contributing to peace and security in
the region. He noted that the mission is truly a
Joint mission given the presence of personnel
from all three Services on board. The Warrant
Officer of the Defence Force also took some
time to talk with our sailors.
The NZ Ambassador in the region has a
cousin on board, POMT Matheson. CPL Rob
Larman of the Ship’s Flight received an RNZAF
‘Well Done’ presented to him by the CDF.
AND ON PATROL AGAINAfter sailing from Abu Dhabi, TE MANA RASed
from USNS KANAWHA, while the big replenish-
ment tanker supplied fuel and stores to a US
Navy ship at the same time.
The Boarding Team undertook 'Approach and
COALITION FORCES
Assist visits' - by 5 June we had achieved 118
such visits during the deployment so far. We
conducted some of those AAvs with our Bah-
raini colleagues for the first time as part of an
operation designed to enhance interoperability
and ensure security for merchant vessels and
platforms in the area.
This is an example of theatre security co-
operation at the tactical level, conducting
combined visits to vessels. While we have an
attached interpreter, our Boarding Team were
further assisted by the language skills of the
Bahraini boarding team.
“OUR MAIN MISSION - TO PROMOTE SECURITY IN THE REGION BY COUNTERING ILLEGAL ACTS SUCH AS PIRACY AND SMUGGLING”
C O A L I T I O N M A R I T I M E O P E R A T I O N S
ARABIAN GULF 15 MAY, 2008
EXERCISE TOGETHER operations in the central and southern Arabian
Gulf region. “Coalition maritime forces conduct
Maritime Security Operations under international
maritime conventions to build security and com-
plement the counterterrorism and security efforts
of regional nations.”
The exercise’s key event was coalition team
members handling command and control of a
specific vessel of interest that could pose a threat
to one of the coalition nations in the Gulf region.
The exercise allowed coalition boarding teams to
board the vessel of interest, locate and take con-
trol of a person of interest and practice the proce-
dures for turning them over to Coast Guard ships.
CAPT Jim Loeblein USN said that building secu-
rity is not the only advantage of these exercises.
“While helping to build regional security, exercises
like GKIII also allow us to maintain our open sea
lanes,” he said. “This is a very important area of
the world for merchant traffic and regional Navy
traffic, and exercises like this allow us build confi-
dence in our regional partners and provides a
combined opportunity to provide security.”
CAPT Loeblein said the exercise was a tre-
mendous success noting GKIII was the most
complicated exercise CTG 152 has conducted
to date. “I’d like to see more coalition member
states participating,” he said. “I think the more
you get involved with bi-lateral and multi-
national exercises, the more it improves the
ability of the Coalition and regional partners
to work together towards a common security
objective.”
BRIG GEN Al Monsoori said coalition initia-
tives like this have added to improved co-
operation efforts within the region. “I believe
Bahrain’s leadership of CTF 152 has been
very successful and has improved cooperation
in maritime security within the region. The 20-
plus members of the coalition all work togeth-
er seamlessly. We are proud of the work we
have accomplished while leading CTF 152.”
LMT(P) RICHARD TE NANA DURING A PERFORMANCE BY TE MANA’S CULTURAL GROUP IN BAHRAIN
ACO CHARLOTTE GALLAGHER MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP
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CDR BLAIR GERRITSEN (R) OF TE MANA PRESENTS A PHOTO OF THE SHIP TO LT MOHHAMED AL GAZAL, ONE OF THE BOARDING
OFFICERS FROM THE RBNS SABHA. STANDING BEHIND IS LT GEORGE HAHN, ONE OF TE MANA’S BOARDING OFFICERS
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I N T E R N A T I O N A L
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, CHILEAN NAVY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I
HOPE YOU’RE ENJOYING YOUR VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND.
BECAUSE CHILE AND NEW ZEALAND ARE ON THE FAR SIDES
OF THE SAME OCEAN, THERE’S NOT BEEN ALL THAT MUCH
INTERACTION BETWEEN OUR TWO NAVIES, SO MY FIRST
QUESTION IS ABOUT THE ROLE OF YOUR NAVY.
I think the roles of our navies are very similar. For our role, you could
say that we have three major areas of focus, or ‘vectors’. The first is
the defence of our sovereignty and territorial integrity with the Army
and the Air Force. The second is our Maritime vector, which is the
protection and development of our maritime interests. Finally, there
is the International vector, which is our focus on interaction with our
global maritime partners.
For each vector we have well defined strategic abilities that are
manifested by groups of ships, submarines, the forces of the Ma-
rines, aircraft and logistic capabilities. The design of these forces
comes from an analytic process which involves strategic, technical
and economic considerations.
WOULD YOU COMMENT ON YOUR SUBMARINE
PROGRAMME?
We have just finished a renovation programme of our submarine fleet
which has allowed us to have two new SCORPENE-class submarines
and also to maintain the two 209-class submarines.
WOULD YOU COMMENT ON YOUR NEW FRIGATES?
The modernisation of our naval surface fleet was done in 3
phases:
•2004 - the incorporation [into service] of the British Type 22
WILLIAMS
•2006-07 - The DutchM-type frigates ALMIRANTE BLANCO
ENCALADA & ALMIRANTE RIvEROS* and the Dutch L–type
ADMIRAL RODOLFO CODINA
INTERVIEW WITH
IN JUNE 2005, THE PRESIDENT OF CHILE APPOINTED
ADMIRAL CODINA AS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF
CHILE’S NAVY. DURING APRIL THIS YEAR, THE ADMIRAL
VISITED NZ AS A GUEST OF RA LEDSON; WHILE IN
WELLINGTON HE GAVE AN INTERVIEW TO THE EDITOR
ALMIRANTE LATORRE & CAPITAN PRAT
•And currently - the acquisition of threeBritish Type 23 frigates
ALMIRANTE LyNCH , ALMIRANTE COCHRANE and ALMIRANTE
CONDELL.
The renovated Squadron should serve Chile until about 2026.
Our focus is on our international interaction with the global maritime
partners and we think that one of the finest is the New Zealand Navy
because we’re neighbours - albeit far, but we are neighbours, sepa-
ratedbythesea.[Forexample],wehaveaverybigareaforsearch
and rescue - very similar to New Zealand’s. For us the sea is an op-
portunity to interact with our neighbours.
In the Chilean Navy we have a similar heritage of British (Royal Navy)
origins as does the New Zealand Navy. I think that we must cultivate
our relationship between the RNZN and the Chilean Navy. We par-
ticipatewith[your]Navyindifferentforums,–ie.theWesternPacific
Naval Symposium, which is every two years in different countries. The
last meeting was in Hawaii in 2006 and this year will be in Korea in
September. I will meet with Admiral Ledson again, then.
WOMEN AT SEA?
We have 22,000 people in the Navy. Our first women Naval cadets,
who will graduate to begin service in 2010, will perform missions
similar to those our current sailors are carrying out today. Our female
students have proven themselves to be excellent professionals and
have integrated themselves into the demands of the Chilean Naval
Academy. This measures increases the total potential applicants to
the Academy and allows us to maintain our high quality selection. In
openinguptheNavalAcademy[towomen],theinterestinapplica-
tions has doubled. This year there were about 400 applicants for the
female opportunities.
At first we will embark them in auxiliary ships with the goal of acquir-
* Navy Today readers will recall that the Dutch M-type was the competitor to the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 in the Anzac frigate project.
ing experience about the women’s new role
within the navy. It is clear we will have to adapt
our vessels to facilitate their incorporation as
partofthecrew,with[adapted]livingspaces
andfacilities.BecauseourNavalAcademy[for
officers]isfouryearsandtheacademyforthe
sailorsisoneyear,wewanttostartthe[female]
sailors and officers at the same time in 2011.
We would like women eventually making up
about 15 % of those at sea.
There are similar changes across Chilean
society with women to be found in all the im-
portant fields of our nation. Because of this,
women’s entrance into the navy has been well
appreciated by our citizens. The Navy was the
lastservicethatallowedfemales[inallroles.]
The first was the Army and now they have
women of Colonel rank. The second was the
Air Force ten years ago and the last will be
the Navy.
UNITED NATIONS COMMITMENTS
Our challenge is to open ourselves to a glo-
balised and interdependent world. Our Navy
works to implement a strong sense of coopera-
tion, not just with our neighbours but across
the globe. One illustration is our participation
in peace operations with forces of Marine
Infantry:
•ThestabilisationinHaiti–MINUSTAH
•Cyprus,UNFICYP
•andKosovo
We also take part in UNTSO (Israel Lebanon
& Syria)
ARGENTINA
Weworkwith theArgentineans,and [during
April]wesignedanagreementwithArgentina
to have one peace force combined with the
Argentinean Army and Argentinean Navy. I
think this is a very good idea. Argentina is our
neighbour. Thirty years ago both countries
[wereonthebrink]ofwar.Nowwehaveavery
good relationship.
WehaveseveralArgentinean[exchange]of-
ficers in the fleet and in the Marines. We have
a personnel exchange and meetings on main-
tenance and materiel.
We are building the same type of OPvs in
Chile and Argentina. We are currently con-
structing two OPvs (PZM) in the ASMAR Ship-
yards in Talcahuano, with the first in service
later this year and the second in 2009.
•1700metrictonnes
•Range8000nm
•OnemediumDauphinhelo
Roles: SAR, to observe, control and monitor
fisheries in the 200nm EEZ, to combat drug
smuggling, and to supervise ships transporting
dangerous materials. They will be very similar
in capability to your new OPvs, OTAGO and
WELLINGTON.
THE ROLE OF THE COAST GUARD?
The Navy’s responsibilities include the tasks
of monitoring, maritime search and rescue,
instruction and training of fishing and merchant
vessels, diffusion of Navy and maritime culture,
patrolling of our coast and off shore areas,
promoting nautical sports, protecting the en-
vironment, and development and research.
These functions are all carried out by our Coast
Guard. The Coast Guard service is an integral
part of the Navy and does not operate inde-
pendently, unlike many other countries.
I AM INTERESTED IN YOUR LEANDER-
CLASS FRIGATES.
The Leander-class have been replaced by our
Type 23 frigates. The Leanders - those noble
ships - served the Chilean squadron for three
decades and underwent various processes of
modernisation during their lives. Those tasks
were completed in our ASMAR Shipyards to
improve command and control, electronic
warfareand[platformsystems]-electricityand
propulsion - and modernisation to ensure safe
operation with the Cougar helicopters.
However, based on the recent modernisa-
tion of our surface fleet, the Navy has decided
to decommission the Leander-class – two of
our frigates CONDELL and LyNCH have been
acquired by the Ecuadorian Navy. At the end
of34years[ourships]arestillverygood.This
month[April]weheldthehandoverceremony
for the first frigate, to be followed by the sec-
ond after crew training in Chile. We have a
close relationship with Ecuador’s Navy.
THE NAVY’S AIR ARM
Our Navy has an efficient force of aircraft di-
vided into three squadrons:
•ThenavalreconnaissanceaircraftP-3Orion
“OUR NAVY WORKS TO IMPLEMENT A STRONG SENSE OF COOPERATION, NOT JUST WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS, BUT ACROSS THE GLOBE”
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and P-111 Embraer
Today we are in the process of replacing these
aircraft with the CASA 295 aircraft, equipped
with modern communications, command and
control.
•Thesecondsquadron–Cougarhelos
These have the ability to detect and track sub-
marines, as well as over the horizon targeting
capability for surface warfare
•Thelastgroupisoursupportsquadron–both
helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. They under-
take maritime rescue, liaison with isolated areas
and other maritime tasks
Our relationship with the Chilean Air Force is
strong, with a healthy programme of joint activi-
ties. Our pilots’ basic flight training takes place
at the School of Aviation which is part of the
Chilean Air Force, and to date we have had very
good results with this cooperative effort.
YOUR NAVY’S COMMITMENTS TO
ANTARCTICA?
Our presence in Antarctica dates back to
1916 when our naval tug yELCHO contributed
to the rescue of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedi-
tion. In 1947 we opened our first naval station
on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Today we have a strong presence in Antarc-
tica with the Chilean Antarctic Institute and
basesthat[underlineChile’sinterests]onthe
White Continent. In this area we carry out the
duties of protecting human life at sea, contrib-
ute to the protection of the environment and
scientific research, and we provide important
logistic support to the Antarctic operations of
of various countries in that area.
Our Antarctic missions are conducted by the
ice breaker AP vIEL, and we work together with
the Argentinean Navy for combined Antarctic
patrols. This year in January one of the tour-
istshipssanknear[oneof]ourbasesandwe
aided in the rescue.
AND FINALLY, THE LOVELY ESMERALDA;
WHAT IS HER FUTURE?
In our case, the choice to keep a Tall Ship is a
training concept, given that we not only need
technical expertise but also need to directly
involve the sailors with the colossal entity that
is the sea. I refer to the esprit de corps, the
sacrifice, the fortitude, the perseverance that is
needed to confront the elements; for example,
that which is needed to execute a manoeuvre
under sail under adverse circumstances, such
as in a storm. Therefore I am convinced that
the ESMERALDA will remain a training ship for
many years to come.
The ESMERALDA is now over 50 years old
but I think this type of training ship could still
be in use in 70 years, 75 years. The example
for us is in Spain, the JUAN SEBASTIAN DE
ELCANO - the same type of ship as ESMER-
ALDA. She was built in 1927 and the Spanish
Navy wanted to replace her. They began to
build the ESMERALDA, but when she was still
in the shipyard they decided against it, and to
continue with the ELCANO. ESMERALDA was
sold to Chile in 1954; she is 30 years younger
than ELCANO which is still going strong.
I sailed in ESMERALDA in 1968 and I know
that the sailing ship is a friendly ship for all
those that see her. ESMERALDA has been in
New Zealand 17 times; our policy is each time
that the ESMERALDA is in the South Pacific it
will visit Auckland or Wellington.
“A TALL SHIP IS A TRAINING CONCEPT: THE SACRIFICE, THE FORTITUDE, THE PERSEVERANCE TO CONFRONT THE ELEMENTS”
WO RAIT, WO Hunt, WO Carkeek and myself
were lucky enough to be selected to undertake
the inaugural Tri-Service Warrant Officers Ad-
vanced Course (WOAC) held at the Command
and Staff College, Trentham, during 25 March -
1 May this year. The aim of the six week course
was to suitably prepare selected NZDF Warrant
Officers for senior strategic advisory positions
within either single Services or in NZDF posts.
WOAC 08/1 was made up of four Navy, four Air
Force and three Army Warrant Officers.
The course consisted of six core modules:
•todevelopcommunicationskills,
•todevelopcognitivecapabilities,
•engagewithinaStrategicHeadquarters,
•evaluatemoraleandwelfarepolicy,
•maintainanddevelopstrategic
relationships,and
•leadthroughvisionandvalues.
The first week of the course was held at
Waiouru Military Camp. Course members were
welcomed onto the Army Marae with a tradi-
tional powhiri. We were accommodated on the
marae for the entire week. This proved to be a
good environment for personnel to get to know
each other and also placed course members
outside of their normal comfort zones. We
were provided with briefs on single Service
and NZDF Maori cultural policy, the Treaty of
Waitangi and also briefs on Army training and
leadership.
BY WO DEAN BLOOR, COMMAND WARRANT OFFICER, HMNZS TE KAHA
Weeks 2 and 3 were undertaken at the Com-
mand and Staff College. Lessons and presen-
tations were delivered in either the Auditorium
or the breakout room. The relaxed education
environment of the College enabled course
members to engage in robust discussion and
share views and perceptions from each others’
Service. Military study topics included Profes-
sion of Arms, Stewardship of the Profession,
Military Ethos and Strategic Leadership, among
others.
Week 4 was a study tour of NZDF Bases and
Camps. We visited Burnham, Woodbourne,
Whenuapai, PHILOMEL, Ohakea and Linton
before returning to Trentham on completion.
Presentations were delivered on training, op-
erational capabilities and Professional Military
development pertaining to Non Commissioned
personnel. The tour also provided the oppor-
tunity to network and meet personnel from all
ranks within each Service.
Weeks 5 and 6 were undertaken at the
Command and Staff College with facilitated
discussions and focused forums, with visiting
academics and subject matter experts from
across the NZDF.
The course culminated with a Graduation
Ceremony and a buffet dinner held in the War-
rant Officers’ and Senior Non Commissioned
Officers’ Mess on the evening of 30 April. CDF,
LTGEN Mataparae, presented course members
with our graduation certificates.
The credibility of course was underlined by
the involvement of our senior leadership. We
were either given the opportunity to speak to,
or presentations were provided by, CDF, vCDF,
COMJFNZ, CN, CA, CAF, LCC, MCC, ACC,
WODF, WOAF, SMA and the WON. A number
of outside civilian academics and agencies also
provided worthwhile presentations.
I found the course to be beneficial and
certainly of value. It challenged us to think
strategically and broaden our knowledge of
capabilities and roles across the three Ser-
vices and the NZDF. The interaction with other
Services enabled personnel to understand the
importance of individual Service culture and the
over-arching culture and ethos of the NZDF. We
heard directly from our senior leaders about
their roles and the challenges that lie ahead
for the NZDF.
The course will certainly assist course mem-
bers to increase our contributions in future
postings within the NZDF. The Command and
Staff College was a professionally-run organi-
sation with great staff who all went out of their
way to assist us when required. The course
was a good experience and will be run again,
when more NZDF WOs will have the opportu-
nity to attend.
WARRANT OFFICERADVANCED COURSE
WARRANT OFFICERS ADVANCED COURSE 08/1: BACK
ROW: WO D. BLOOR, WO A. WILSON, WO C. CARKEEK,
WO1 C. WILSON, WO P. WEBLEY, WO1 D. SMART, WO C.
BLUNDELL, WO H. RAIT, WO D. MORATTI. FRONT ROW:
WO1 C. WILLAN, WO P. SMITH, CAPT G. REES RNZN, MGEN
R. JONES COMJFNZ, LTGEN J. MATEPARAE CDF, AVM G.
LINTOTT CAF, WO1 J. BARCLAY WODF, WO M. HUNT
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AROUND THE THISYEARRNZNandRNZNVR
personnelparadedwhileonopera-
tionsintheSinai,Afghanistan,Timor
LesteandtheSolomonsaswellasin
thecapitalsofouralliesandpartner
nations.TEMANA’sship’scompany
paradedattheCommonwealthWar
CemeteryatKranji,Singapore,along-
sideplatoonsfromHMSEDINBURGH.
andfromtheAustralianArmy.
RESOLUTION’scompanyattended
Gisborne,TolagaBay,Wairoaand
Patutahiservices.OLPHERTsenta
contingentacrossCookStraittoPic-
ton,Seddon,RenwickandBlenheim.
PHILOMELparadedatservicesacross
Auckland,NGAPONAheldaserviceat
theNavy’sMemorialWall.Weparaded
throughoutNewZealandincities,
townsandinsmallcountrycommuni-
ties,withceremoniesatcenotaphs
andwarmemorials.Wetalkedwith
families,friendsandcivicofficials-
reflectingonthesacrificesmade,and
thefreedomswon,byourforebears.
LEFT: AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN
WARRIOR IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY,
LONDON, SLT KELLY SMITH PARADES THE
NZ NATIONAL FLAG ALONGSIDE THE FLAGS
OF TURKEY, AUSTRALIA AND THE UK.
LEFT: AT TINUI IN THE WAIRARAPA, A CROSS WAS MOUNTED FOR THE FIRST
COMMEMORATION OF ANZAC DAY IN NZ (IN 1916). THIS YEAR (L TO R) LT NIKKI
SINCLAIR, LTCDR CHRIS FLECK, MR AL MCKENZIE, LTCDR TANIA KOBERSTEIN &
LTCDR SIMON FLEISHER REPRESENTED THE NAVY THERE. ABOVE: IN AFGHANISTAN,
THE NZPRT HELD A DAWN SERVICE IN BAMIAN.
CLOCKWISE ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT: ON 28 APRIL A
STATUE OF A KIWI SOLDIER WAS DEDICATED ON THE
ANZAC BRIDGE IN SYDNEY. OMT MATT LAMBERT WAS
ONE OF THE NZDF GUARD; NGAPONA HELD A SERVICE
AT THE NAVY MEMORIAL WALL IN PHILOMEL - ABSEA
BROOKES PREPARES TO HOIST THE NZ WHITE ENSIGN;
OLPHERT ATTENDED THE WREATHLAYING IN BLENHEIM;
AND IN SINGAPORE AT KRANJI COMMONWEALTH
CEMETERY, TE MANA CAPTURED THE FLOODLIT CROSS
OF SACRIFICE AGAINST THE PRE-DAWN DARKNESS.
OMT RHYS HEAVEN-SMITH WAS ONE OF THE CATAFALQUE GUARD AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN
WARRIOR AT THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL IN WELLINGTONAFGHANISTAN
TINUI - wairarapa
LONDON
SYDNEY
PHILOMEL
BLENHEIM
SINGAPORE
WELLINGTON
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Normally one ship at a time was based near
the Island. Paengynong-Do was defended by
a group of about 2000 guerillas and two com-
panies of ROK Marines. The NZ ships helped
to ensure their security by providing gunfire
support and intercepting ships and boats trying
to get to the Island. They also escorted boats
re-supplying the Island.
This was a boring, but difficult mission, as
the navigation was difficult, and the threat
quite high. The ships spent most of the year
at sea. During this period, the ship’s sailors
formed close bonds with the local people on
Paengynong-Do.
Even though it was 55 years ago, the men of
two of these ships, the ROTOITI and TAUPO,
through the NZ Korean Veterans Association,
wished to create a memory of the close bonds
that were formed. Several years ago, it was de-
SENIOR STUDENTS OF PAENGYNONY-DO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WITH MEMBERS OF THE INSPECTION
TEAM. KIWIS IN BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT, COL GALL, LT MARSHALL AND SQNLDR FRANKEN
NEW ZEALAND HAS HAD officers posted to the
United Nations Command Military Armistice
Commission (UNCMAC) since 2004. When I
returned home from Korea in March, the other
NZDF officers posted to UNCMAC were:
•SQNLDRPeteFrankenRNZAF, Assistant
Operations Officer, based in Seoul
•LTJamesKennedy-Good,NZArmy, As-
sistant Corridor Co-Ordinator at Transport
Corridor West.
I completed six months as the Assistant Joint
Duty Officer at Panmunjom, at the Military De-
marcation Line (MDL) in the Demilitarised Zone
(DMZ). The Joint Duty Office’s prime focus is
monitoring the Armistice Agreement. There we
were in direct contact with our North Korean
counterparts, the Korean People’s Army (KPA),
through regular face-to-face meetings.
NEW ZEALAND SHIPS IN THE KOREAN WAR
PUKAKI JULY-DECEMBER1950
TUTIRA JULY1950-MAY1951
ROTOITI OCTOBER1950-NOVEMBER1951
HAWEA MARCH1951-MARCH1952
TAUPO AUGUST1951-OCTOBER1952
ROTOITI JANUARY1952-MARCH1953
HAWEA AUGUST1952-AUGUST1953
KANIERE MARCH1953-MARCH1954
BY LT IAN MARSHALL RNZNVR [HMNZS TOROA]
Both LT Kennedy-Good and I were based
at Camp Bonifas, the forward security base
of the Joint Security Area, some 400 meters
south of the Southern Boundary Line of the
DMZ. Our camp was only a 45 minute drive
from Seoul.
Our Senior National Officer was Colonel Tim
Gall, the NZ Liaison Officer and Advisor to UN
Command, who is also the NZ Defence Attache
to Korea. He also regularly undertakes UNC
Duty Officer responsibilities, when he conducts
investigations and inspections.
NZ KOREAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPSWe all had the opportunity to travel to
Korea’sNWIslands[seeNT131AprilEd]
and that trip enabled COL Gall to present the
2007 scholarships to Paengynong-Do Middle
and High school on behalf of the NZ Korean
veterans Association.
COL Gall’s speech explained the background
to the scholarships and significance of New
Zealand’s involvement with the island:
“….New Zealand’s warships were involved
in the Korean War [with two on station at any
time throughout the conflict]. Early in the War
they frequently operated in the inner Han River
Estuary, trying to keep the North Koreans from
crossing the 38th parallel. During that time, their
mission was to operate as close to Kaesong
as possible.
Later on, for most of 1952 and 1953, our
ships operated in the area of Paengynong-Do.
cided a good way to do this was the allocation
of some scholarships to deserving students of
Paengynong–Do Middle and High School.
While the value of the scholarships is small in
monetary terms, please understand they come
from the hearts of some now very old war vet-
erans, many of whom have little spare money
to give. It is in appreciation of the great efforts
of your ancestors in making young servicemen
from the other end of the world feel welcome
in the dangerous world of Korea during the
Korean War…..”
The kids are like any typical teenagers laugh-
ing and giggling when they were trying to talk
to us. Some were quite hard cases. It is great
to see them so happy, despite all the tension
that they have to live with every day. It was a
very proud moment for me, representing our
Navy in the tri-Service group, to be involved in
the presentations of the scholarships.
THE REALITY OF THE THREAT OF WAR – A LINE OF TANK TRAPS GUARDS A BEACH ON PAENGYNONG DO
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T E C H N O L O G Y
L A S T Y E A R , the largest Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) ‘festival’
to be hosted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Panama City, Florida,
was sponsored by the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). The
event was an outstanding success with more than 500 participants and
80 unmanned systems forming 90 technical teams from around the world,
including a New Zealand team from DTA and the RNZN.
The goal of AUV Fest was to expose the operational Navy to the develop-
ing capabilities of AUVs by demonstrating diverse, emerging technologies
in a common, at-sea environment while translating the needs of the Navy
to the AUV research community. The Event Coordinator, Phil Bernstein of
NSWCPC, defined one objective of AUV Fest as the ability to demonstrate
the interoperability of data communications and mission status among vari-
ous unmanned vehicle systems.
“AUV Fest 2007 was the largest simultaneous system test ever conducted
at NSWCPC,” he said. By joining multiple systems in a common task the
time required to hunt and sweep for subsurface mines could be diminished
exponentially.
Exercise MONGOOSE 07 was held in association with the AUV Fest, to
integrate the five nations within The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP)
with mine countermeasure interests and capabilities. The goal was to lever-
age the strengths of each participant’s unmanned vehicle and to facilitate
promising collaborative research and development.
MONGOOSE 07 introduced the US Surf Zone Crawler to NZ’s recently-
acquired REMUS and Canada’s Dorado for an exercise in international
interoperability.
For this collaboration, Dorado searched a simulated minefield, detected
suspicious targets and sent coordinates to REMUS. REMUS classified the
coordinates sent from Dorado, transmitted images of the suspicious target
and passed latitude and longitude coordinates to the crawler. The crawler
robot completed the mission by locating the target via REMUS’ coordi-
nates, sent a visual identification and acted on a command to potentially
neutralize the target.
The crawler robot looks like a simple, remotely operated miniature tank,
and is a well-tested weapon that can cut through the turbulent surf, crawling
on the ocean floor to an underwater mark. The crawler can hold its position
and observe its surroundings, sending images back to a command centre,
or neutralize a target as it is directed.
Several version of the REMUS vehicle are available on the commercial
market for environmental monitoring and hydrographic surveys. However,
for New Zealand’s Navy, the lead weapon for mine countermeasures is
the REMUS.
WO Bernie Reihana and WO James Harper, from the RNZN, conducted
the test.
Although the small island nation has no enemies, Reihana says it’s im-
portant to be able to support New Zealand’s friends. “We could be tasked
to support one crisis, like mine countermeasures, while our allies operate
on another front,” he said.
REMUS is small and light enough for two men to handle, and is pro-
grammed using a laptop computer, and can employ sound-emitting tran-
REMUS IS THE ACRONYM for Remote Envi-
ronmental Monitoring Units. These are robotic
‘torpedoes’ that navigate without a human
crew onboard and without cables connecting
them to research vessels at the sea surface.
They are one of the growing class of ocean in-
struments known as autonomous underwater
vehicles, or AUvs. Computers on the vehicle
are used for system control, such as navigation
and propulsion, as well as for data collection.
REMUS was designed and built by Chris von
Alt, Ben Allen, and colleagues in the Oceano-
graphic Systems Laboratory. It continues to
be developed at Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution and is manufactured by Hydroid Inc.
of East Falmouth, Massachusetts. The vehicles
are designed for coastal monitoring as well
as survey operations at various depths in the
ocean. They are used widely for both scientific
and military operations. Oceanographers use
them for research, while various naval forces
also use REMUS, usually to locate mines.
"In March and April of 2003, the US Navy
enlisted several REMUS vehicles to detect
mines in the Persian Gulf harbour of Umm
Qasr during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The
REMUS vehicles quietly tracked back and
forth through the harbour, making detailed
sonar maps of the likely locations of mines.”
The US Navy stated that “they preferred using
the AUvs because each REMUS could do the
work of 12 to 16 human divers, and they were
undeterred by cold temperatures, murky water,
sharks, or hunger."
How does REMUS work? The planned move-
ments for a REMUS are prescribed through
parameters that are downloaded into the
vehicle's control computer before a mission.
After entering the water, REMUS uses acoustic
navigation to independently survey the area
while sensors inside the instrument sample
and record the data. REMUS navigates with
an acoustical system that uses 20 to 30 kHz
transponders deployed and located by GPS.
REMUS has three motors, each with its own
controller, that operate the propeller and two
pairs of fins used for steering and diving. Inside
each REMUS vehicle is a control computer that
functions like a miniature laptop computer. It
sits on a custom motherboard that includes
digital signal conversion channels, input/output
ports, and power supplies.
The standard instrument suite on the RNZN
vehicles includes a 12 kHz up/down-looking
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), side
scan sonar (900 or 1800 kHz), and Conductiv-
ity, Temperature, Depth sensor (CTD). REMUS
can be configured with a other instruments
such as a forward-looking sonar, a camera, or
an Acoustic Doppler velocimeter, for example,
as well as other scientific sensors.
REMUS will survey at 3 to 5 knots, faster and
more accurately than a towed system. Multiple
navigation modes (long-baseline, ultra-short
baseline and dead-reckoning) allow for more
accurate purpose-based navigation choices.
Overall, they are small and lightweight, mea-
suring 19 cm (7.5”) in diameter and weighing
about 37 kilograms. The NZ version is 160 cm
long, but overall length can change depend-
ing on the instrument options. Everything a
controller needs to run a REMUS mission fits
in the backseat of a car: laptop computer,
two transponders, handheld GPS, and the
tracking system. The shallow-water REMUS
vehicles can dive to 100 metres deep and
are capable of conducting an 80 km (50 mile)
survey while moving at a speed of 3 knots
(about 5.4 kph).
SOURCE: THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
OUR NAVY’S UNDERWATER
ROBOT
sponders as navigational reference beacons, or its onboard computer can
autonomously select another more appropriate navigation method to use.
Once launched, REMUS carries out its programmed assignment, and then
makes its way back to the ship for recovery with the data it has collected.
“This testing allows us to know if we can work our systems together,”
Reihana said, confirming TTCP’s central concept that each member nation
must assist the others by sharing resources, tasks and technology in many
fields, so that progress and security can be found by all. The goal of this
particular experiment was for the New Zealanders to see if they could op-
erate their REMUS via Canada’s Dorado by testing the technical language
comprehension of the two systems.
The Dorado is a submarine-like, semi-submersible vehicle that tows a side-
scan sonar. The craft transmits data from the sonar to the surface ship for
analysis, which can be several miles away. The vehicle keeps other more
valuable assets, such as a warship and its crew, out of a minefield while
performing its mission at speed (10 knots) and with high endurance. The
Dorado is the vehicle at the centre of Canada’s Interim Remote Minehunt-
ing and Disposal System (IRMDS). Dorado is being developed by Defense
Research and Development Canada and should be delivered to the Cana-
dian Navy by 2010.
When the day’s tests were complete, Reihana said the REMUS’ ability to lo-
cate a target based on information from Dorado was “right on the money.”
“I think the brass are going to be very pleased with what we’ve accom-
plished here today,” Reihana said. “The bottom line is always an issue, but
the test and collaboration and what we can do together is very important.”
As the first phase of testing between Dorado and REMUS came to a
successful end, Crawler was holding its position, waiting for its chance to
participate in the next leg of the exercise.
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IN TOTAL, SOME 350 COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CIS BRANCH) STAFF LOOK AFTER ALL THE
NZDF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS: THE 10,000 PCS ON DIXS, OUR LAPTOPS, PHONES, AND
SECRET AND SECURE NETWORKS SUCH AS SWAN. THEY DELIVER THE CORPORATE APPLICATIONS THAT SUPPORT
OUR ORGANISATION, INCLUDING SAP, ATLAS, AND KEA. THEY’RE SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT THE VARIOUS
CAMPS AND BASES, AT THE PRIMARY DATA CENTRE IN PORIRUA, AND AT A SECONDARY DATA CENTRE IN DEVONPORT.
THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER PETER THOMAS SPEAKS ABOUT THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF OUR CORPORATE
AND MILITARY NETWORK INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO CHRISTINE FIELD.
MORE “HORSEPOWER”
THE CIS STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2011, which
underpins both the NZDF Strategic Plan and
the Network Enabled Capability (NEC) Strat-
egy, is due to be published across the NZDF
this month.
“The CIS Strategic Plan will impact every
single person who works for NZDF,” CIO Peter
Thomas says. “We are putting more ‘horse-
power’ into the NZDF’s Communications and
Information Systems:”
•More resource and leadershipwill go into
improving CIS services,
•agovernancestructurehasbeenestablished
CISBRANCHSTAFFWILLINTRODUCESOMEBASICTECHNOLOGYCAPABILITYENHANCEMENTSTHISYEARTHATWILLIMPROVETHEITEXPERIENCEANDWORKOUTPUTSOFEVERYONEINTHENZDF.
InternettoyourDIXSdesktop
additionalsatellitecommunicationschannelsvianewlandearthstations
significantimprovementstothe“reachback”communicationsfordeployedtroopstotheDefencenetworksandtofamilyathome
improvementstothecorporatee-systemsallowingthemtooperateindeployedenvironments,forexample,SAPandKEA
anewtelecommunicationsbackboneacrossallourcampsandbasestospeeduptheflowofinformation,alsoallowingustobuildnewservicesandcapabilitiesacrossthecountry
worktostartongettingamoreeffectiveinformationmanagementtool,sowecanfindtheinformationweneed,whenweneedit.
NZDF’sChiefInformationOfficerPeter
ThomasjoinedtheNZDFaboutthemiddle
oflastyearandbringsexperiencefrom
22yearsinWestpacbank.Hewasinstru-
mentalinmovingbankingfinancialmarket
functionsfrompaper-basedprocessesto
electronicsystems.“ItwasthepassionI
sawfromtheCDF(LTGENMateparae)and
GMOS(MrGraemeBenny)abouthowthey
couldreallyseehowthepowerofITcould
improveour[Defence]outputsthatinspired
me.Theywerereallykeentoembrace
changeinthispartoftheorganisation.I
foundthemextremelyinspirational,and
IdecidedthatIreallywantedtoworkfor
peoplelikethem.Ifeelmyvaluesarefar
morealignedtothecultureofthisorgani-
sationandtothestrategiesthatNZDFhas.”
FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
to prioritise and oversee CIS activity, and
•effortwillgointoupgradingthebasic“bread
and butter” CIS customer services and re-
sponses.
The operational aspects and business plan-
ning for that strategy, affecting all NZDF future
communications and information activities, will
be developed with everyone in Defence hav-
ing the opportunity to contribute. Though CIS
Branch staff have struggled to deliver services
due to lack of resource in recent times, par-
ticularly on our camps and bases, this going to
change, the CIO says. “I’m looking at restruc-
turing CIS Branch so we have the right people
in the right place at the right time - at putting
some horsepower back in there, so we can
meet the expectations of our customers.”
The new governance framework for the CIS
Branch will give other parts of the Defence
business the opportunity to direct and prior-
itise the activities of IT, rather than it being the
opposite way around. “I think in the past the
priority and capability direction has been set
by CIS Branch rather than it being pulled from
the business,” he says.
Other people in Defence will be expected to
contribute direction to the CIS work programme
through the governance structure. “Whilst it’s
easy to establish a governance framework,
there are challenges for us as an organisation to
understand the role we play in the governance
structure,” Peter says.
“As much as we in IT have to change the way
we do things, people in the business also have
to realise the role they have to play at the table
in helping prioritise and direct our activities, be-
cause we need to be a business-led organisa-
tion, not an IT-centric organisation.”
BASIC SERVICES A FOCUS FOR FIXAnother key focus at the moment is fixing our
“bread and butter”, Peter says. “Ninety-nine
percent of NZDF see us through our Service
Desk, through our support in camps and bases
and HQ, our support provided for your PCs,
printers, mobile phones. That’s the bit where
we are not meeting customer expectations at
the moment. We need to fix that ‘bread and
butter’ so we can be seen as a more trusted
partner for the value-add capabilities that we
can bring to bear, and which this organisation
is crying out for.”
CUSTOMER FOCUS IMPORTANTPeter wants CIS Branch to become more
“customer-focused”, and he’ll be talking to
people, regional commanders and others to
find out more about their expectations and
needs, while also running regular customer
surveys to track CIS Branch performance as
rated by you, the customers. “Our customers
are everybody who works for NZDF, whether
they’re sitting in corporate headquarters or in
the field in Afghanistan. We want to understand
what it is that our customers expect from us,”
Peter says.
In other areas Peter suggests people need to
become better at articulating their own busi-
ness requirements and work in tandem with
IT to get the best solutions. “In terms of the
various logistics and supply systems, we’ve
got to have a partnership between CIS and the
business customer base, who don’t have a lot
of experience with leading technologies emerg-
ing in the market place. Too often we find that
our business customers don’t know what they
don’t know. We can use our technical skills and
knowledge of IT and show them the business
capabilities, and they can use their knowledge
of their own environment to see how that tech-
nology can improve their processes.“
Peter sees improvements to our communica-
tion and information systems as being part of
the Defence Transformation Programme, but
not all about saving money. “It’s far more than
that. NZDF is at the cross roads. We have a
lot of challenges and a lot of opportunities to
make a huge difference.”
NEC VISION REALISED THROUGH CISThe Networked Enabled Capability (NEC) vision
to enable our mission capability, situational
awareness and agility through technology net-
works and various associated components will
be realised from the CIS Strategic Plan, with
guidance from the NEC Board and communi-
ties of interest, Peter says. “The CIS Strategy
is developed in response to the NZDF’s NEC
Strategy,” he says. “The CIS strategy is our
strategy for delivering NEC. The challenge for
my team will be to prioritise and deliver.”
NEW TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS
THE NZDF CIS LEADERSHIP TEAM: SEATED L TO R: CRAIG O'BRIEN NET OPS, GREG TAYLOR SUPPORT ENGINEERING; STANDING L TO R: TED KNOWSLEY HEAD OF CIS POLICY, PETER THOMAS CIO, VICTOR VAE'AU HEAD OF CIS OPERATIONS, LTCOL NOEL RINGS HEAD OF CIS PROGRAMMES, MARK BADDELEY ACTING CHIEF CIS ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN.
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WOWT MORRIS was seconded in April 2006 to the Ministry of
Defence Project Protector team in the Netherlands to work on the
Magazine and Armament inspections of the new CANTERBURy.
During this process, he discovered significant shortcomings in
the ship builder’s provisions for the Magazines. He carried out
detailed work to clearly identify the shortcomings to the contractor,
providing in-depth expertise on the issues of non-compliance that
had to be addressed. His efforts allowed the Ministry of Defence
to promptly take up this matter with the builder and achieve con-
tractual compliance.
In October 2006, he became part of the commissioning crew
of HMNZS CANTERBURy in the role of Deputy Weapons Engi-
neering Officer. He worked long hours and in his own time, in the
weeks preceding ship delivery, to provide the Ministry of Defence
with advice on the installation and set-to-work of the Armament
systems, as well as making the required preparations for delivery
of the ship to the RNZN. He demonstrated outstanding leadership
to achieve a pass in the rigorous RNZN Safety and Readiness
checks process; and often under pressure, he ensured that his
department provided the highest level of professional service and
equipment availability to the Command.
ON 9 APRIL at the Beehive, the Hon Annette
King MP presented Employer of the year
awards to a number of NZ organisations, who
had shown special support for employees who
are also in the NZDF Territorial and Reserve
forces. Behind the awards is the Territorial
Forces Employer Support Council (TFESC).
John Allen, CEO of New Zealand Post, is
Chairman of the TFESC. He says “the NZDF is
H O N O U R S A N D A W A R D S
CDR SULLIVAN has served in HQ NZDF as the Director of Naval Engi-
neering since 2003. Shortly after taking up this appointment, he also
assumed the role of naval programme manager for Project Protector.
What started out as a part-time and secondary role quickly developed
into a very demanding fulltime responsibility. A distinct feature of the
project was that all of the ships, their systems and equipment were
based on commercial designs, he quickly became the torchbearer
for navigating through a maze of international maritime classification
rules and statutory regulations to ensure that the Navy was compliant
against best commercial standards, while at the same time gaining
a capability that could be used to maximum potential in a military
context. He also had the responsibility for coordinating the special-
ised military guidance provided to the Ministry of Defence. This was
a demanding project, with many internal and external stakeholders
to please, an aggressive timeline to meet and requiring deft skill to
ensure a capability was delivered that met contractual and operational
requirements and was within budget. In addition, through much of
2007, he had to continue to discharge his Director of Naval Engineer-
ing responsibilities on his own, as two subordinate positions were
vacant due to personnel resource shortfalls.
THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS 2008
COMMANDER PETER G SULLIVAN RNZNTO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT (MNZM)
WARRANT OFFICERWEAPON TECHNICIANWAYNE MORRIS RNZN TO RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE DECORATION (DSD)
RESERVISTS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS OF THE YEAR
making a difference all around the world and
the Regular Force is very strongly supported by
the Territorial Forces. Employers can only gain
from encouraging their employees involvement
in the TF or vR. In return for their support they
get highly motivated and energised employees
that are confident team players with problem
solving and effective communication skills.
“I want employers to understand that the
leadership, team work and technical skills that
are being given in the Defence Force are world
class. I want them to understand that if you
have employees who are in the Territorial Forces
then you are going to be more successful”
The TFESC is a statutory board (Section 91A
of the Defence Act 1990). It is a national organi-
sation, sponsored by the NZDF, to develop the
support of employers for part-time members of
the NZDF. The role of the Council is:
•TopromoteserviceintheReserveForcesof
the NZDF.
•To advise theMinister on suchmatters in
relation to the Reserve Forces as are referred
to the Council by the Minister.
•Toperformsuchotherfunctionsasarefrom
time to time determined by the Minister.
The TFESC aims to provide profile for the
Reserve Forces amongst the employer com-
munity and wider society, by demonstrating
how skills and attributes learned in the Reserve
Forces are of direct benefit to employers. These
include work values, leadership, management
and problem-solving abilities.
The overall utility of the NZDF also benefits
because many strategically important skills and
capabilities are outside the Regular Forces,
but are potentially needed by the forces
for operational deployments eg specialist
medical personnel, trades-people, information
technologists, lawyers, engineers, harbour
pilots, merchant mariners, marine technicians,
meteorologists and environmental health
specialists.
TFESC NATIONAL EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS FOR 2007
STATE SECTOR EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR AWARD:
WELTEC
REPRESENTATIVE: ALANPECK-HEADOFCENTRE
FORINDUSTRYANDTRADETECHNOLOGY
EMPLOYEE/RESERVIST: BARRYDULIEU-
PROGRAMMECOORDINATOR(PRE-TRADE
CARPENTRY)
UNIT: HMNZSOLPHERT,WELLINGTON
The support provided by WELTEC to Barry Dulieu since
joining HMNZS OLPHERT has been consistent and
appreciated. WELTEC are aware of his commitments
and recognise the valuable skills he has gained from
his RNZNVR involvement. WELTEC have taken a keen
interest in activities at OLPHERT in addition to facilitating
recruitment opportunities. Their role as a Training
organisation is in empathy with the RNZNVR and this has
been well demonstrated over the period of Barry Dulieu's
employment.
PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR AWARD:
CROWNE PLAZA CHRISTCHURCH
REPRESENTATIVE:BLAIRROXBOROUGH-
GENERALMANAGER
EMPLOYEE/RESERVIST:CHRISSTEVENS-
CHIEFENGINEER
Chris Stevens is Crowne Plaza Christchurch’s Chief
Engineer and has also been a Naval Volunteer Reservist
for 25 years as a Marine Engineer at HMNZS PEGASUS
in Christchurch. Crowne Plaza Christchurch’s General
Manager Blair Roxborough and the rest of his hotel
colleagues have always supported and encouraged Chris’s
"parallel career" in the Navy. Crowne Plaza Christchurch
acknowledges that the success Chris has had within the
hotel team is significantly derived from the leadership and
management training that the Navy have helped develop
in Chris. Crowne Plaza have built Chris’ Naval professional
development into his corporate goals and career plan.
SMALL PRVATE SECTOR EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR AWARD:
PUHA NURSERY, ARBORGENEMPLOYEE/RESERVIST: TIMOTHYBROWN
UNIT:7WNHBBATTALION
NATIONAL EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR AWARD:
MINTER ELLISON RUDD WATTSEMPLOYEE/RESERVIST:NICKJONES,
3ANRBATTALION
NOMINEES:
DepartmentofConservation;Departmentof
Corrections;WELTEC;PuhaNursery,Arborgen;
Hairways2000;MinterEllisonRuddWatts;New
ZealandSteelLtd;NorskeSkogTasman;PPCS
Ltd;CrownPlazaChristchurch;TollTranzlink;
TransfieldServices
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Q. DO I HAVE TO CHANGE WHAT I’M
DOING NOW?
A. No, you can stay a member of your
current scheme, but think carefully about
all the options before deciding on the
status quo.
Q. CAN I OPT OUT OF AFSS AND GO
DIRECTLY TO KIWISAVER?
A. No, you will need to transfer to AFSS
CAT B first. From there you can then
choose to join KiwiSaver in addition to
AFSS CAT B (noting you can only receive
the employer contributions on AFSS CAT
B), or join KiwiSaver (transferring your
employer contributions to the KiwiSaver
fund) and leave the AFSS CAT B scheme
altogether.
Q. CAN I OPT OUT OF CONTRIBUT-
ING TO AFSS AND NOT JOIN ANY
OTHER SCHEME?
Once you have considered the options and prior
to making any major decisions, personnel should
consider taking financial advice. Everyone has
their own unique financial situation and there is no
standard answer to which option is best. While
the NZDF cannot provide advice, we are taking
steps to ensure that you have access to assis-
tance. you will have questions about the options
that are available and number of these questions
have already been asked and can be viewed at
the FAQ page on the Pers Branch intranet site.
Some of these questions and answers are shown
in this article.
you need to be aware, if you choose to remain
in AFSS under AFSS CAT A this will mean non-
vested employer contributions will not be returned
from the Reserve Account to you in the event you
leave the NZDF before completing 15 years in the
scheme, despite the employer contribution being
paid as part of your personal TFR. If you intend to
leave before 15 years, it is vital you consider the
potential effect of this issue when taking financial
advice and making decisions.
One of the options for personnel joining the
NZDF after 1 Apr 08 is not to be a member of any
scheme. Be aware though, by doing this you lose
the 4% employer contribution. In order to be paid
100% of the Market Linked TFR Component you
need to be in a superannuation scheme, otherwise
only 96% of the Market Linked TFR Component
will be paid.
Remember the most important thing is you have
a choice in how you manage your money. There
are many options and you need to consider what’s
right for you. For example, if you are a current
member of AFSS, you can choose to remain in the
current scheme paying 7.6% + 17.9% employer
contribution, or leave the funds in there to vest and
contribute 4% to AFSS CAT B instead with 4%
employer contribution (giving you 17.5% more in
your take home pay), or join KiwiSaver in addition
to AFSS, paying an additional 4% into your super
fund leaving you with more later in life.
At the end of the day, you need to consider all the
options to work out what best suits your personal
circumstances. Take advice, and remember there’s
no need to rush into decisions, you can change at
any time. But remember, you cannot transfer back
into AFSS once you’ve opted out, so take the time
to ensure you make the right decision for you.
FROMP E R S O N N E L
Join KiwiSaver in addition to AFSS Category ATransfer to AFSS Category BRetain membership to AFSS
(now called AFSS Category A)
CURRENTMEMBEROFTHEARMEDFORCESSUPERANNUATIONSCHEME(AFSS)
AFSSCATEGORYA> You contribute 7.6%
> Employer contributes 17.9% (subject to a 15 year vesting scale)
> Contributions held until you leave NZDF
> You receive 100% of your contributions and vested portions of employer’s contributions
> Contributions cannot be transferred
> Vesting scale reaches 100% after 15 years
> If you leave before 15 yrs all non-vested contributions will be lost
KIWISAVER> You contribute 11.6% (4% to
KiwiSaver and 7.6% to AFSS CAT A)
> Employer contributes 17.9% in total between the two schemes
> NZDF’s AFSS CAT A contribution will be reduced by at least 1% (increasing to 4% on or before 1 Apr 11). The balance will be contributed to your KiwiSaver account (in accordance with government legislation) leaving 13.9% employer contribution to AFSS CAT A, and 4% to KiwiSaver.
> All KiwiSaver contributions are locked in until you reach the age of 65
> You are eligible for a tax credit of up to $1,040 per annum
> Contribution holiday from KiwiSaver available after 12 months
> 100% of employer contributions to KiwiSaver vest immediately
AFSSCATEGORYB> You contribute 4%
> Employer contributes 4%
> 100% of employer contributions vest immediately
> NZDF will offset this reduction of employer contribution from 17.9% to 4% by way of a taxable increase to your salary
> All contributions are locked in until you reach the age of 65*
> Can be transferred to another complying superannuation fund/KiwiSaver at any time
> You are eligible for a tax credit of up to $1,040 per annum
> Contribution holiday available after 12 months
* Unless the individual meets the IRD criteria for earlier withdrawal of contributions (death, serious health problems requiring retirement, emigration, significant financial hardship).
YOUHAVEOPTIONS
OVERVIEW OF YOUR MAIN SUPERANNUATION OPTIONS
FAQs
ThesoontobeimplementedchangestoNZDF
superannuationwillallowyoumoreoptionson
howyouinvestyourmoneyandhowmuchyou
wanttoinvest.Forthoseofyouwhoattended
theSuperannuationRoadshowBriefingsheldat
DNBover13-14May08thefollowinginformation
willbearefresherandforthosethatwereunable
toattend,thisinformationwillprovideyouwith
astarttounderstandingwhatchoicesyouhave
availablefromJuly2008.Furtherinformationis
availableonthePersonnelBranchintranetsite.
Themostimportantthingtonoteisthatyoudo
notneedtohurryyourdecisionmaking,takeyour
time.Attheendoftheday–itisyourmoneyand
yourdecisionwhatyouwanttodowithit.
Choose not to join any Scheme
Join a KiwiSaver SchemeJoin AFSS Category B Scheme
NOTACURRENTMEMBEROFANYSCHEME
KIWISAVER> You contribute 4%
> Employer contributes 4%
> All contributions are locked in until you reach 65
> 100% of employer contributions vest immediately
> You are eligible for a $1,000 government kick start, a $40 fee subsidy, and a tax credit of up to $1,040 per annum
> You contribute 0% to a super scheme
> Employer withholds 4% of the applicable market linked TFR component
You can join KiwiSaver or AFSS CAT B at any time, at which time the Employer contributes 4% from the date you join KiwiSaver or AFSS CAT B
AFSSCATEGORYB> You contribute 4%
> Employer contributes 4%
> 100% of employer contributions vest immediately
> NZDF will offset this reduction of employer contribution from 17.9% to 4% by way of a taxable increase to your salary
> All contributions are locked in until you reach the age of 65*
> Can be transferred to another complying superannuation fund/KiwiSaver at any time
> You are eligible for a tax credit of up to $1,040 per annum
> Contribution holiday available after 12 months
A. No. you must join AFSS CAT B if you
choose not to continue contributing to
AFSS.
Q. CAN I TAKE MY FUNDS OUT OF
AFSS NOW?
A. No. Even if you choose not to contrib-
ute to AFSS any more, the funds remain
in the scheme (with continued vesting)
until you leave the RNZN.
Q.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE CURRENT AFSS
SCHEME AND THE NEW CATEGORY
B SCHEMES?
A. The AFSS is an in-house NZDF
scheme. While technically a retirement
savings scheme, your employee contri-
butions and a portion of the employer
contributions (subject to vesting rules)
are available to you when you leave the
RNZN.
The new Category B scheme is designed
to help people save for their retirement.
Contributions will be locked into 65
years of age unless the individual meets
the IRD criteria for earlier withdrawal of
contributions.
The Category B scheme will entitle the
member to some but not all Government
benefits currently afforded to KiwiSaver
schemes, including the annual $1040
employee tax benefit. We are also at-
tempting to arrange for the mortgage
diversion arrangement to apply to the
Category B schemes.
The Government’s current $1000 start up
grant available to those joining KiwiSaver
is not available to those joining the Cat-
egory B schemes. They must join the
KiwiSaver scheme to attract this.
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[B]Fatherandson-WOMT(P)JeffScott(right)presentshisson,AMT2KyleScott(atleft)withhisAuxiliaryMachineryOperatingCertificateonboardTEKAHA.LTCDRDesTiller,theMEO,standsbehind.
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[H]NavalStaffadministratorKylieNealhadanimpromtudamagecontrollessonwhenHMASMANOORAvisitedWellingtonlastmonth.
[I]CAPTJeremyBrew,harbourpilotforthePortofNapierandalsoSLTJBrewVRDRNZNR,marriedMsAmandaSlee(whois3rdMate,MVARATERE)atCraggyRangeinHawkesBayattheendofMarch.Aneclecticcontingentofservingandex-RNZNandRNZNVRpersonnelattendedtosupportthehappycouple.
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BEACH
DIVING & MCM FORCE
F L E E T P R O G R E S S
A D V A N C E F O R C E O P E R A T I O N S
THE EXERCISE was straightforward – the
“Government of Motatapu Islands” was expe-
riencing destabilising influences through Free
Island Party insurgency action on Hawke Island.
The Motutapu Government had requested as-
sistance from New Zealand and Australia in
order to stabilise the situation in the Motatapu
Islands by neutralising the insurgency action at
Hawke Island.
A combined and joint Amphibious Task Force
was raised:
• HMASMANOORA
• theCommandteamfromHMNZSCANTER-
BURY
• aNewZealand Land Forces component
provided by the Queen Alexandra’s
MountedRifles
• BravoCompany,2/1Battalion.
They sailed from Lyttelton to Napier in MA-
NOORA, bringing with them 15 LAV, three LOV
and eight Unimogs.
Within the exercise the task force conducted
amphibious beach landings and withdrawals,
designed to increase joint preparations between
the ADF and NZDF, for potential operations such
as emergency relief or peacekeeping. The MA-
NOORA carries two LCM8 landing craft and a
Sea King helicopter - the Australians have used
MANOORA and her sister regularly for exercises
and operations throughout the region.
NAVY PERSONNELweremarkingoutmea-
surementsatNapier’sPerfumePointbeach,
inpreparationforacombinedmilitaryexer-
cise, JOINTKIWI,with theAustralian ship
HMASMANOORA inMay.Members of the
RNZN’s Deployable Hydrographic Survey
UnitandtheOperationalDivingTeammarked
depths andmeasurements at various tide
levels, so that landing craft could offload
equipment, personnel and vehicles safely
from the Australian ship onto the beach,
withoutneedingtoberthataport.MANOORA
sailedfromLyttletontoNapier,bringing115
soldiersfromBurnhamArmyCamp,toland
atPerfumePoint.
“Ourjobistobetheadvanceforce,”says
LTCDRAndrewMcMillan.“Wecomebefore
theactuallanding,toprovideanenvironmen-
talassessmentofboththebeachitselfand
thewaterwaysleadingtoit.
“Therearethreecomponentstoourteam.
As well as the Operational Diving Team,
there’s theDeployedHydrographicSurvey
Unit, who do the hydrography,measuring
thedepthofthewater.Thenthere’stheMine
CountermeasuresTeam,lookingforanysus-
piciousobjectsthatmightbeinthewaywhen
landingcraftcomeintoshore.TheMCThave
anunmannedunderwatervehiclecalledthe
REMUS,which basically flies underwater,
usingside-scansonartofindobjectsonthe
bottom.Witha15hourmissioncapability,the
REMUScangoalongwayandisagreathelp
locatingsuspiciousitemsontheseafloor.
“Whilewe’vebeentakingmeasurements,
theREMUShasbeenbusy,locatingfourob-
jectsonthefloorofHawkeBay–oneturned
outtobeanoldtyre–buttherewasalsoa
mine,which theDivingTeam retrieved.Of
course,Iplanteditthereyesterdaymorning
but,haditbeenarealmine,theteamwould
haveblownitupwhereitlay.”
Withtheinitialworkdone,MANOORAcould
thentransportandoffloadNZLAVsofQueen
AlexandraMountedRifles (QAMR) group,
basedatBurnham.Thelocal5thWellington
WestCoastTerritorialForceBattalionalsopar-
ticipatedinthewiderassociatedexercises.
AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISE HITS THE C O N T I N U I N G T H E D E V E L O P M E N T of the
NZDF’s amphibious sealift capability, Army
troopers from Queen Alexandra’s Squadron
with their Light Armoured vehicles landed from
HMAS MANOORA at Napier during Exercise
JOINT KIWI. The exercise ran from 9-17 May,
before MANOORA returned to Lyttelton to of-
fload the NZ Army units.
The intricate amphibious planning was un-
dertaken by members of CANTERBURy’s
ship’s company, forming a joint Australian-New
Zealand amphibious task force.
The LAvs, troops, other vehicles and sup-
plies were offloaded onto the beach at Perfume
Point in Napier using MANOORA’s LCM8s and
the ship’s Sea King helicopter. Working with
the ADF enables the NZDF to develop and
enhance their skills in the on-load and off-load
of personnel, vehicles, material and supplies
without requiring a formal port facility.
But before the landing could go ahead, there
were weeks of preparation including planning
the whole operation, beach reconnaissance,
clearing the anchorages and checking the
routes the landing craft would follow.
THE LANDING
BY JANE MORTLOCK PRO, BURNHAM CAMP
EXPLORING THE BEACH
CLAIRE HAMLIN, OF THE NAPIER MAIL, MET THE NAVY’S ADVANCED FORCE...
“THE AUSTRALIANS WERE GREAT TO WORK WITH, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE EXERCISE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS”
New Zealand and Australia experience a close
and longstanding defence relationship, with
similar regional interests in security and stabil-
ity in the Pacific. The New Zealand-led exercise
was aimed at improving interoperability between
both nations and five members of the Command
team from CANTERBURY formed part of the
Amphibious Task Force HQ, working alongside
their Australian counterparts.
Working aboard MANOORA was an important
opportunity for CANTERBURY’s team. Com-
mander of the Amphibious Task Force (CATF)
for the exercise was CANTERBURY’s CO,
CDR Tony Millar RNZN. He explained that “the
NZDF has substantially increased its ability to
participate in total land-sea-air operations, and
Exercise JOINT KIWI provided another step
forward in the development of our amphibious
sealift capability.
"While this was a training exercise, I have no
doubt that working with MANOORA and gaining
understanding of how she operates with NZDF
assets such as LAVs will prove invaluable in
the future when we may be required to operate
together in a real life event.
“Noting that a significant proportion of the
world’s population live within 60 miles of the
shore, operations from the sea have naturally
become an increasingly important aspect of all
crisis response activities. The NZDF is inexpe-
rienced in this type of amphibious operation and
there are a lot of lessons to be learned.
“But JOINT KIWI 08 went well. The Australians
were great to work with, and I believe that the
exercise was a huge success.”
ONE OF THE AUSTRALIAN LCMS DELIVERS AN NZLAV TO THE BEACH
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TEKAHAchallengedSRIINDERAPURAfortheMalzeaCup.Thishugesilvercupis
awardedfor“sportingexcellence”andhasbeenafixtureofExerciseMalzeaforeach
ofthefouryearsthatithasbeengoing.SofartheRNZNhaswoniteverytime,butnot
withoutahard-foughtbattlewiththeMalaysianswhoarenottobeunderestimated!
Thisyear,thethreegamesthatwoulddecidethewinnerwereVolleyball,Soccerand
TugofWar. InpouringrainthedeterminedsoccerteamsmetatNgataringaSports
Ground,whileatthesametime,inthemorepleasantenvironmentoftheFleetGym,
thetwovolleyballteamswerefacingoff.
•VOLLEYBALL:SRIINDERAPURAwon3-2•SOCCER:TEKAHAwon6-2
Theoutcomeofthetournamentrestedonthetugo’war.ObviouslyTEKAHAcould
haveannihilatedthesmallerMalaysiansinthisgamebutitwasonlyfairtoinstitutea
weightrestriction.SRIINDERAPURAwonthefirstround,thenTEKAHAthesecond,
anditwasanail-bitingfinalroundthatTEKAHAwon,onceagainretainingtheMalzea
CupfortheRNZN.
OncompletionoftheactualgamesweallmetupatNgataringaforthepresentationof
theCupandafriendlyrecountoftheday’sactivitiesoverahalalBBQ.
A MALAYSIAN LANDING SHIP VISITS NZ
E X E R C I S E M A L Z E A is a regular bi-lateral
exercise between our Navy and the Royal Ma-
laysian Navy. Ex MALZEA 2008 was hosted by
the RNZN during 14-17 April, to strengthen the
relationship and enhance mutual co-operation
and understanding between the two navies at
the tactical level. TE KAHA was the host ship
for this visit, supported by staff and facilities in
PHILOMEL.
On 14 April, KD SRI INDERAPURA arrived at
DNB after a passage from Port Hedland - and
pursued by horrible weather. The bad weather
finally caught up with them and throughout their
stay in Auckland it didn’t just rain, it poured.
Not the best welcome for a ship from the sunny
climes of Malaysia.
KD* SRI INDERAPURA
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TYPE:LandingShipTankCOMPLEMENT:14Officers,252SailorsDIMENSIONS:172m(overall)x21mx7mDISPLACEMENT:8500tonnesMACHINERY:6xdiesels,2shafts,20knotsCAPACITY:400troops,500tonsofvehiclesARMAMENT:1x20mmVulcanPhalanxCIWS
SRIINDERAPURAWASBUILTIN1970-71ASTHEUSS
SPARTANBURGCOUNTYANDTRANSFERREDTOTHE
RMNIN1995.
*KD=KAPALDIRAJA(HISMAJESTY’SSHIP)
Following a night at anchor in windy weather
(and enduring rolling to 30º either side) SRI
INDERAPURA berthed at DNB early on
Monday morning – with all on board relieved
to get alongside. Being an unusual foreign
visitor, MAF and Customs were all over the
ship, diligently doing their job to ensure that
the Malaysians weren’t inadvertently bringing
pests or bugs into NZ.
Once all of that was out of the way the CO,
CAPT Ganesh Navaratnam, and 60 of his
ship’s company were able to go ashore and
receive a proper welcome to NZ at Te Taua
Moana Marae. Our Maori Cultural Group
performed the powhiri - once the Malaysians
had got over their initial hesitation, they got
into the spirit of things and they impressed us
with a roaring rendition of one of their Malay-
sian Navy songs. The CO paid an Official Call
on the CO of PHILOMEL and, as well, there
was an Official Luncheon before the SPORTEX
[seesidebar].
Normally during Ex MALZEA there is a sea
phase, for warfare exercises and to improve
interoperability. However, we could not do
the sea phase this year because TE KAHA
was in Selective Restricted Availability (SRA)
so all activities had to be land-based. We
have some pretty good facilities ashore and
we were able to use these for exercises and
some “sea time”.
•DamageControl Exercises at the Sea
Safety Training Squadron. A group from the
Malaysian ship visited the Sea Safety Training
Squadron to see how we conduct damage
control training and also to try out the facility
with an exercise in the Flood Simulator.
•OfficeroftheWatchtraining in the Bridge
Simulator. The OOW teams from both ships
visited the Bridge Simulator. The TE KAHA
team started off with a pilotage out of Auckland
Harbour, and from there we went into OOW
manoeuvres, with the Malaysians taking over
for these. By this stage, with all the spectators
crammed into the bridge (SRI INDERAPURA
had about 30 Seaman Officers under training)
the OOW manoeuvres had the added chal-
lenge of not being able to see out the bridge
windows!
While in Auckland, SRI INDERAPURA hosted
EXERCISE MALZEA
MALZEA
a reception onboard - guests were taken down
to their massive vehicle deck where an abun-
dant array of Malaysian food was waiting for
them. Deciding what to eat was an adventure
in itself - it was all very good (only one incred-
ibly spicy dish ‘burnt the taste buds off’!) As
we enjoyed all this food, the guests were enter-
tained by talented groups from the Malaysian
ship’s company who performed martial arts
routines, dances and even a fashion parade
show-casing the different national dress worn
by Malaysians.
MALZEA 08 resulted in a strengthened re-
lationship between the two navies while also
serving to enhance the understanding between
the RNZN and the RMN. Although we were un-
able to proceed to sea together, our excellent
training facilities ashore allowed both parties
to work together and share our different ways
of doing things.
SRI INDERAPURA departed that Thursday
with little fanfare, but once they slipped and
proceeded, the sun came out! Hopefully the
weather for their passage back to Malaysia
was better than what the weather gods gave
them on their way here!
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H Y D R O G R A P H I C S U R V E Y F O R C E
TV STARS!OnourwayintoWellingtonharbourthecrewoftheTV1show‘GoodMorning’joinedustofilmlifeaboardanRNZNship.Theresultant20minutelongTVprogrammewasbroadcastonFriday23MayonTV1.
ThepresenterandinterviewerwasSarahBradley,whoisthedaughterof,nowretired,CAPTILSBBradleyRNZN,whocommandedthemightyWAIKATOduringhiscareer.SherecalledforNavyToday:
“IwasarealNavybrat!IgrewupinDevonportandwasalwaysvisitingtheNavalBaseeithertogoonmyfather’sshipsforfullthreecoursesilverservicedinner,orunfortunatelytotheNavalHospitalwhenIsplitmyheadopenafterfallingoffthediningroomtable!IrememberthepompandcircumstancesurroundingmyfatherwhichIfoundquitebizarreknowinghowdowntoearthhewasinreallife.IwasandamstillveryproudofwhatmyfatherachievedwhenhewasintheNavy.MyrecentvisittoHMNZSRESOLUTIONbroughtbackalotofmemoriesanditwasparticularlyinterestingformetoseehowwomennowgettogotosea,whichdidn’thappeninmyfather’sday.”
MANAWANUI WAS REFITTED with two new variable pitch
propellers. Heimdal Propulsion Norway A/S are the manufac-
turer of the newly-fitted propellers. The propellers were then
certified by Lloyds prior to fitting. Our previous propellers had
exceeded their maximum-designed wear clearances, which
was apparent when we had attempted to reach Full Power.
The VTF tradesmen in the Diesel Shop assembled our new
propellers, hubs, blades and shafts – the VTF team are im-
portant partners for our operations.
From 16 – 18 May MANAWANUI made a port visit to Whan-
garei, berthing at Port Whangarei at Wharf 2 (opposite the
TENIX Ship Yard). We were taking a weekend break from a
busy schedule of diving training with ODT using the Viper
sets. The Divers also supported the Northland Careers Expo
over that same weekend, in support of the Navy Recruiters’
Information Stand. While in Whangarei the ship was open for
the public during the afternoon of 18 May.
This month we have been undertaking MCM trials and sea
training out in the Gulf.
AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION of OOW(B) training
[seeNT131April]andacoupleofshortweeksalong-
side, it was back to sea for RESOLUTION. As we sailed
from Auckland the weather looked ominous; however,
we pushed on with the emphasis of the voyage to make
a start on the next financial year’s LINZ surveying, and
so to free up options for the end of the next year.
Joining us on our passage to Gisborne were one uni-
versity and four senior high school students who were
on board through the ‘Students at Sea’ program. It gave
the potential officer candidates exposure to life at sea,
including an introduction to naval personnel at work,
and was an opportunity to enable detailed exploration
of their specific interests. As their hosts we provided
meals, empathy and assistance as required, especially
as individuals were still developing their sea legs! Over-
all the Students at Sea program was a success, with
all the students stepping off the ship with a smile, and
a few new experiences under their belts. Hopefully we
will see them back in the near future as members of
the RNZN. RESOLUTION also embarked another five
students for our passage from Napier back to DNB at
the end of May.
We visited our ‘home port’ of Gisborne for ANZAC Day
ceremonies at Gisborne, Tolaga Bay, Wairoa and Patu-
tahi. It was an early 4am start for some personnel, whilst
others got a sleep in, as their service did not start until
11am. Throughout the weekend, Gisborne welcomed
us all and the city was very hospitable.
After conducting a week of survey operations off Pov-
erty Bay, RESOLUTION headed south in preparation for
planned surveys of the Wellington Explosive Dumping
Ground and the inner harbour. The crew enjoyed a re-
laxing weekend in Wellington, where we also had the
pleasure of embarking CN for our subsequent overnight
passage back to Gisborne. This was a great opportunity
for personnel to gain some strategic feedback on all the
issues facing the Navy at this time.
As well as continuing our surveying task, we later
visited Napier, before retuning to the naval base for the
Queen’s birthday long weekend. Currently, we are still
in Auckland for a planned maintenance period.
BY A/WOMT(P) AJAY TAYLORENGINEERING OFFICER
HMNZS MANAWANUI
D I V I N G & M C M F O R C E
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found this rather amusing; at least they didn’t
have a program showing roughers!
At Tuas we covered Roles & Responsibilities
of a Cox’n, and Craft Safety at Sea. One thing
we learned, that we don’t have here in NZ, is
lightning risk. Before taking any craft out, we
had to check ‘Lightning Status Reports’ and
know where our Safe Havens were should we
ever get caught at sea in bad weather, which,
in that part of the world, can happen quite
unexpectedly.
During the weekend we got some quiet R&R,
knowing that we had exams on Monday. We
were back in the lecture room for our exams
and then afterwards we were rewarded with our
first drive of the landing craft. We spent 2 hours
practising going alongside - PO Matangi and I,
DIVING & MCM FORCE
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N A V A L S U P P O R T F O R C E : H M N Z S E N D E A V O U R
PERSONNEL POSTED to ENDEAVOUR over the years will be
aware of the generosity of Noel and Melva Yarrow from
the Taranaki Region. It was with great sadness that I was
informed of the passing of Noel on Monday 28 April 2008.
I had recently seen Noel and Melva only two days before
he passed away, when the XO and I, on completion of the
ANZAC Day Service in New Plymouth, drove to their home
town of Manaia on the southern side of Mt Taranaki, to pay
them a visit. Noel was full of life outlining his vision for the
charitable trust that he established and asking about his
continued connection with the ship.
Throughout the Taranaki region, the Yarrows are well
known for the generosity and sponsorships. The Yarrow
Stadium, the Yarrow Cycle Tour of Taranaki, The Yarrow
scholarships, the NZ Round of the International Triathlon
Series and the Rhododendron Festivals are but a few of
the events the Yarrows have supported or sponsored.
Noel had shipbuilders’ blood in him – his family are the
Yarrows of the former Yarrow & Co, Glasgow [the company
that built our frigate CANTERBURY and also HMS DIDO
which became SOUTHLAND]. He was great friends with
the late Don Denham, then Naval Relations Officer in New
Plymouth. As an 18 year old, Noel always had a hankering
for ships and in 1942 he volunteered to join the Navy. He
was accepted and arrived at HMNZS PHILOMEL to com-
mence basic training, unfortunately to his immense disap-
pointment, he was rejected because of varicose veins and
after only one day in uniform he was discharged and sent
to join the Army!
Noel’s association with ENDEAVOUR goes all the way
back to when the ship was commissioned. Over the years
Noel and Melva had become the unofficial patrons of
ENDEAVOUR. They gifted to the ship items such as the
BBQs, the BBQ tables and our sea kayaks, as well as gen-
erous donations to the Ship’s Fund. All this was to make
life more enjoyable onboard for the ship’s company.
BY CDR D J TOMS MNZM, RNZNCOMMANDING OFFICER
A couple of years ago Noel wrote:
“Melva and I have enjoyed the hospitality of the Captains
during port visits to New Plymouth and on visits to Devon-
port Naval Base at various times; once having a fabulous
day out on the ENDEAVOUR during a family day.
A couple of years ago, a presentation was made to me at
a function in New Plymouth of a naval crest inscribed by
Chief of Navy as a memento of my involvement with the
ENDEAVOUR, so my boyhood aspirations of naval involve-
ment have come to fruition in the later years”.
Noel was wonderful gentleman who was generous, full of
life and spirit. We pass on our condolences to the Yarrow
Family, especially his lovely wife Melva.
O B I T U A R Y :
NOEL YARROW
NOEL AND MELVA YARROW ARE PRESENTED WITH A PORTRAIT OF ENDEAVOUR DURING THE SHIP’S 20TH BIRTHDAY PARTY ON 8 APRIL.
NOEL AND MELVA YARROW DURING ENDEAVOUR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY – WITH THEM AT THE TABLE ARE CAPT KEVIN KEAT, CDR BRETT FOTHERINGHAM AND (NOW RETIRED) CDR ERIC GOOD.
IN FEBRUARY , POSCS Henry Matangi and
I attended the Landing Craft Medium (LCM)
course at 191 Squadron Fast Craft Training
Unit (FCTU) in Tuas Naval Base, Singapore. We
were two Kiwis amongst 40 trainees and 6 In-
structors... and I was the only Junior Rating.
We arrived at the main gate at Tuas Naval
Base after 1½ hours in the Singaporean traffic
- we had done a recce the day before other-
wise we would never have found the place! By
the end of the first week we were driving like
locals and had managed to cut our travelling
time down to 30–40 minutes.
Tuas is Singapore’s main area for ship-build-
ing and maintaining oil rigs. Consequently a
lot of people commute to Tuas from Malaysia
- after our night sorties (around midnight) we
would often see them heading back to the
border, slumped on the decks of lorries, ab-
solutely exhausted from their day and night’s
work. In less than 6 hours they would be mak-
ing the return journey back to Tuas and yet
these people were considered lucky because
they had work. Seeing this gave me and PO
Matangi a greater appreciation of how lucky
we are in New Zealand.
We also spent some time at Changi Naval
Base in their bridge simulator. On first entering
the Simulator, I couldn’t understand why the
deck was moving – I knew the unit wasn’t on
any form of hydraulic platform because I had
just stepped through a door from the Control
Centre. Of course it was the images on the
surrounding screens that were moving, not
the platform! Some of my course colleagues
LCM COURSE IN
SINGAPORE
due to our prior experience set the initial stan-
dard. However, it wasn’t long before our SAF
friends caught up to us, and we were all soon
competing against each trying to improve on
our previous attempts and get better times.
The remainder of the week and the following
Monday was spent practising the seaman-
ship evolutions. We would sail at 0900 and be
alongside by 1800. This all culminated in a final
assessment day. All of us passed - POSCS
Matangi with top marks.
The final day on course, we mustered in the
classroom. We completed the Course Critique
and soon afterwards the Commanding Officer
presented us with our Course Certificates.
When that was finished PO Matangi and I
presented the CO, his Training Staff, and the
rest of the course with small souvenirs of our
Navy. This was unexpected and everyone was
delighted. PO Matangi and I made a point of
thanking the CO, who was very impressed with
PO Matangi’s service record of 13 years; the
CO said that few people stay in their Navy for
10 years. PO Matangi was about to mention
how long I had served, but caught my quick
head shake and he kept silent!
After working with the Singaporeans, I hold
them in the highest regard. Many different
cultures, primarily Chinese, Indian and Malay,
seem to have found a particular racial harmony.
In the work place everyone, regardless of their
culture, was respectful and courteous toward
one another. Of course in the military setting
supervisors still bollock their subordinates as
ours do! But if I had to live in another country,
it would have to be Singapore.
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HMNZS RESOLUTION [CDR M R TUFFIN RNZN]
HMNZS MANAWANUI [LTCDR N M LONGSTAFF RNZN]
HMNZS KAHU [LT I BRADLEY RNZN]
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HMNZS CANTERBURY [CDR A M MILLAR MNZM RNZN]
CANTERBURYwasduetoundertakeseamanshipandmarinertrainingintheSouthPacific.TheshipistocarryouttheseactivitieswithinNZwaters,whileremedialissues,includingtheRHIBseaboatlaunchsystem,areworkedthroughwithTenix.
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RA DAVID LEDSON said a number of im-
provements are to be introduced to training
and the conduct of exercises at sea as a
result of the review of seamanship, which
was he initiated earlier in the year. The review
was conducted by seamanship experts from
theRoyalNavy[seeNT132May,p26].The
Chief of Navy said the review had identified
shortcomings in the way in which the Navy
currently trains its personnel in seamanship
and the way in which seamanship evolutions
are conducted.
“Being able to do seamanship the safe
way and the right way is fundamental to
the Navy being able to operate its ships
at sea – around New Zealand and further
afield,” Admiral Ledson said. “Consistent
with the Navy’s commitment to safety and
to excellence, where the Royal Navy review
has identified areas where improvements are
required, then I am committed that those
improvements be made. I have appointed
A/CDR Mark Longstaff as the Fleet Sea-
THE RNZN IS ESTABLISHING A NEW POSITION DEDICATED TO SEAMANSHIP, AS A RESPONSE TO THE RECENT INDEPENDENT SEAMANSHIP REVIEW
RESPONSE TO THE
REVIEWSEAMANSHIP
manship Officer, who will be responsible for
re-establishing seamanship as a core Navy
skill and with implementing all of the recom-
mendations of the review,” he said. The CO
of each of our ships have been directed to
review their current practices in line with the
Royal Navy review and a Petty Officer Safety
Course will also be developed.
Admiral Ledson says the RNZN initiated
the review after a Court of Inquiry into the
death of sailor AHSO Byron Solomon raised
a number of associated observations on the
conduct of seamanship in the RNZN.
While the observations did not contribute
to the RHIB capsize incident, they did iden-
tify issues around the conduct of seaman-
ship training, competencies and practices
in the Navy.
The Royal Navy team arrived in New Zea-
land in February and spent two weeks con-
ducting their review. It had two phases:
• A harbour phase during which they
examined and reviewed the infrastructure,
training and management of seamanship in
the Navy, and
•A sea phase onboard the frigate TE
MANA and the amphibious sealift ship
CANTERBURy during which they observed
and evaluated the conduct of seamanship
exercises.
“The Royal Navy review gives us the op-
portunity to improve our performance in this
important area.
"We are committed to ensuring that the
opportunity is fully exploited,” said Admiral
Ledson.
“BEING ABLE TO DO SEAMANSHIP THE SAFE WAY AND THE RIGHT WAY IS FUNDAMENTAL ...”
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more information each year into EARLLS and the database is fast
becoming the one stop shop for all activity related information.
(See graph below)
The Naval Information Systems team, headed by the Project
Manager LT Niels Grootscholten, have successfully installed
EARLLS to the SWAN and DIXS deployed networks. The project’s
completion will allow lessons learned across the Navy to be avail-
able to all Command Teams. No longer will issues be lost in the
in-tray, or reports buried in the registry, this near real time system
will efficiently pass and track issues for analysis, resolution and
provide raw data to support the change process.
The HQ JFNZ J8 Branch Lessons Learned Cell (LL Cell) has
the responsibility for coordinating operational and force element
collective training electronic reports across the NZDF. The LL Cell
supports COMJFNZ and the Component Commanders by deter-
mining trends and tendencies from reports, command chain input
and subject matter expert analysis, that impacts on operational
preparedness and/or effectiveness to assist in producing a better
military effect as operations evolve.
EARLLS is a quick way to highlight issues to higher levels of
Command. Specific issues provide supporting evidence to influ-
ence decisions involving the development or change of tactics,
techniques and procedures (TTPs) or standard operating proce-
dures (SOPs). Certain issues can also help the interoperability or
effectiveness of deployed personnel by standardising how we
operate with our coalition partners.
RNZN personnel are fundamental in the success of knowledge
management through EARLLS to collect, disseminate, analyse,
resolve, and archive information from operations and exercises
conducted through COMJFNZ and the Maritime Component
Commander. The following PARs have recently been submitted
on EARLLS. The PAR, observations, and subsequent analysis and
comments, are available to be viewed by all NZDF personnel:
•NAUTILUS0108–ODTViperExercise
•SEALION0108–CANparticipationinAmphibiousTraining
•MALZEA0108 -bi-lateral exercisebetween theRoyalNew
Zealand Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy.
•CRADDOCK0108-TEMandCANTaskGroupdeploymentto
Australia
For more information on actively participating in the organi-
sational learning process or to arrange EARLLS training for
personnel, contact:-
•HQJFNZJ8Branch
•DTelN3456811
•Email:HQJFNZ.J8.LESSONS
THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE officially launched EARLLS (Electronic
Reporting and Lessons Learned System) in September 2004. CDR
Gordon Stamp was the initial project officer. Since then, EARLLS has
captured observations, issues and lessons arising from operations
and exercises across the NZDF.
This central online reporting facility was initially developed by HQ
JFNZ to provide a means to submit, direct and track issues that
impact the way future operations are conducted. After a successful
trial period, the EARLLS application was released to the wider NZDF,
providing a single database for the collection, analysis, resolution and
publication of issues and lessons arising from a wide range of NZDF
activities. The system captures information and experience to learn
and share now and in the future, gain understanding across all of
Defence, and to support planning and decision-making.
Since EARLLS was introduced, the database currently holds over
900 post activity reports, 9000 observations, 700 situational reports,
2000 documents and 300 images. Any member of the NZDF has im-
mediate access to this information from their SWAN or DIXS desktop
computer. The graphs indicate that NZDF personnel are submitting
INTRODUCING EARLLS, AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE
DATA BASE THAT IS TRANSFORMING THE NZDF INTO A
KNOWLEDGE-EDGE FORCE. LTCDR ROY TAYLOR RNZN
(J833 AT HQ JFNZ) EXPLAINS…
DOING THINGS
IN DEFENCE BETTER
P R O J E C T P R O T E C T O R
PUKAKI WAS FORMALLY named on 10 May,
and with the words “I name this ship PUKAKI
and may God bless her and all who sail in her”,
the ship’s Lady Sponsor Mrs Alison Roxburgh
DCNZM cut the ribbon to release the cham-
pagne bottle on to PUKAKI’s bow. The third
Inshore Patrol vessel is now one step closer.
It was clear that the TENIX workers and their
families are proud of the ships they are build-
ing. The naming ceremony was attended by a
number of vIPs including CN, MCC and Shane
Jones MP. The speakers made special men-
tion of the naval veterans attending, who had
served in the Loch-class frigate PUKAKI.
We learned too that PUKAKI also shares the
name of the remarkable Maori carving of the
18th century Maori warrior called Pukaki, who
was a Rangatira (Chief) of the Ngati Whakaue
iwi of Te Arawa in the Rotorua district. his carv-
ing is reproduced on the back of our 20 cent
coins. The day ended with the RSA presenting
our ship with a picture of the commissioning
of the frigate PUKAKI and, a small donation to
help start the ship’s fund.
PATROL VESSEL NAMED
TOP: LADY SPONSOR MRS ALISON ROXBURGH, DCNZM RECEIVING FLOWERS FROM TENIX WORKERS CHILDREN. BOTTOM LEFT: LT JOHN MCQUEEN CO DESIG RECEIVING GIFTS FROM LEON D. FLAVELL OF THE WHANGAREI RSA AND NAVAL VETERANS ASSOCIATION. BOTTOM RIGHT: WO PIRIKAHU AND HIS SON SHAYDEN
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G A L L E Y S L I D E
PREGNANT SERVICEWOMEN and NZDF civilians
will be consulted more, and have easier access
to information relating to work and pregnancy,
following the introduction of the new Defence
Force policy (DFO 17/2007). A handbook to
help NZDF women manage their pregnancies
has also been produced and will be available
from every NZDF Medical Centre, Human Re-
sources unit and Health and Safety Advisers or
from the MedWeb on the Defence intranet.
Assistant Director of Medical Policy Captain
Kevin Forward says the newly introduced policy
(developed jointly between the Directorate of
Medical Policy and the Defence Equity Man-
agement Group) focuses on more consultation
with pregnant personnel, and the introduction of
evidence-based rationales regarding changing a
pregnant employee’s workplace conditions.
“The new policy means that changes should
be made in working conditions only if there is
a health risk to the pregnant woman, or if the
safety of the people working with or near her
is compromised. These situations could in-
clude, but are not limited to, for example, if she
couldn’t operate, for whatever reason, specific
machinery, vehicles, or equipment.”
Captain Forward says there are legal barriers
to putting workplace restrictions in place to
protect the unborn baby. “Only the pregnant
woman can insist on work place restrictions to
protect foetal health. The NZDF can place re-
strictions on the employee to protect her health,
but not that of her unborn baby. However, NZDF
COMMANDERS’/ MANAGERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES TO PREGNANT PERSONNEL:
• Talktothewomanandrespondtotheworkplaceneedsofpregnantwomenduring
pregnancyandonreturntowork.
• Treatpregnantwomensimilarlytootherteammembersregardingcareer,training
andpromotionopportunities
• Providepregnantwomenwiththenecessarysupportduringpregnancy,for
example,informationandadvice,sickleave,parentalleaveandalternativeworkif
necessary.Singlepregnantwomenmayneedadditionalsupport.
SERVICEWOMEN’S RESPONSIBILITIES:
• IfpregnancyissuspectedconsulttheirMedicalOfficer
• Attendtorequiredadministrativemattersassociatedwithpregnancy
• DiscusswiththeirsupervisororMedicalOfficeranychangesrequiredtomeet
serviceoroperationalduty
• Seekadviceonappropriateexerciseorfitnessprogramme.
CIVILIAN WOMEN’S RESPONSIBILITIES:
CivilStaffwhoworkinhazardousworkareasandsuspecttheyarepregnantshould:
• consulttheirLeadMedicalCarertoconfirmtheirpregnancy
• disclosetheirpregnancyassoonaspracticable;
• discusswiththesupervisororlinemanagerandHSAanychangesthatmaybe
requiredtomeetworkrequirementsforthedurationofthepregnancyandfora
shorttimeafterthebirthoftheirchild.
does have a responsibility to inform the preg-
nant woman of any risks to her baby’s health.
The new policy aims to provide evidence-based
information on potential occupational health
risks to pregnant personnel so they can make
informed decisions about their health, and the
health of their baby.”
Some areas of the policy are about protect-
ing pregnant women’s rights to access courses
and training. In the past some courses have
required women to be Required Fitness Level
qualified before being accepted on the course.
In certain cases exemptions (from the RFL)
are now available, for example if the course is
classroom-based. There is now an increased
emphasis on confidentiality. Commanders and
managers will not be told by a medical officer
when an employee is pregnant; they will in-
stead be told the employee has been medically
down-graded. The responsibility of informing
the commander or manager is that of the ser-
vicewoman/employee.
“In the past some women have kept their
pregnancy quiet until it was obvious, because
they didn’t want to be treated differently, or
pulled out of their normal workplace, or be-
cause they just wanted to keep it private for
a while. The nature of our operations means
that in some situations we could be at risk if
we didn’t know a woman was pregnant. Now,
with the change in policy, we hope women
will feel more comfortable disclosing their
pregnancy.”
Operational missions are still largely off-limits
to pregnant personnel, because of the reduced
access to ante-natal care in what are often re-
POLICY AND ADVICE FOR PERSONNEL PREGNANCY
mote or hostile locations. If the woman was to
have complications or miscarry, an evacuation
could be difficult and the operational effec-
tiveness of the mission could be jeopardised.
Women may be able to be part of certain,
shorter operations/exercises, providing ap-
propriate medical care is available.
Service personnel returning to work after ma-
ternity leave have 12 months from the delivery
date, or three months after their return to ser-
vice before they are required to pass an RFL. If
women wish to breastfeed for up to 18 months,
they can apply through their unit medical officer
for a further exemption from the RFL.
Captain Forward says the policy reflects
finding the balance between the health and
safety of pregnant personnel, and the opera-
tional interests of the NZDF. The guidebook
for pregnant servicewomen and civilian staff
covers areas such as service and employment
entitlements, exercise, and non-occupational
and occupational health hazards and recom-
mendations. It provides lists of physical, chemi-
cal and biological agents and their potential
effects, and recommended restrictions.
Formore information about the new
policyvisittheMedWebontheNZDFIn-
tranet.Informationonpregnancycanbe
foundintheHealthPromotionsectionof
theResourcespage.
LT PAULA MCKENZIE OF NAVAL STAFF MODELS THE NAVY’S PREGNANCY UNIFORM. HER BABY IS DUE IN SEPTEMBER
THEMANAGEMENTOFACCCLAIMSFORWORKRELATEDINJURIES
THE NZDF IS AN ACCREDITED EMPLOYER UNDER THE ACC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME.
THIS MEANS THAT THE NZDF MANAGES ALL WORK-RELATED INJURIES ON BEHALF OF ACC.
THE ACCREDITED EMPLOYER PROGRAMME (AEP) UNIT
is a cell within Personnel Branch, HQ NZDF responsible for:
registering work related injury claims,
making decisions on cover and entitlements,
paying treatment providers,
co-ordinating rehabilitation,managing dispute procedures.
CONTACTING THE AEP UNIT
Internal:
AEP Unit, Personnel Branch, HQ NZDF WGTN
P: 348 8509
F: 348 8511
E: hqnzdfaepunit@nzdf.mil.nz
External:
AEP Unit, Personnel Branch, HQ NZDF
Private Bag 39997, WELLINGTON
P: 498 6509
F498 6511
E: hqnzdfaepunit@nzdf.mil.nz
FURTHER INFORMATION
NZDFIntranet:
Go to the Personnel Branch page and
select ACC Home. The site includes
the Code of Claimants Rights and
the NZDF ACC Claims Procedures
Manual. Chapter 4 of the manual
provides specific information for
personnel who have a claim.
Camp/Base/HQ:
Contact your MTC or Civil
Administration Unit.
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R E C R U I T I N G
THE NAVY ADVENTURE CHALLENGE (NAC) is
designed so that the students who attend it
will travel back to their schools and inform
their peers as to what our Navy does and what
opportunities are available. It is an indirect ap-
proach, not focussed just on selling the Navy
to only those on the Challenge.
NAC is a five day event held for 40 of New
Zealand’s high profile 6th and 7th form students
from around the country. They are brought
to DNB where they are shown the variety of
Navy life. During the recent school holidays
our Navy recruiters hosted two separate NAC
groups: 20 - 24 April and 28 April - 2 May. A
NAVY ADVENTURE BY MID RICARDO DE FARIA RNZNHMNZS TE KAHA
total of 75 students participated from around
the country.
The recruiters broke each of the two groups
into four watches. Each watch was looked after
by a Junior Officer; the watch officers escorted
them to all their briefs and activities, as well
as dined with them and answered any on the
spot questions they had about the Navy. The
students were exposed to all branches within
our Navy, either in the form of activities such
as a navigation exercise in the RHIBs, or by
practical demonstrations, as from the Divers
and the Bomb Squad. Other branches gave
briefings - the Hydrographers, Seaman, Ma-
rine Engineering and Weapons Engineering
branches, along with a visit by a Seasprite and
brief from the aircrew onboard.
The NAC students where also exposed to the
more physical side of Navy life: EMAs* formal
PT sessions, the tunnels and the confidence
course up at Whangaparora training camp.
The two NACs were a success - a resounding
majority of the students expressed their utter
enjoyment of the week’s activities, while some
bright students said they were now very keen
on joining the RNZN.
* Early Morning Activities – usually a run,
sometimes a swim
THE KELSTON BOYS’ HighServiceAcad-
emywereprivilegedtofightfires,heftrifles
andexploreANZACfrigatesinlateApril,as
partofanavalexperienceatDNB.Thanks
toNavyRecruiting,theAcademyenjoyeda
day-longtourfromtheBCTbarrackstothe
MarineEngineeringSchool to the tremen-
dousTEKAHA.
Thevisitwasenjoyedbyallandformostof
theboys itwas their firstencounter intoa
militaryenvironment.
TheServiceAcademyprogrammeisrun
throughanumberofsecondaryschoolsand
isfundedbytheMinistryofSocialDevelop-
ment.Itsaim:tohelpyouthachieveacareer
in theNZDF. The naval visit enriched the
NZ SECONDARY SCHOOL’S ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP
KELSTON BOYS’ SERVICE ACADEMY VISITS THE NAVAL BASE
THE RNZN was invited to promote Navy Careers
at this year’s Secondary Schools Rowing cham-
pionships:
• The North Island regatta, Lake Karapiro,
Cambridge,14-16March.
• Thenationalchampionship,theMaadiCup,
LakeRuataniwha,Twizel,31March -6April.
The Maadi Cup is named after the 2NZEF base
camp in Egypt during WWII
Year 12 & 13 rowers (sixth and seventh formers)
were targeted as being ideal potential candidates
for the Navy, as they are dedicated and committed
to their sport - they could easily transition in Naval
life, reflecting our values of the ‘three Cs’.
At both regattas the RNZN personnel mingled
amongst the 2-3 thousand rowers, coaches and
parents at both events. Our representatives spoke
plainly about the RNZN and its opportunities
today. These discussions sparked a lot of inter-
est amongst the spectrum of people interviewed
- some students took away enrolment forms,
while some parents were so impressed that they
brought their children back to discuss possible
naval futures.
Academymemberswithawarenessofanumber
oftradeswhichtheymightaimfor.
Leading Senior Classman of the Kelston
Boys’ ServiceAcademy, Tanielu Tanielu (17)
said his fellow students felt they nowhad a
betteroutlookonthepossibilitiesofacareer
intheRNZN.
“[The visit] hasmadeus realisehow real a
careerintheNavyis–youseethetelevisionads
andthepictures,butwitnessingtheworkings
hereandactuallybeingamongsttheculturehas
definitelymadeanimpactonourfuturecareer
choicesatatimewearemakingdecisionsabout
ourfuture.”
TheNavylooksforwardtowelcomingService
Academystudentsasfuturerecruits!
At Lake Ruataniwha our recruiters WOPTI Shayne
Reese and LMT(P) Kane Ritchie, together with
CPODR Buzz Tomoana and ACH M Walden (driving
the Navy Display Unit) were joined by LT Linda Bruce,
myself and OT(WE) Anamea Ridgley.
Our personnel also got involved in good will and
ceremonial activities. At the Maadi Cup, we took turns
at inspecting the boats for safety and compliance
before each race. We were involved in holding and
marshalling the boats after each race at the medal
presentation pontoon. At the NISSRR the medal
presentation ceremonies three Navy personnel
acted as medal bearers with a further acting as a
medal presenter. At the Maadi Cup a student was
the medal bearer while one of our officers (or an
RNZAF officer) presented the medals.
The Navy was actively promoted and well re-
ceived, with many people passing on their appre-
ciation and congratulation for the RNZN’s efforts.
The two events were seen as a recruiting suc-
cess, with a number of positive recruits attracted
by our campaign.
BY LT KARL VETTER RNZN
THE CONFIDENCE COURSE AT WTC SEA SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE AT THE FLEET POOL
MID DE FARIA WITH A GROUP OF ADVENTURE CHALLENGERS LEARNING ABOUT WEAPONS AND BOARDING PARTIES
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S P O R T
RNZN VS RAN FOR THE LOU SMITH CUPThe RNZN Senior Xv played the RAN Senior Xv in Canberra at vikings Rugby Park on
Wednesday 28 May for the Lou Smith Cup. It was a tremendously exciting spectacle
with huge amounts of passion from both teams and, despite an extremely strong finish,
the RNZN were unfortunately beaten 20 - 27 by the RAN.
RNZN WOMEN VS BRITISH ARMY By LT KERRy CLIMO RNZN
The RNZN Women’s rugby team took on the British Army Rugby Union Women’s Team
(ARUW) as part of their Centenary Tour, in a match at Ngataringa Sports field on 29 May.
The ARUW team is the current UK inter-Services champions, and is made up of 37 serv-
ing personnel from 12 different Corps and Regiments within the British Army.
Following moving National Anthems both sides took the field in front of a large and vocal
crowd of supporters. The British Army played a solid first half, with one good individual
try and two opportunist tries, which put 20 points on the board before half time. As more
points went up on the score board the confidence of the British team grew!
The second half, however, was dominated by the RNZN. Our inexperienced forward
pack took on the British forwards, producing good ball for our classy back line, who
wasted no opportunity in creating moves that wowed the crowd. 10 points were scored
from well-constructed tries (scorers POPTI Emma Cairns and AWTR Sez Ngere). But our
RNZN ran out of time to capitalise on the cohesion that had set in.
It was a stunning display of rugby and, despite the loss, our Navy Women were happy
with their performance. In spite of being mainly novices to the game, they outclassed
the experienced ARUW team. The courage and commitment displayed was a credit to
rugby and to our sportswomen.
Players of the day:
•fortheBritishArmy-theirCaptainandnumber8,CAPTKathrynWoods
•fortheRNZN:ACSSKylieWiki-Law,number8.
Many thanks to LT R Saynor, CPOPTI R Climo and POMED S vissers for coaching the
girls and to POPTI W. Briggs.
NZ WOMEN’S RUGBY LEAGUE NATIONALS The Queen’s Birthday weekend saw three days of grueling play at the NZ Women’s Rugby
League Nationals. In the Auckland squad were ASA Josephine Leef (PHILOMEL) and POPTI
Emma Cairns (NGAPONA). Both ladies proved to be strong players and contributed to their
team's clean sweep. The final on Sunday afternoon saw Auckland taking honours over
Hawkes Bay with Emma scoring the final try of the day. Both Emma and Jo have been
named in the squad of 30 for the NZ Women’s Rugby League team - well done!
TheRNZAFBaseAucklandNgaWakaHoe
PaddlingClubiscompetingatHongKong
InternationalDragonBoatFestivalonthe
ShingMunRiver, Sha Tin, HongKong,
over14-15Junethisyear.Theteamisnor-
mallyaRNZAFBaseAucklandteam,how-
evertheylookedoutsideoftheirBasethis
seasonandattractedtwoRNZNpaddlers,
myselfandCPODRKahaCassidy.
WehavebeenpaddlingfortheRNZAF
teamsincethebeginningoftheyearand
theteamtodatehasmanagedtowinthe
AucklandRegional andNationalDragon
BoatRegattas.Theteamsharesourcore
values:
• Commitment,toachievehighergoals,
• Courage, to pull out all stops when
needed(Nationalswinwasby1sec)and,
• Comradeship, that bonds the 22 pad-
dlers,1steerer(sweep),1drummerand
coachesintoaunitworkingasone.
YouwillseethatDragonboatingisalso
anexpressionoftheAirForce’scoreval-
ues:ServiceandallegiancetoNZ,team-
work,discipline&professionalism.
Thismonthwe face our biggest chal-
lenge, at theWorld Championships in
HongKong.KahaandIwouldliketothank
theNavalSportandRecreationalCouncil
Trustintheirsupport.
INTERNATIONAL SPORT
NAVY SUPPORT TO AIR FORCE INTERNATIONAL
DRAGON-BOAT TEAMBY WOSCS JACK RUDOLPHDIvING TRAINING OFFICER
S P O R T
G A L L E Y S L I D E
A/CDR S R G GIBSON RNZN
LTCDR T M FOOTE RNZN
LTCDR J S FITZELL RNZN
A/LTCDR R D GILvRAy RNZN
WOWT R GAASTRA
WOWTR L J BOKANy
WOMAA J S GRAy
A/WOMT(P) J.R SCOTT
A/WOSCS M T SEyMOUR
CPOWT D P LISTER
POCSS S P TAPSELL
POET J R M GOULDEN
POET D M DEWHURST
POHST D M FOSTER
POMT(P) D A GRIFFITHS
A/PORS J A CAMPBELL
A/POWTR E M DRyLIE
LCH T J TE HAU
LCO J C RUKA
LDR S M TRELEAvEN
LET J R T GRIGG
LEWS P H NICHOLS
LMT(P) P C CULLEy
LMT(P) C L RULAND
LMT(P) R D NICHOLS
LMT(P) A W STONE
LMUS L v CLEMENTS
LPTI M A W FINDLAy
LPTI B L ACHILLES
LPTI M S PAUL
LSA B N T OWENS
LSA K E JURy
LSCS H L TUKI
LSTD S A DyKES
LWTR A I SCIASCIA
LWTR N A R CHARLES
ALPTI R D WHITE
ALSA J M L CARROLL-MCLEOD
ALWT A J ROGERS
ACSS S B STRETTON
AWTR N A MATTSEN
AMEDIC N M HISCOKE
AMT2 K J LISTER
AMT2 J R MCKENZIE
AMT2 J M ROEST
AMT2 N F DAvIS
ASCS H J MCGUIRE
ASTD M I AUvA'A
AWT2 R N URBAHN
ADR A M NESBIT
ADR J I KAUIKA
AET2 B L GOBLE
AHSO M J BARBER
TRANSFER TO THE NAVAL RESERVES
CPOMT(P) J R SMITH
CPOMT(P) P LEAUGA
CPODR B K JOHNSON
POMT(P) H A HAUA RIMOvICH
LDR P J T SMyTH
ACSS L y A SMITH
ASCS T KATU
TRANSFER TO THE RF FOR TOD
LCSS B R MCKEE
LWTR N A R CHARLES
ENTRY INTO THE NAVAL RESERVES
CPOMT(P) W L FREEMAN
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION
CDR P H WAA RNZN
LTCDR B F BOUSUSTOW RNZN
LT S G GOBLE RNZN
MID B C LAWRIE RNZN
CPOMT(P) C A BROMELL
CPOMEL D R WILSON
CPOSCS R G M MOUTERE
POSA A J LESLIE
LMT(P) R B COyLE
LMT(P) D W CHARLES
LET R KJESTRUP
LSTD D T HARRISON
LCSS C O SMITH
ACSS R H RANGI
ASCS L B WALSH
ADR C K HACKETT
ACH M E WALDEN
ACH S L BROOKS
ACO A J HOSKINGS
AET1 A J PEAKE
ASTD J M KING
OMA S J P HOHEPA
OMA T J EDMONDS
OMA J F MCNALLy
OMA E J GREy
OCH K T K RATAPU
OCH K M HARFORD
ODR J T LEWIS
OT(WE) D K MAKOARE
OCSS K J SMITH
RNZNVR RELEASES
LTCDR C W MORRISON RNZNvR
LTCDR G J FLETCHER RNZNvR
A/LSEA D A PRATT
AMTO C S TOOLA
OWTR(vR) S M HENDERSON
FAREWELL, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
RNZN PROMOTIONS & FAREWELLS
THE2008HMNZSCANTERBURYSCHOLARSHIP has been won by Rachel
Standring, who is studying at Canterbury University, including papers in
Music, Chinese and Law. The scholarship was presented on 5 May, by CDR
Tony Millar, CO of the new CANTERBURY.
Rachel Standring was born in Dunedin and grew up in a number of
places including Taupo and Whangarei. In 2003 Rachel’s family moved to
Christchurch where Rachel completed her schooling at Christchurch Girls’
High School.
Canterbury Scholars are required to demonstrate and identify with the
RNZN values of courage, commitment and comradeship. The scholarship
was established by the Navy in 2005 to mark the decommissioning of the
frigate CANTERBURY and to underline the long and supportive relation-
ship between the Navy and the province of Canterbury. The purpose is to
support school leavers from Canterbury in their first year of undergraduate
study at the University of Canterbury, with $10,000 towards domestic tuition
fees and costs.
Rachel spent an anxious night wondering whether she had been suc-
cessful in getting the scholarship or not. “To be honest, I had absolutely no
idea whether I was going to get the award or not, so when the University of
Canterbury Scholarships Office rang and said I had, I was utterly and truly
speechless! Needless to say, I was ecstatic and incredibly proud.”
“In my eyes, these values (courage, commitment and comradeship) com-
bined are the essence behind success. My various roles, both as a leader and
group member in a wide range of situations, have made me truly appreciate
these values. They have taught me just how vital these basic concepts are for
progression as both an individual and a team member,” says Rachel.
Rachel has a wide variety of interests including music (she plays the Cello,
Double Bass and Oboe), Dragon Boating and Lifesaving. Rachel enjoys
getting involved in community events and bringing her skills to others, such
as mentoring younger students as a senior, volunteering for Youthline and
playing music at rest homes and in charity concerts.
She is also keen to learn more about the Navy. “I'm very appreciative of the
scholarship; I am also looking forward to learning more about the Navy, and
hopefully I will be able to visit one of the ships in Lyttleton this year.”COMPILED BY AWTR NICOLE MATTSEN, COURSES AND PROMOTION CLERK, FPTO
HMNZS CANTERBURY SCHOLAR BY ELIZABETH LINCOLN ASSISTANT NAVY PR MANAGER
CDR TONY MILLAR PRESENTS THE SCHOLARSHIP TO RACHEL STANDRING
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S P O R T
RNZAF BASE OHAKEA hosted the 2008 Junior
Officer Inter-Service Sports Tournament during
the first weekend in May. For JOCT 08/1 this
was our first taste of an inter-Service event - on
arrival we were greeted by a handful of RNZAF
Officer Cadets, some of whom treated us to a
live rendition of the ‘Jet Pilot’ song!
After the official tournament opening on
Friday morning, we got straight into training
sessions for our touch and rugby teams and
CDR Grant (CLD) treated the remainder of the
group to a demonstration of how to swing a
golf club properly in preparation for the ‘speed
golf’ competition. That afternoon rain made
both the Rugby and the Touch greasy, wet
weather games.
•Ourfemalesput inafantasticeffortagainst
the Army, narrowly losing 3-1 at Touch.
•Ourrugbyteamcametogetherwithseasoned
warhorses and a few complete newcomers of
the sport. The Army put up a good fight but
we stayed in front from beginning to end, final
score 20-10.
That night was our first real opportunity to get
to know our counterparts in the Army and Air
Force - an eye-opener for all concerned.
The 2008 Inter-ServiceVolleyball Tourna-
mentwashostedby theNavyat theFleet
Gymnasium, 14 - 18April. With all three
Servicesmissing key players this year’s
tournamentwasalwaysgoingtobeclose.
IntheMen’scompetition,AirForcewent
throughthefirstdaybeatingNavy2-0then
Army 2-1.On the second dayNavy came
out firing and thrashedAir Force only to
losetoArmy.
TheWomen’s competition saw the Air
Forcewomengo through the round robin
play undefeated, but theywere all close
gameswithonlytwoorthreepointsdiffer-
enceinthesetscores.
On finals day, Navy playedArmy in the
Women’ssemi.Navyhad losteverygame
beforehand,but theNavywomenwon the
firstsetandthegymeruptedwithcheers.
The second setwas close andwhen the
scorewas24-23toNavy,theRefdidn'tsee
theArmygirlsdofourhitsandArmywent
ontowinthatsetandthenthematch.Tobe
denied the finalbyabadcallwashard to
take.IntheWomen’sfinalAirForcecontin-
uedtheirdominancebywinning3-0.
In theMen’ssemifinal,Navy tookonAir
Force. Despite hammering them the day
beforetheNavysidecouldn'tmakeittwoin
arowandAirForcewonthegame2-0.
TheMen’sfinalbetweenArmyandAirwas
oneofthebestgamesoftheweek:AirForce
beattheArmy3-1.
Our‘Playersofmention’were:
• Men:CPOETSaulSmith,LPTIAttril,LCH
Shelford&POETSamCrymble.
• Women:ASCSMichelleMorris,ASADom
Ngawaka and the twoKims,Hamilton and
Jeffries.
The intershipBasketball competition took
place intheFleetGymwith5Men’steams
and3Women’steams,includingteamsfrom
TEKAHA,CANTERBURYandROTOITI.There
were somehard fought games throughout
theday;thedominantteamwasPHILOMEL
Black,whoreachedthefinalwithmaximum
points. The ROTOITI team covered every
inchofthegymwitheverypartoftheirbod-
ies - theywere rewardedwith awin over
CANTERBURYtoavoidthewoodenspoon.A
bigthankyoutoallthosewhoattendedand
assistedwiththecompetition.
INTER-SERVICE SPORT
BY MID JOSEPH STANDEN RNZN
Heavy rain overnight meant the speed golf
was cancelled. The benefit was that we all had
fresh legs for the aircraft tow. Two squads of
eight pulled the 4.4 tonne King Air 150 metres
each, our time for the total 300 metre pull was 3
minutes 33 seconds. We watched and cheered
on the Army and Air Force as they clocked up
times of 5.09 and 4.48 respectively.
•AcomfortablevictoryfortheNavy.
Dry weather on Saturday afternoon allowed
our females a chance to stretch their legs in a
fast-paced game against the Air Force Touch
team.
•Navywoncomfortably6-1.
The rugby team got off to a slightly shaky start
against Air Force, conceding 12 points in the
first half. However we held Air Force scoreless
in the second half and applied some excellent
pressure. The Weka Trophy was safe for a third
year in a row!
•Thefinalscore24-12toNavy.
As soon as the rugby finished we were in ‘The
Amazing Race’. Six tasks to be completed,
running as a team from one side of the base
to the other between tasks. After some blind-
folded fire hose drills, truck-pushing, stretcher
transport, a ‘planks and tyres’ evolution, giant
puzzles, and equipment-carrying, a final run
to the finish left us moments behind the Army,
and ahead of the Air Force.
Second place, but good enough to wrap up
the overall tournament trophy.
The fight for the wooden spoon on Sunday
morning was between the Army and Air Force
and proved to be a great way for us to round
out the weekend.
INTERSERVICES
BY CPOPTI PETE HODGE
VOLLEYBALL
INTER-SHIP SPORT
20 MAY
By POPTI Wendy Briggs LPTI
MEN 1ST Philomel Black
2ND Te Kaha
3RD Philomel Blue
4TH Rotoiti
5TH Canterbury
THEMEN’SFINAL: PHILOMEL Black 40 vs TE KAHA 9
MEN’SMVP: Ian Gillies
SPORTSMANSHIPAWARD: LT Mchaffie
WOMEN 1ST Philomel Black
2ND Te Kaha
3RD Philomel Blue
THEWOMEN’SFINAL: PHILOMEL Black 18 vs TE KAHA 9
WOMEN’SMVP: LPTI Paul
SPORTSMANSHIPAWARD: CPO Cook
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M A I N N O T I C E B O A R D
ENROL TO VOTE!
PROPOSED REUNIONS
PROPOSED:ALLSHIPSREUNION
• Sydney, Australia.• Easter long weekend, 2009.• Contactemails: Bill Tahu: btahu@aapt.net.au Ken Johnston: ken.johnston7@bigpond.com.au
PROPOSED:NAVYENGINEROOMBRANCH REUNION
• Masterton• October 2009• Contacts: Malcolm Harris 06-377-1606 Rex Hawes 06-378-6370 Email: rexhawes@yahoo.com
‘ALL SHIPS REUNION’ 2010
• Palmerston North, Labour Weekend• At the Palmerston North RSA and Navy Clubrooms• Contact: DaveLeese E:exnavy@inspire.net.nz, P: 06-354-0479, or 027-243-0427
2008 REUNIONS
HMNZS WAIKATO F55
• To be held on Labour Weekend (October 24-26) 2008 • At the Mt Maunganui RSA• Registrations of interest to www. geocities.com/TheF55• Contact: GeoffKelly, Papamoa Beach GandHK@xtra.co.nz 07-542-3331
Tobeeligibletoenrolyoumust:
• be 18 years or older, and
• have lived in New Zealand for
more than one year continuously
at some time in your life,
• be a New Zealand citizen and
have been in New Zealand within
the last three years, or
• be a permanent resident of New
Zealand and have been in New
Zealand in the last 12 months.
Enrolorupdateyourdetailsat:
www.elections.org.nz,orbyfree-
textingyournameandaddress
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PostShop,orcall0800367656
Weheldabrilliantreunion-thankstotheorganisersPhil,HenareandAspro.
The website:
http://www.mururoavets.com is up to date with a blurb about the
weekend and photos. Next reunion
in 2 years. There is also a link in the
site to where you can buy Gerry’s
book.
The book telling the story of the
Kirk Government's protest against
the French atmospheric testing of
nuclear weapons, by sending HMNZ
Ships OTAGO & CANTERBURY to
Mururoa in 1973, was launched at
the Mururoa Veteran's reunion in
Napier.
MURUROA VETERANS
PROPOSED:RNZNCOMMUNICATORS ASSOCIATION 2009 REUNION
• Nelson, New Zealand• 20-22 March, 2009.• Nelson RSA, Maitai Club• Contacts www.rznzcomms.org PO Box 5931, Wellesley St, Auckland treasurer@rnzncomms.org
MURUROA PROTEST byGerryWright
is available from
www.PublishMe.co.nz
by credit card,
or from the author,
withchequefor$25.00plus$5.00p&p
Gerry Wright
8 Rowan Road
Epsom
Auckland 1023
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