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TE MANA DEPLOYS

NAVY PEACEKEEPERSAFGHANISTANTIMOR LESTE

ONBOARDHMAS RANKIN

WAHINERESCUE

OUR OCEANFERRARIS

NZDF SPORTSAWARDS

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04 TE MANA DEPLOYS

06 FITTING OUT OUR OCEAN FERRARIS

09 CANTERBURY COURT OF INQUIRY

10 AFGHANISTAN

14 MINISTERING TO A GREEN FLOCK

17 HMNZS MANAWANUI

18 LIFE ABOARD AN AUSSIE SUBMARINE

22 THE MILITARY REMUNERATION STRATEGY

24 OUR PEOPLE

26 SEAMANSHIP AUDIT

27 EX CROIX DU SUD

30 SEASPRITES GET NEW TEETH

32 ENDEAVOUR TURNS 20!

34 HMNZS TE KAHA

36 AROUND THE FLEET

37 GALLEY SLIDE

38 RESCUE IN WELLINGTON

40 OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS RECOGNISED

43 NZDF SPORTS AWARDS

44 SPORTS

46 MAIN NOTICE BOARD

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OUR CHALLENGE IS TO ASSIST OUR LEADING

HANDS TO RETAIN THAT ENTHUSIASM THAT THEY HAD AS ABLE RATINGS AND

MOTIVATE THEM TO FOCUS ON THE OPPORTUNITIES

THEY WILL ENJOY AS SENIOR RATINGS

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10 AFGHANISTAN - A KALEIDOSCOPE OF MEMORIES

14 MINISTERING TO A GREEN FLOCK

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INSIDE:

DIRECTORY

IN RECENT WEEKS I’ve been involved with some

of our junior Sailors in a variety of contexts – two in

particular stand out, and provided me with some important

insights.

The first was in a little community and involved a

discussion with the father of one of our Sailors. I asked

him why his daughter had joined the Navy. I could see

him thinking whether he would tell me the real reason – or

a reason that I might wish to hear. He, I think, decided

on the first course of action and he looked around at the

countryside and said to me ‘What is there for her here?’

He then carried on and told me that it was the best

option to provide for her future – and how during her early

months she wanted to leave but he had told her to stay.

The answer was honest, but I was not very happy about it.

I want young New Zealanders to join the Navy because

they want to join the Navy. I don’t want them to join just

because their parents tell them to – and I don’t want them

to join to ‘escape’ small communities and get to ‘the big

smoke’. Nor do I want them to join the Navy for the sole

purpose of staying a few years and getting some skills

which will open other jobs up for them.

People may, of course, see these as valid reasons –

and we have some people in the Navy who joined for

these reasons and then chose to stay for many years.

But that doesn’t really change my position that I want

people to join the Navy because they have heard it’s a

great organisation and they want to be part of it. This may

be considered to be an idealistic position – but that’s the

way I am and it is the way it will be when we are ‘the best

small-nation Navy in the world’.

All that is linked to my second story. A week or so ago

I was speaking with a young Sailor - her interest in the

Navy had been sparked by the Navy Recruiting Bus, but

she also had personal reasons. So from my perspective

she had a mix of right and wrong reasons for joining us.

However, the enthusiasm that she now has for the

Navy is fantastic. Her speech was animated and her eyes

shone as she talked about what she had achieved in the

Navy – and where she wanted to go to next – recruiting

and the Leadership Development Group. Whatever her

reasons for joining, she now is in the Navy for all the

right reasons – because she wants to make a difference

to the Navy and because the Navy has and can make a

difference to her.

And that brings me to my third story. What I find when I

speak with our Junior Sailors is an apparent difference in

attitudes towards the Navy between Able Ratings – and

here I mean generally - and some of our Leading Hands.

I speak with many Able Ratings who are motivated

and keen about their particular job and the Navy. I speak

with many Able Ratings who know the Core Values and

who believe in them – and expect others in the Navy

to behave in a way that conforms to them. I speak with

many Able Ratings whose energy and enthusiasm I find

reinvigorating.

Then, I don’t know what, but something seems to

happen to some when they become Leading Hands.

In some cases it’s as though a switch has been thrown

and - to use another’s words – rather than 'enthusiasm

invigorators' they become 'enthusiasm vampires' – they

just suck enthusiasm and motivation out of everyone they

come into contact with.

Some of them become cynical about the Navy and dis-

missive of our Values. In fact, the misbehaviour of only

two Sailors over Anzac weekend has been brought to my

attention – and both were Leading Hands.

I spend a lot of time thinking about the possible reasons

for this change and why it happens to a small – but

noticeable – number of our Leading Hands. I think they

include the belief that as Leading Hands they have done

everything the Navy has to offer – in the words of the

song: ‘I’ve been everywhere man’.

Perhaps they joined the Navy just to get some skills –

and they’ve got them. They may have decided to join the

Navy for only a short time – and now want to try some-

thing different. Maybe they are disillusioned with the Navy

leadership – at all levels.

Maybe they find being a Leading Hand a very difficult

job – still a Junior Rating but expected to be almost a

Senior Rating – added responsibility but few additional

privileges – it is quite a complex position to be in when

you think about it.

For the future good of the Navy we must retain our

Junior Ratings. They are the foundation from which we

grow our Senior Ratings and, as well, as we all know,

without the right number of right people we are pretty

limited in what we can achieve. So having enthused and

motivated Able Ratings – and enthused and motivated

Leading Hands – who want to be here for the right

reasons - is very important. Our challenge is to assist

our Leading Hands to retain that enthusiasm that they

had as Able Ratings and motivate them to focus on the

opportunities they will enjoy as Senior Ratings.

When I think of the effort that is required to overcome

the significant challenges we have – and realise how criti-

cal it is to ‘get it right’ – I also think of the Junior Ratings

I have met like the young Sailor I spoke with a week or so

ago. She was – as so many are - a clear demonstration of

the power of light to overwhelm darkness.

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O P E R A T I O N E N D U R I N G F R E E D O M

THE COALITION MARITIME FORCE (CMF) in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea patrol more than

2.5 million square miles of international waters to conduct integrated and coordinated operations

with a common purpose: to increase the security and prosperity of the region by working together

for a better future. The CMF aims to defeat terrorism, prevent piracy, reduce illegal trafficking of

people and drugs, and promote the maritime environment as a safe place for mariners with legiti-

mate business.

Coalition forces are conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) to complement the counter-

terrorism and security efforts of regional nations and to disrupt violent extremists' use of the maritime

environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material.

Combined maritime security operations are conducted in international waters and within the Gulf,

the Strait of Hormuz, to the Red Sea, and across the Arabian Sea from Pakistan to Kenya. MSO

includes a full range of activities - from assisting mariners in distress, Interaction Patrols, Visit,

Board, Search and Seizure operations, to engaging regional and coalition navies.

The CMF is contributed to by about 20 nations, including regional partners, who currently deploy

some three dozen ships to deny violent extremists the use of the sea. The CMF is operating in

support of the coalition forces in the Gulf region, including Operation Enduring Freedom in Af-

ghanistan. The combined operations are focused on counter-terrorism; defence of offshore and

onshore maritime systems and infrastructure; counter-smuggling; counter-piracy; and upholding

international rights and freedom.

As well, the CMF facilitates various maritime security conferences and symposiums throughout

the area, such as the Maritime Infrastructure Protection Symposium, held in Bahrain during Febru-

ary. Vice Admiral Kevin Cosgriff USN, Commander 5th Fleet, also controls the CMF, assisted in

that task by CDRE Keith Winstanley Royal Navy.

CTF 152 TE MANA is joining Combined Task Force 152, which is responsible for conducting Maritime Se-

curity Operations in the central and southern Gulf. CTF 152 was established in March 2004. On 4

March this year, a Bahraini officer, Brigadier General Abdulla Saeed Al Mansoori Royal Bahrain

Navy, assumed command of the task force. This is the first time that Coalition naval forces have

been commanded by a Gulf nation. The task force flagship is RBNS SABHA (FFG 90) a former

USN Perry-class frigate.

BRIG GEN Mansoori said maritime security is a significant responsibility. “The Maritime Security

Operation is not a single country’s mission, and no country can single-handedly achieve the goal of

these operations,” he said. “That’s why we are joining our friendly navies in this imperative task.”

CTF152 ships and aircraft conduct Interaction Patrols (IPATS) to generate support and awareness

amongst commercial vessels sailing in the region. IPATS are designed to help generate support

and awareness amongst commercial vessels sailing in the region of the Coalition’s efforts to ensure

a safe and secure maritime environment. Coalition forces also conduct MSO under international

maritime conventions to ensure security and safety in international waters so that as well as com-

mercial shipping, fishing can also take place safely in the region.

For example, the amphibious transport dock USS CLEVELAND (LPD 7) undertook Interaction

Patrols by integrating the use of a Landing Craft with air assets during a series of exercises in

the Central Arabian Gulf. Since 2004 CTF 152 has fostered positive relationships with local mari-

ners by conducting more than 300 Interaction Patrols.

SHIPS AND PERSONNEL FROM SOME 20 NAVIES ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE MARITIME SECURITY IN THE PERSIAN GULF. THIS MONTH TE MANA JOINS THE COMBINED MARITIME FORCES OPERATING THERE.

At0500onthemorningofourdeparture,

thecameracrewsturnedupforanearly

morningbroadcastofthe‘GoodMorning

Show’(TVNZ).Overatwohourperiod,

GoodMorning’srovingreporterand

weatherguyTamati,wasshownaround

TEMANA.Veryfewcompartmentswere

missed,aswegottoshowoffourship

toNewZealand-asthosewhosawthe

broadcastcouldattest.

Telecastsweremadefromthebridge-

wing,theOperationsRoom,JuniorRat-

ings’DiningHall,aJuniorRatings’Mess

DeckandontheFlightDeckwithour

friendsandfamiliesgathered.Allthrough-

out,Tamatiexperiencedboththegood

natureofthecrewandtheexcitementof

theupcomingdeployment.Afterhisfinal

broadcast,thefriends,familyandcrewof

TEMANAsaidarousinggoodbyetoNZ,

afteraverybusystarttoourmorning.

ON APRIL 7 , following months of preparations,

TE MANA sailed for her third deployment to

the Arabian Gulf. Onboard were 175 personnel

including some Air and Army staff, who waved

goodbye to home, family and friends for 5

months. TE MANA proceeded out of the har-

bour and into the Hauraki Gulf to conduct some

final tests, before turning north on passage to

our first destination of the deployment.

Everybody quickly slotted back into the ship’s

routine, which was punctuated by exercise

emergencies, and some additional boarding

training conducted by MOET. These exercises

finished off the training that had started during

our OLOC workup [see NT 131]. The various

training exercises ranged from advanced small

arms firings to the worst-case scenario, a full

evacuation under fire from a Merchant vessel.

The Officers of the Watch on board didn’t miss

out - conducting the passage navigating by

the stars, to keep one of the oldest mariner

skills alive. Their skill was proven when we

made an accurate landfall on time for our visit

to Cairns.

Cairns, the capital of Far North Queensland,

is one of Australia’s biggest tourist destinations,

with lots to do and see. During our brief stay,

some of our ship’s company undertook activi-

ties like golf and white water rafting, while oth-

ers took the opportunity to relax. After our two

day visit, TE MANA sailed from Cairns along the

Great Barrier Reef on our way over the top of

Australia and to our next stop, Singapore.

We spent Anzac Day in Singapore, parading

with the Australians amid the solemn surrounds

of the Kranji Commonwealth War Cemetery.

GOODBYE VIA ‘GOOD MORNING’

COALITION MARITIME FORCE*

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BY SLT PADDY BAKER RNZN


IN WHANGAREI some 200 technicians are busy

fitting out the four Inshore Patrol Vessels be-

ing built for the NZ Government under Project

Protector. The new ships will be operated by

our Navy for a range of Government agencies.

Each day the swarm of technicians progress

a little more of the intricate and complex tasks

involved. To date, some 85 NZ companies have

provided goods and services to the Project

worth a total of NZ$110 million of NZ industry

content.

Warrant Officer Steve Bradley, the Project

Director’s representative on site, likens the

new ships to a Ferrari sports car: lots of power

packed into a sleek body, precisely built with

a sparkling performance. ROTOITI’s sea trials

have confirmed that the design speed of 25

P R O J E C T P R O T E C T O R

BY RICHARD JACKSON, EDITOR

knots has been exceeded, while the fuel con-

sumption figures point to a range of well over

the specified 3,000nm.

The four IPVs are now each at a different stage

of the lengthy and detailed building and fitting

out process. Inside the Tenix main assembly

building is the hull and the superstructure of

the last of the four IPVs – the future TAUPO.

The gleaming aluminium superstructure was

assembled by innovative and specialised alu-

minium welding techniques. Later the super-

structure will be lifted on to the hull to complete

the overall vessel. But that is still merely the

shell; the essential task of fitting out involves

much, much more.

Outside the Tenix sheds, firmly on dry land, is

the future PUKAKI. There one can see the size

and sleek style of the whole vessel. Inside the

ship the powerful MAN engines are in place,

the generators and the maze of pipe work for

fuel, cooling water and exhaust gasses.

Installing the propeller shafts is a tricky task;

on the day I visited, working on one of the

shafts underneath the hull of PUKAKI were

three Tenix staff. The shaft must on no account

be strained or bent; the clearances in the shaft

bearings are less than 0.8 of a millimetre, and

the final assembly will also carry the hydraulic

fluid down the shaft to control the Controllable

Pitch propeller.

This particular task is one example where

Tenix are applying improvements to the project;

for ROTOITI each shaft alignment and instal-

lation took over 3 days; now for PUKAKI they

have got the job down to one day.

On board PUKAKI in the bridge there is a

clutter of insulation, flooring and cable runs.

Alongside the ship was PUKAKI’s mast, struc-

turally complete and painted, but lying prone

as the technicians ran dozens of cables into

the narrow tube. All those cables will take

power and data to and from the radar, the

radio aerials, the GPS, the weather gauges

and the navigation lights.

Across at the neighbouring wharf, HAWEA

and ROTOITI lay in the water, for final fit out.

Aboard HAWEA the hull is subdivided not

only by watertight bulkheads, but by a maze

of internal walls defining the 103 compart-

ments within the ship. That surprising number

includes the cabins, the messing spaces, the

communications office, as well as the techni-

cal compartments like the engine room and

the tiller flat. And before the internal walls,

floors and ceilings were installed, hundreds

of metres of electrical cables for power and

data, plumbing for domestic water and sew-

age, ventilation ducting for the heating and air

conditioning, all had to be in place. Only once

the internal structural fit out of all the compart-

ments had been achieved could the electronic

fit out begin.

The number of electrical and electronic sys-

tems in the new ships is breath-taking: the

internal communications system alone incor-

porates telephones, the Damage Control com-

munications and remote control of pumps and

ventilation, the main broadcast and alarms and

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a tactical intercom. As well, the new ships have

two information systems: a secure local area

network and an unclassified network for admin-

istration and management. These will be able to

link to the Defence land-based network.

In ROTOITI, you can see what the finished

ships will look like, every new compartment

has its share of fire extinguishers, ELSAs (emer-

gency life saving breathing apparatus) soft fur-

nishings (for bunks), crockery and cutlery; the

myriad of things that make the ship functional

and live-able for its future crew.

Being designed and built to Lloyds Register

standards, the Lloyds Inspector is a frequent

visitor to the new ships. Lloyds has (based

on long experience) stringent fire-fighting and

smoke-control requirements for new ships.

After her initial sea trials ROTOITI’s bridge and

the bridge equipment room immediately below

are being further worked on to meet the agreed

Lloyds standards.

It is of course on the bridge where the im-

mense technical complexity of the new ships

is most vividly apparent; the bridge will be the

tactical command centre for the ship during

its operations. The new IPVs are being fitted

with:

•AnX-bandnavigation radar,Electro-Optical

Survelliance System and a Electronic Detection

System.

•Fornavigationandsteering,thereisamag-

netic compass, a gyrocompass (both Lloyds

requirements) and a GPS Compass interfaced

into a autopilot. The Electronic Chart Display

and Information System (ECDIS) the modern

system of navigation and position plotting that

has replaced traditional paper charts can be

used to set courses and waypoints that are

then feed to the autopilot which automatically

steers the ship along the desired track.

•For anti-collision and ship safety, the IPVs

have an Automatic Identification System and

ships’ data exchange, which is installed in ac-

cordance with IMO requirements for automatic

data exchange between AIS-equipped ships

and coastal stations.

•ThenewshipsalsohaveanEDMS(Environ-

mental Data Measurement System) to display

and record wind speed and direction, humidity

and air temperature - and a Bathythermograph

Data Recording System (to record sea tempera-

tures at different depths).

Then there are the external communications

- two HF transceivers (using the tall whip aerials

mounted forward on the ships) a wideband V/

UHF transceiver, INMARSAT and a fixed GSM

cell phone transceiver.

As a symbol of the high-tech equipment on

board, the helm is not the traditional wheel,

but a small tiller on a black box, not too far

removed from a video-game controller! All in

all, the many technicians working in and on the

new vessels are making good progress with

their complex tasks.

ROTOITI is due to be delivered this month,

followed by HAWEA in June and PUKAKI in

July; TAUPO’s delivery is planned for Sep-

tember.

Our Navy is looking forward to commission-

ing and operating these highly capable – and

New Zealand-built - patrol vessels.

P R O J E C T P R O T E C T O R

O N B E H A L F O F T H E R N Z N and the wider

NZDF, I extend my deepest sympathies to the

family and whanau of AHSO Byron Solomon.

While the Navy lost a young Sailor, which af-

fected all of us in the Navy deeply, especially

those who served with Byron in CANTERBURY,

the effects of Byron’s death on the Solomon

family have been – and I know, continue to be

- very keenly felt.

The release [on 17 April] of the findings of

the Court of Inquiry into the accident resulting

in the capsizing of a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat

(RHIB) from HMNZS CANTERBURY and the

consequential death of Byron Solomon, was

the culmination of an extensive and compre-

hensive investigation.

It has taken some time to reach this stage,

and I thank the many interested parties for

their patience and their sensitivity. The length

of the process was due to a number of fac-

tors, including: the complexity of some of the

issues; the need to step carefully through the

process itself; and our absolute desire to learn

everything that we can from this tragedy so

that circumstances of this nature are unlikely

to arise again.

The Inquiry found there were two key con-

tributing factors that, occurring concurrently,

THE FINDINGS OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF AHSO BYRON SOLOMONBY CHIEF OF NAVY REAR ADMIRAL DAVID LEDSON

caused the RHIB to broach:

•First,theunexplainedreleaseofaquickre-

lease (Gibb) shackle, and then

•Adamagedmanuallyoperatedoffloadrelease

hook that was unable to be released from the

RHIB in time to prevent it capsizing.

Both these issues have been addressed with

the removal from service of the Gibb shackle

in CANTERBURY and the replacement of the

offload release hook.

There is evidence that unexplained releases

of this shackle have happened before, but

without the same catastrophic consequences.

Consequently, it is also intended to replace the

Gibb shackle across the fleet as soon as an

appropriate alternative arrangement has been

identified.

There is an inherent risk in much of what we

do as a Navy. We must ensure our training repli-

cates the conditions and environments our per-

sonnel may find themselves operating in. These

include, for example, boarding operations onto

fishing boats around New Zealand to boarding

operations onto dhows in the Middle East.

However, within those margins of risk we must

also strive to operate as safely as possible. I

accept fully all of the recommendations made

as a result of the Inquiry. The Navy has already

set about addressing all of them. In addition,

subsequent to the inquiry’s findings I ordered

an audit of the Navy’s seamanship standards.

This identified opportunities for improvement.

Where recommendations have been made to

improve safety and performance these are be-

ing implemented.

In the context of this tragedy a number of the

ship’s crew performed bravely after the RHIB

capsized in an effort to free Byron. Their actions

are consistent with Navy’s values of courage,

comradeship and commitment and as the

Court of Inquiry noted, one Sailor in particular

attempted a rescue of Byron with ‘significant

risk to his own safety.’

The Inquiry found that everyone onboard the

CANTERBURY on that day acted appropriately

and as they had been trained. Consequently,

no one will face disciplinary action for what was

a specific incident that occurred after an unex-

pected and unforeseeable sequence of events

ended with such a tragic outcome.

I am determined – as is everyone else in the

Navy – to do everything we can to ensure that

such a sequence of events cannot happen

again. I remain confident that the ship brings a

valuable and unique capability to the Navy, the

Defence Force and the country.

N E W S

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R N Z N P E A C E K E E P E R S

WO Shane Dixon is the

2IC of Kiwi Patrol 1 ACH Ally Cocker

LAST MONTH THE NZDF CONTINGENT IN AFGHANISTAN CHANGED OVER TO THE 12TH ROTATION. BEFORE DEPARTING FROM BAMIAN WOSCS SHANE DIXON OF KIWI PATROL ONE SENT THIS REPORT…

I DON’T THINK any of us will ever forget the

day we arrived - the sheer beauty of Bamyan

is breathtaking. I was awestruck by the high

snow-capped Hindu Kush mountains, the his-

torical site of the Bhuddas, and Gholgola - a

haunting earthen structure pock-marked with

caves and hidden landmines that sits across

the valley from Kiwi Base. In English it’s ‘the city

of a thousand screams’ named after Ghengis

Khan slaughtered all its occupants including a

princess he befriended. It’s an eerie place but

part of the mysterious ancient history of the

land and its people.

With the exception of cell phones and the

odd satellite dish on a few mud and wooden

houses, the people of rural Afghanistan con-

tinue to live life as they have for centuries.

Donkeys outnumber cars here - they are used

for transportation, farming and even as cur-

rency. I will never forget the day I saw a young

boy, no more than 10 years old with a harness

around his shoulders pulling a wooden plough

through the hard earth with an old man in tow

who I assumed to be his grandfather.

Kiwi Team One moved into our new home

higher into the mountains at Nayak in the district

of Yakalang in western Bamyan province. But

roads in Afghanistan aren’t usually paved nor

are they flat - for the 11 of us in KT 1 the first

trek to our forward base was a painfully slow,

jolting and dusty ride.

We were greeted by Gunner, an unofficial

member of NZDF K-9 forces – a gift to the

Eighth rotation, Gunner is a typical Afghan

dog – large in size but (unlike most dogs in

this country) well fed. Gunner enjoys joining

our rugby games!

We certainly came to admire the Hazara

people of Yakalang for their endurance, deter-

mination and kindness. They are hard-working

people who make up a sixth of the Afghan pop-

ulation but who have never won the respect of

the country’s other ethnic groups. The Taliban

considered the Hazara less than human - many

were killed in the awful years while others had

had their villages torched.

Yakalang has the toughest winters in Afghani-

stan. The nights were well below zero and at

times it seemed the snow would never stop fall-

ing. Driving was treacherous and on many oc-

casions we were forced to inch our way along

while at the same time fearing avalanches. BDR

Chris Parker recalls the drive back from Daga

during a blinding blizzard. “We were driving

into a wall of snow and we could see no further

than the front of the truck it was so thick. I told

my driver not to bother looking out the front

window but instead to take directions from my

Global Positioning device!”

It seemed crazy to be out in those frigid con-

ditions but crazier I suppose was celebrating

New Year’s Eve with a BBQ. Icicles hung from

the plate while the food cooked and the near-

beer and dip froze solid within minutes!

On one particular patrol we came across a

teenager with a donkey. The donkey had lost

its balance on the icy road and slipped into

a ditch. The boy wasn’t big enough and was

struggling to get the animal to its feet so we

stopped to assist. GNR Bishara and the rest of

the team kept security over-watch while GNR

Chapman and some of the others got the ani-

mal back on its feet.

Then we all realized the boy was blind and

that the donkey not only carried thatched tree

branches on its back, but acted as the blind

boy’s guide, leading him where they had to go.

Without our assistance who knows how long

the boy and his trusty companion may have

had to wait for help on the remote, rugged road

that we were on. As we drove away we all felt

immensely satisfied that we could help out, but

we also reflected on the harshness of life where

a blind boy had to carry the burden of chores

with no-one to lend a hand.

In Kiwi Team One we came here as 11 indi-

viduals but as we return to NZ we are bonded

by our experiences and our memories.

• 140personnelintheNZPRTin BamyanProvince.

• TwoNCOsassistingwiththetrainingoftheAfghanNationalArmy.

• FiveofficersinInternationalSecurityAssistanceForceHQ

• OnemilitaryliaisonofficerwiththeUNAssistanceMission.

• TwomedicalspecialistswiththeCanadianMultinationalMedicalUnitatKandahar.

THE NAVAL PERSONNEL CURRENTLY IN THE NZPRT:

LT A S DIEUDONNE RNZNVR [S9Finance]

CPOMT(L) R J CASLEY [EngineerCell]

AMEDIC S J MELSOP [Patrol3]

ACO C R PARA [OpsCell]

ACH B P DAVIDSON [Chef]

ACH A L DOMBROSKI [Chef]

THE NZDF CONTRIBUTION IN AFGHANISTAN

KALEIDOSCOPE OF MEMORIES

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TheNZNationalSupportElementatBagramAirBasesupportstheNZPRTandotherNZDFpersonneldeployedinAfghanistan.CDRAndrewNuttallRNZN,commandedthetenpersonneloftheNSE,aswellasmanagingcontracts,overseeinglogisticandmovementsupport,andtheall-importantmail.“Everyonelikesaparcelfromhome!”WithCDRNuttallontherearrampofaChinookhelicopterareWO2Brill,MAJMarcWright,CPLSimonBurns,CPLPeterBaker,LCPLDanielTippet,MAJJamesKaio,SGTDwayneSoutheyRNZAF&SGTKamalSinghwithhistriofrom16FdRegt.

InarecentpressbriefingatHQNZDF,theCommanderJointForcesNZ,MGENRhysJones,explainedthatthepastwinterinAfghanistanhasbeenrelativelymild,enablingtheNZPRTmem-berstodeliverhumanitarianaidsuppliesand,aswell,toplanandreconnoitrereconstructionprojectswhichwillbecarriedoutthiscomingsummer.However,threatlevelsarekeptunderreview-somerecentincidentshavehighlightedtheextraordinaryworkingconditionsourpersonnelfacethere.MGENJonesexplainedthatfivemembersofthePRTwere

amongthe8personnelon-boardaUSAIDBell212helicopterwhichcrashedon16JanuaryduringahumanitarianaidflightinBamyanprovince.Thehelicopterwasen-routetoaForwardPa-trolBasefromthemainKiwiBasewhentheaccidentoccurred.Oneofourpersonnelwasinjuredinthecrash,andsubsequentlyreturnedtoNZtoconvalesce.Thecauseofthecrashisbeingin-vestigatedbyUSauthorities.On30MarchanIEDattacktookplace,aimedatafourvehicle

NZPRTpatrolen-routetoconductamobilemedicalclinicinthenorth-easternpartofBamyanprovince,neartheborderofBaghlanprovince.Theexplosionhittheflankofonevehicle,dam-agingthefrontlightsandpoppingthewindscreen.Noshrapnelenteredthevehicleandtherewerenoinjuriestoanypersonnel.Thepatrolimmediatelysecuredthesceneandawaitedthear-

rivalofcoalitionbombdisposalexperts,whoinvestigatedthecraterandfragments.ThepatrolreturnedtotheirForwardPatrol

Baseandsubsequentlycontinuedwiththeirnormaltasks.TheIEDattackonaNZProvincialReconstructionTeampatrolisbeinginvestigatedbycoalitionbombexperts.Inadditiontothoseincidents,sixjuniorNZDFpersonnelalleged

tohavetakenhashishhavebeenreturnedtoNZandremandedforCourtMartial.TheNZGovernmenthasapprovedanadditional18personnel

forthismission.TheadditionaltroopsjoinedtheNZPRTduringtherecentrotationofpersonnellastmonth.ThetotalauthoriseddeployedstrengthforthePRTisnow140personnel.PrimeMinisterHelenClarksaidthatthegovernmenthadun-

dertakenareviewofthenumbersdeployedtotheProvincialRe-constructionTeam.“WehavebeenconcernedaboutthelevelofinstabilityinsomeneighbouringprovincesandthepotentialforthattospilloverintoBamyanprovince.“Thestrengthenedde-ploymentwillgivethePRTmoresupportasitundertakesitscoretasksintheprovince,andreflectsourongoingcommitmenttoAfghanistan’ssecurityanddevelopment,”“ThethreatlevelinBamyanProvinceremainsassessedat‘me-

dium’.ThepositivesupportgivenbythelocalHazarapeopletoourPRT,anditsactivepatrollingoftheprovince,hashelpedtoensurethatBamyanismorestablethanmostareasofAfghani-stan.ThedeploymenttoBamyanhasneverbeenwithoutrisk,whichwasunderlinedwhenanimprovisedexplosivedevicewasdetonatednearanNZDFvehicle”,HelenClarksaid.

AFGHANISTAN UPDATE

FireisaconstantthreattothebuildingsofKiwiBase.ThePRTfireofficerwasPOWTRRzepecky.Seenafteramajorfireexercisewere:(ltor)CPLNickWalkley(Army),ACHAliCocker(Navy),WO2JohnWeel(Army),CplChrisWatty(Air)&ACHRoKaa(Navy).

RuthEfford-BaxofThames,whoseson,MAJKevinWilliamswasaPatrolcommanderintheNZPRT,sentstationeryfor300studentstoBamyanprovince.HereMAJWilliamsstandswithteachersandstudentsatJalmeshvillage.TheIslamicNewYear,inlateMarch,istraditionallywhenchildrenstarttheschoolyear.Thestationerypacksweremadeupofanexercisebook,anotebook,twopencils,aneraserandapencilsharpener.

STATIONERY GIFT

FIRE DRILL

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THE COMMITMENT TO TIMOR-LESTE IS THE LARGEST SINGLE CURRENT MISSION FOR THE NZDF AND AT PRESENT

CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 180 PERSONNEL AND TWO HELICOPTERS SERVING WITH THE COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE,

AS WELL AS TWO MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS SERVING WITH THE UN INTEGRATED MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE (UNMIT)

AND TWO ADVISORS TO THE TIMOR-LESTE DEFENCE FORCE. RECENTLY, TERRITORIAL FORCE OFFICER LT JEREMY SEED

TOOK A BREAK FROM HIS USUAL PARLIAMENTARY STAFF DUTIES TO MEET OUR PERSONNEL IN TIMOR LESTE.

KIWI LINES in downtown Dili is home to a Kiwi

infantry rifle company as part of the Australian-

led International Security Force along with all the

support services and personnel a rifle company

on deployment needs.

One of those support personnel is Navy

Chaplain Peter Olds and not only is he the

only chaplain deployed to Timor Leste, he is

one of only five RNZN personnel on the cur-

rent deployment.

TO A GREEN FLOCK Far from feeling lost in a sea of Army green

and Air Force blue, Peter is relishing his first

operational deployment and has found that

with a bible in one hand and a belt sander in

the other he has no problems fitting into the

daily lives of his flock.

Peter has been in the RNZN for 2 years and

before that he ministered at Balmoral Baptist

Church in Auckland. Growing up in a Chris-

tian family he had always been involved with

the church and as he became more and more

involved in youth leadership through the church

he moved away from his career as a carpenter

and studied to become a minister.

“I joined the RNZN two years ago at PHILO-

MEL, where there are four Padres who provide

chaplaincy services to the fleet. For me the big

thing that’s positive about chaplaincy in the

military is that there is much more person-to-

person time and that’s what I enjoy.

“I like the Navy because of the Auckland lo-

cation which meant no disruption for my fam-

ily when I left the church and joined up. I also

chose the Navy because when I first left school

and did my apprenticeship as a naval joiner it

was at HMNZ Dockyard. The naval base at

Devonport was the first place I worked full time

and because I had worked on the ships, joining

the Navy was like coming home.

“I had indicated my willingness to deploy

sometime ago and when I was told I was com-

ing to Timor Leste I was excited at the prospect

of my first deployment. The first time I met the

majority of the Kiwi Company guys was on our

pre-deployment training.

“The training was really valuable because we

got to cover things we don’t do so much as

chaplains, like weapon handling. It was good

to do PDT with the guys I was deploying with

so I got to meet them and got to know people

before we arrived in country”, says Peter.

Peter says that while the different Service that

an individual is in does not make a huge differ-

ence to the job he has to do, there are some

cultural differences he has found between the

Army and Navy, primarily language.

“We speak differently for sure, Army is an ARE

(acronym rich environment)” Peter says laugh-

ing, “and command structures work slightly

differently, they are not quite as hierarchical as

they seem to be in the Navy. Maybe they do

operate in the same way but it is not as obvious

to me looking at it as a sailor.

“At the end of the day, the role of the chaplain

is pretty well engrained in the military, generally

chaplains are pretty well thought of and it re-

ally does not seem to matter what colour the

uniform is, what matters is that people know

that you are there for them.

“A big part of what I am here for is morale and

people’s well being, so there is a certain amount

of stuff you can do that is structured and

planned during a day but a big part of my role

is responding to personal issues that arise and

dealing with them as and when they occur.

“I have to have a day planned that is a mix

of structured activities with enough flexibility to

cope with the things that come up unexpect-

edly, people’s welfare issues aren’t generally

programmed into the timetable.

“One of the big things for me is that I don’t

like feeling useless and fortunately I have a lot

of transferable skills thanks to my background

in building. This has made me quite useful at

times when there is construction work that

needs doing.

“Since I’ve been here I’ve worked on jobs

like replacing floors eaten by termites, building

furniture and fixing broken water mains. I like

getting my hands dirty but it’s also a good way

of getting alongside people and when you can

work alongside people you can develop some

kind of foundational relationship which means

if things come up later you already have a re-

lationship you can build on.

“Using my building skills in this way has

added another dimension to the welfare work

I am doing.

"Building couches for soldiers to sit on while

they take a cigarette break or watch television

is contributing to the overall welfare needs of

the company and contributing to the deploy-

ment.

“What I have found while I have been here

though is that at the end of the day people are

far more concerned with how you are as a per-

son rather than what Service you come from.

Being Navy is generally irrelevant to the guys,

there is always a bit of subtle mockery going on

between the Services but at the end of the day

the fact that we are all Kiwis over here doing the

job and that people can get on with you is far

more important and is what matters.”

A NAVY PILOT IN TIMORThe tropical environment in Timor-Leste poses

someuniquechallengestobothmenandmachines,

butSub-LieutenantDavidRoderick(fromPukekohe)

istakingitinhisstride.Davidiscurrentlybasedin

Dili,asapilotwiththeRNZAFNo3Sqndetachment

providinghelicoptersupporttotheISF.

TheformerStKentigansCollegepupiljoinedthe

Navyasapilotin2004andafterinitialNavyofficer

trainingandsixmonthsspentonboardshiplearning

thebasicsofseamanshiphebeganflighttraining

withtheRNZAF.

Aspartofthattrainingheisspendingtwoyears

withtheRNZAF’s3SquadronbasedinOhakeaflying

Iroquoishelicopters,andthisishisfirstoperational

deployment.Davidisenjoyingthechallengeoffly-

inginadifferentcountryandhehasalreadyfound

that flying in a tropical environment poses some

uniquechallenges.

“I’menjoyingtheflyinghere,it’sadifferenttype

offlyingtowhatwedobackhomesoit’schalleng-

ingandbecausethemachineshandleandperform

differentlyintheairdensitycausedbyhottercon-

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P R O J E C T P R O T E C T O RF L E E T P R O G R E S S

TheCOofallNZDFpersonnelinTimor-LesteisCommanderWilson

TrumperRoyalNewZealandNavyofficerwhowasbornandraisedin

Temuka.NewZealandmilitarycommitmenttoTimor-Lesteisthebig-

gestofNewZealand’scurrentmilitarydeploymentsglobally.InOctober

2007hewaspostedtoDili,capitalofTimor-LesteasCommandingOf-

ficeroftheNewZealandNationalCommandElementthereandhebe-

camethefirstNavyofficertoserveinthisrole.

The180strongNZDFcontingentisprimarilydrawnfromtheArmy

andtheAirForceandispartoftheAustralianled,InternationalStabili-

sationForce(ISF).

“TheNewZealandcontributiontotheISFissignificantbecauseNZDF

personnelmakeupaquarterofthetotalstrengthoftheISF.Thisisthe

biggestNewZealandoperationalcommitmentbynumberofpersonnel

deployedandwhilethatfactorisperhapsnotwellknown,itisimpor-

tantthatNewZealandersareawareofthenatureoftheKiwicontribu-

tiontoTimor-Lesteandwhatourpersonnelaredoinghere.

“Inacommandposition,themostimportantthingisthepeopleand

that’swhatmakesthisextremelyspecialforme-interactionwithand

leadershipofpeoplefromtheArmyandAirForceandjustfivefromthe

Navy.

“Thisroleisagreatlearningexperienceandagreatopportunityto

helpthepeopleofTimor-Lestedeveloptheircountry,whichtheygenu-

inelywanttodo,andit’ssomethingwhichyoucanonlyachievewhen

youcometosomeoneelse’scountry,getstuckinandlendahand.

“NewZealandersareextremelyfortunateinnothavingtodealwith

thedrainingheatandenvironmentalhealthconcernsthatTimor-Leste’s

climateimposesonanyonedeployedtothecountry.ForthatreasonI

thinktheonebigthingImissthemostabouthomeisourgreattemper-

ateclimate.”

CDRTrumperhasserved23yearsintheNavyandheldavariety

ofappointmentsincludingcommandofthefrigateTEMANA.“Having

commandofyoungNewZealandersservingtheircountryisagreat

privilege,especiallyinanoperationalenvironmentlikethiswherewe

areworkingwiththelocalpopulationtohelpthemrebuildtheircoun-

try”,hesays.

ditions,thatputstheskillsI’velearnedtothetest.

Youfindyourselflimitedinpowerquiteoftensoyou

havetousethemachineinanotherwaytoachieve

yourobjectives.

“ThisisthefirsttimeIhaveexperiencedtropical

flyingconditionsanditisamoretestingflyingen-

vironment.Thebiggestshockisthatthecontrols

behavedifferently in this environment. Iwas ex-

pectingitbecauseI‘dbeentoldaboutitbutitwas

stillunusualwhenIfirstexperiencedit.Thoughit

didn’ttakelongtoadjusttoandI’mwellandtruly

usedtoitnow.

“ItsgreattobehereandIbelieveourpresence

ismakingadifference,especiallywhenweflyaero

medical evacuation flightsbecausewhenwedo,

wesavelives.”

AT THE HELM


MANAWANUI ENTERED DRYDOCK on 18 February for her Docking Sur-

vey and Maintenance period. During the docking period the rudders

had new bushes and seals fitted, the bow-thruster was fully overhauled,

and the old propellers were removed and replaced with brand new shiny

ones. The hull was subjected to a full internal and external survey with

some minor pits and cracks identified. These were welded and the hull

and superstructure fully painted. Inside the ship the engines received

an overhaul, the dive prep room was reconfigured to take the divers

personnel space cases, the sewage treatment plant was refurbished,

anchor wires replaced and a new satellite television system fitted.

The ship undocked on 6 March and moved back onto Calliope North

Inner (White Bait Corner) to continue with the maintenance package.

With most work completed at terminal date on 28 March the ship’s

company moved their focus to preparing for sea trials and conducting

harbour training.

Sea Acceptance Readiness Checks (Harbour) were conducted by

the Maritime Operational Evaluation Team (MOET) on 10 April and a

fast cruise, with the MOET embarked to assess our Damage Control

Organisation, was conducted on 11 March. MOET declared the ship

safe to proceed to sea and the ship sailed for Sea Acceptance Readi-

ness Checks (Sea) on Monday 14 April.

Bow-thruster and steering gear trials were quickly conducted in the

channel to the West of the naval base after which the ship exited har-

bour conducting a pilotage assessment under the watchful eye of the

Fleet Navigator. Unfortunately the weather gods were against us, with

35-45 knot North Easterlies and a 2 metre swell. The planned Flyex was

cancelled and machinery breakdown drills and man-overboard exercises

had to be conducted in the lee of Rangitoto Island. On completion we

conducted a blind pilotage assessment back to the naval base. With

HMNZS

MOET assessing the ship safe to commence sea operations it was back

to sea for a week of sea acceptance trials.

Other highlights over the period were promotions:

•Able Chef Trace Collinson-Smith

•LeadingChefSimonGillbanks

•PettyOfficerElectronicsTechnicianDanielDewhurst,and

ª Warrrant Officer Marine Technician AJ Taylor.

•OperationalServiceMedalswerepresentedtoPOETNathanHarris

and AMT(L) Cy Polly.

The ship’s company travelled overland to attend the Dawn Parade on

Anzac Day at our home port of Whitianga. With all trials now completed

MANAWANUI is looking forward to getting back to core business, con-

ducting diving and mine-counter-measure operations and supporting

multi-agency activities.

DIVING & MCM FORCE

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A N T I - S U B M A R I N E W A R F A R E

DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH HMAS

RANKIN, ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S COLLINS-CLASS

SUBMARINES, VISITED NZ CONDUCTING A

MAINTENANCE PERIOD IN DNB PRIOR TO SAILING

TO NAPIER AND EXERCISING WITH THE RNZAF

BEFORE RETURNING TO MELBOURNE. THREE

RNZN OFFICERS JOINED THE BOAT DURING THE

DEPLOYMENT: SLT MATT MCQUAID - THE

TRANSIT FROM SYDNEY TO NZ; LT BRAD KING - WHILE RANKIN WAS OPERATING IN THE

NZXA; LT MIKE PEEBLES - THE RETURN

PASSAGE TO MELBOURNE. ALSO TAKING PART IN

THE EXERCISES WERE NO.5 AND NO.6 SQUADRONS

RNZAF, THERE TO FIGHT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE

BATTLE AGAINST THE SUBMARINE.

PASSAGE TO NZOn joining RANKIN In Sydney, SLT McQuaid

was quickly immersed in life on a boat (sub-

marines are referred to as boats) and enduring

the inevitable jesting for being both a Kiwi and

a Skimmer Officer (‘Skimmers’ are what sub-

mariners call surface ships).

Sailing from Fleet Base East in pea-soup

fog and driving rain, RANKIN commenced her

seven day passage to NZ. Once clear of Syd-

ney Heads Matt volunteered to keep watch on

the bridge with the OOW. In the small cramped

open bridge he was hoping to have a “Crimson

Tide” moment where all smoked cigars just

before diving. However the weather did a good

job of ruining that dream.

Once hands were secured from Diving Sta-

tions the boat quickly settled into her watch

system. When dived, the Collins-class boats

run a defence watch system with six hours on,

six hours off and, the best part of all, four meals

a day. Accommodation and space on the boat

is very cramped, however all guests are lucky

to get one of the larger pits in the Weapon

Stowage Compartment, sleeping under the

torpedoes and anti-ship missiles. The one

shower a week however does give the boat a

delicate aroma.

Matt recalls “The thing I found unusual was the

lack of noise and motion. The old saying ‘Noise

Kills’ is even more important on a submarine.

Everyone walks and talks quietly. The lack of

movement is also slightly unnerving. On a sur-

face ship you feel the constant motion, but once

the boat is dived you only experience any form

of motion when the boat is at Periscope Depth.

Periscope depth is when the boat rises so that

the sail (ie the conning tower) is only 2-4m be-

low the surface so the periscope can be raised

for visual searches, communications, or to get

a GPS fix. Even in rough weather at Periscope

Depth little movement was experienced.”

Once in the Bay of Islands RANKIN surfaced

for some fresh air and a chance for the crew to

get some R&R - golf and fishing off the casing!

The golf was terrible and no fish were caught,

but all still managed to enjoy themselves. Once

that was over we continued on our passage

to DNB.

ON EXERCISEOn completing a planned maintenance period

in Auckland, RANKIN sailed from DNB with the

MCC, CDRE Parr, embarked along with LT Brad

King and an RNZAF Orion crew. RANKIN pro-

LIFE ABOARD AN AUSSIE

ceeded to a dive position before diving for the

first of four serials of the week. The first planned

exercise was an “opposed” transit of the areas

between Great Barrier Island (GBI) and the Mo-

kohinau Islands group in the Hauraki Gulf.

The initial thought of the embarked RNZAF

crew was that RANKIN would remain deep

and slow in the middle of the channel run-

ning through the area. However, RANKIN is a

diesel-electric submarine and suited for close

inshore operations, therefore a lot of research

had gone into RANKIN’s planning and the se-

rial was conducted with RANKIN following the

100 metre contour on the western coast of GBI,

at times less than a thousand yards from the

coast. Impressive navigation and team work

was displayed in the Control Room, with the

periscope used for only approximately 30 sec-

onds in every six minutes to obtain a navigation

fix and a visual surface plot update.

The following morning RANKIN surfaced to

rendezvous with KAHU, to disembark MCC

before again diving and heading for the Bay

of Plenty. The next serial was conducted in vi-

cinity of Mayor Island with the aim of RANKIN

photographing the island as part of a surveil-

lance operation. This was made harder by the

fact that the searching P-3K knew it would be

happening and also had the assistance of a

Seasprite Helicopter. It seemed to me [LT King]

as I witnessed the exercise, that I was watch-

ing re-enactments of scenes from ‘Das Boot’.

The Watch Leader listened to the underwater

telephone speakers and reported “splashes” of

sonar buoys; other electronic submarine signals

marked attacks, while countermeasures were

deployed and the boat tried various methods

of evasion.

A big part of a diesel-electric submarine is

having to proceed at periscope depth to snort.

In order to charge the batteries a large induction

mast is raised, the snorkel – but known in the

Commonwealth navies as a snort - to get air to

the diesel generators to charge the batteries.

Snorting is inherently noisy and the boat is of

course more vulnerable.

The following morning another ‘periphot’

(periscope photo) serial was conducted, this

time against White Island and unopposed by

air forces. The scenario however dictated that

it was unknown if any “opposing” surface units

were in the area so all standard precautions

were taken with periscope discipline and again

there was minimal time of the periscope break-

ing the surface. Unfortunately the buzz of pho-

tographing an active volcano was diminished,

as not a whiff of steam was seen.

Later that day a ‘detect and prosecute’ se-

rial was run with the P-3K allocating a 60 mile

square box for RANKIN to be inside and evade

the aircraft. Turns out it can be difficult to see a

submarine snorting from 32 miles away! Need-

less to say there was neither much detection

nor prosecution, although a good learning

serial for all involved, RANKIN taking the op-

portunity to gather intelligence on a passing

merchant vessel at short notice, passing 1000

yards astern to get the name and port of reg-

istration.

The remainder of the passage to Napier was

conducted on the surface after testing an emer-

gency broach. The East Coast provided grey HMAS RANKIN COMES ALONGSIDE AT

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HMASRankinwasawardedthecovetedGloucesterCuplastmonthbytheGovernorGeneralofAustralia,duringCeremonialDivisionsatHMASSTIRLINGinWA.RANigelCoates,CommanderAustralianFleet,joinedtheGovernorGeneraltopresenttheCOofRANKINwiththeawardinrecognitionofexcellenceinteamwork,loyaltyanddedication.TheGloucesterCupwasinstitutedin1947bythethenGovernor-General,theDukeofGloucesterandacknowledgesexcellenceagainstarangeofperformancecriteriaincluding:operationalefficiency;seamanship;supplyandadministration;officerandsailortraining;maintenanceandresourcefulness.EveryRANshipundergoesthoroughevaluationandassessmentintheselectionprocessforthisdistinguishedaward.

Onthedaythat5Sqnweregoingoutto“detectandprosecute”theRANKIN,LCSSWestbrookand Idroveout toWhenuapai, fora ride inaP-3OrionduringaCASEX(CombinedAnti-SubmarineExercise).Thedaystartedat0800withabriefonNo.5Sqn,theirrolesandthemanythingsthattheydoaroundNZ.FollowingthiswesatinontheCrewBriefforthatday’ssortie,whichwasgoingtobeadetectionandprosecutionofthesubmarine-ifallwentwell!WithallthebriefsoutofthewayitwasofftotheSecurityOfficetosigntheirforms;

finally,itwasofftotheaircraftforboarding.Onceontheaircraftwewereshownroundandgiventhenormalfightsafetybrief-wheretosit,whenwecouldgetupandmovearoundthecabinandwheretogetoutoftheaircraftinanemergency.Ataround1000wewereallstrappedinandtheP-3Kaccelerateddowntherunway;

onceintheairweproceededtotheoperatingareastotryandfindtheelusiveRANKIN.WhiletheaircraftOpsTeamwerehardatworksearchingforthesub,ShaneandIgaveahandwiththeteaandcoffee.Theyactuallyhaveasmallgalleyonboardandduringtheflighttheyservedsomesnacksandlunch.Afteraboutanhourintheairwearrivedwherewethoughtthesubmarinemightbe.The

OpsTeamhaddonealltheircalculationsanditwastimetostartdroppingsonobouystohelpusfindthesubmarine.Withthebuoysinthewateritwastimetostarthunting;itwasnolongerasmoothaeroplaneride!InsteadtheP-3Kactedlikeitwasaroller-coaster,goingupanddownanddoingbigturnsinaracetrackpastthebuoysthathadbeendropped–andallthisbelow1500ft.WhentheOpscrewthoughtthattheyhadtheboat,theycommencedtheirattacks.

These continued for several hours and, on completion, the submarine came to thesurfaceforaradiodebriefwiththeP-3Kcrew.ThisdiscussionhelpedtheP-3Kcrewassessthesuccessoftheirtracking,andhelpedthesubmarinecrewassesswhethertheyhadavoidedus.Trackingasubmarineisadifficulttaskastheyaredesignedforstealthsoanyexperiencelikethisisgoodtolearnfrom–bothfortheP-3Kandforothersurfaceunitsinvolvedintryingtohuntasubmarine.WeheadedbacktoWhenuapaiandwhenthesortiewasoverwethankedthecrewfora

veryinterestingdayandanopportunitythatwedon’tnormallyget.ForCombatSystemsOperatorssuchasmyselfandShane,thissortofopportunityisagreatexperience;inourjobweareoftenworkingwiththeP-3Ksoit’sgoodtobeabletoseethingsfromtheirperspectiveandunderstandhowthey“fightthebattle”.

BY CDR P H WAA RNZN

DuringRANKIN’svisittoAuckland,NewZealand’sonlywartimesubmarinecommandingofficer,LTCDRConThodeRNZNVR(Rtd)washostedonboardtheAustraliansubmarinebytheCO,CDRPhilipStanfordRAN.Some200NewZealandvolunteers

servedinsubmarinesduringWWII,howeveronlyoneearnedthequalifica-tionforcommand.LTCDRConThodeRNZNVRservedintheMediterranean,notablyonboardHMSubmarinePRO-TEUS,andbrieflycommandedHMSubmarineH33inatrainingrolebeforeheadingtotheNorthCapeofNorway,firstinULTOR(U-class)andthenTUNA(T-class)astheFirstLieutenant,cover-ingRussianconvoys.Inearly1944hewasorderedtostand

bythethen-buildingS-classsubmarineSCYTHIANandtotakecommand.Aftertrials,commissioningandworkup,hetookSCYTHIANtotheIndianOceantoconductpatrolsintheStraitofMalacca,offthecoastofSumatraandoffMalaya(moderndayMalaysia).Ononeofhiswarpatrols,SCYTHIANparticipatedinthehuntfortheJapaneseheavycruiserHAGURO.Hissubmarinewaspreparing

tolandCommandosinMalaya,whenthewarended.Conwastwicemen-tionedindespatchesduringthewar.Todayaspritely98year-old(hisbirth-

daywasafewdaysafterRANKIN’svis-it)Conisalsoalivingconnectiontoournation’ssailingheritage;heracedon,oragainst,manyofNZ’sfamousyachtsduringthe1930s,40sand50s.HeisaformermasterwiththeSpiritofAdven-tureTrust.EachyearourSTCsraceforthetrophydonatedbyCon,duringtheNZCoastalClassicRacefromAucklandtoRussell,heldeachOctober.

LCSS MONK AND LCSS SHANE WESTBROOK HAD A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE, LOOKING DOWN ON IT FROM THE SKIES ABOVE. LCSS QUINTIN MONK GIVES HIS TAKE ON THE ASW EXERCISES.

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skies yet fairly friendly seas, all of which cleared

for berthing the following day in Napier.

Having visited Napier in WAKAKURA, I knew

of the great hospitality that the region extends

to the Navy. Napier extended a warm welcome

to RANKIN with many of the crew indulging in

various attractions including Tom Jones at the

Mission Estate over the weekend.

TASMAN PASSAGE[LT MIKE PEEBLES, JOINED FOR THE FINAL LEG OF RANKIN’S NZ DEPLOYMENT...]

Climbing down into the submarine had been

daunting enough that morning. It was like

climbing into a manhole, twice, and saying

goodbye to my good friend the sun for the

next 8 days! I am not claustrophobic, but it

was still a unique experience for a Skimmer

driver. RANKIN sailed from Napier and was

met in Hawke Bay with a heavy 2-3m swell.

I had hoped it would be calm once we were

under water, but I was proven wrong a few

times as the boat rolled a full 30 degrees each

side until the course was adjusted to make life

a bit more bearable.

RANKIN settled into the groundhog day of

transiting between A and B, and for a sea rider

this could get very boring, especially since you

cannot just head up onto the upper deck and

check out the weather! However by keeping

watches (well, for the first 3 days) I was able

to learn how the submarine operated from the

machinery control centre, and from the points

of view of the sonar operator through to the

watch leader.

RANKIN is about to undergo a major refit,

which involves temporarily decommission-

ing the boat for a period of approximately 18

months and handing over control to the main-

tenance company, ASC in Adelaide. And the

boat knew it was approaching this period; out

of the 4 toilets on board, 2 were permanently

out of action and the others worked inter-

mittently, causing some discussion half way

across the Tasman about what would happen if

they all stopped working! Thankfully they lasted

as RANKIN arrived into Eden to de-ammunition

her torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.

It was here I jumped Ship. Life on a submarine

is very different, but I thoroughly enjoyed the

experience. However, when asked if I would

change over to be a submariner, my response

would be a stern yet friendly “No thank you,

I’ll stick to being the target!”

KIWI SUBMARINE CO RANKIN

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P E R S O N N E L

To provide a consistent level of assistance to all service members

Different levels of assistance on accomodation will no longer be given.

Instead every service member will receive a Universal accommodation Component (UaC)

Effective from

UNIvErSal aCCommoDaTIoN CompoNENT (UaC)

NEW HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION ASSISTANCE POLICIES

$5200 pEr aNNUm 4 jUly 2008

Please note:This will result in an increase to your service rental charges. However the total increase is not to exceed $122/fortnight. rent increases will be effective from 18 july

Service members are receiving differing levels of assistance

Some members receive none at all

Support is provided through assistance on accommodation such as DTlS, prS or discounted rental

CURRENT HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION ASSISTANCE POLICIES

THIS SySTEm IS NoT faIr aS SomE pEoplE gET morE THaN oTHErS

WHAT’S CHANGING?CURRENTLY THERE ARE a number of inequities in

housing assistance provided to military personnel.

Some people receive discounted rent in service

housing, some receive different levels of financial

assistance through DTLS and PRS, and many

receive no assistance at all. CDF has approved a

Universal Accommodation Component to replace all

other forms of accommodation assistance for military

personnel. By making a universal payment, all ser-

vice members receive the same level of assistance,

regardless of rank, marital status or personnel cir-

cumstances. Military personnel currently in barracks

or service housing will face an increase in rent up to

market rates, however the rent adjustment will be

capped and will not exceed the level of the Universal

Accommodation Component. This is the first step in

ensuring that all military personnel receive the same

level of accommodation assistance.

Formore information,checktheMilitaryRe-

munerationwebsite,availableonthePersonnel

Branchhomepage.

The Service Chiefs and I are committed to re-

cruiting and retaining the best people possible

so that our workforce is strong, successful, and

satisfied. We believe our military and civilian

personnel are among the best in the world, and

we want to ensure they are satisfied in their

work and feel appropriately rewarded for their

service.

Project teams within Personnel Branch have

been working hard over the last two years to

develop a military remuneration system that

will recognise and reward our people in a way

that allows greater choice and equity across

the NZDF. This follows work done on the civil-

ian remuneration system that was implemented

last year.

This work is being done through the Defence

Transformation Programme, with the Military

Remuneration Review one of the major streams

of work. The aim of the Military Remuneration

Review is to ensure we have the systems and

mechanisms in place to reward our people fairly

and appropriately. Remuneration is more than

just pay – it incorporates other benefits such as

superannuation and housing assistance.

We have set aside sizable permanent adjust-

ments in the baseline over the next five years in

order to deliver this transformation initiative.

This isn’t a quick fix – it’s a robust, compre-

hensive solution that will have long-standing

benefits for our organisation, and it will put us

in the best position possible, both now and in

the future.

TRANSFORMATION OF THE MILITARY REMUNERATION SYSTEMBY LTGEN JERRY MATEPARAE, CDF

The UaC is set at a gross value of

THE MILITARY REMUNERATION STRATEGY The project aims to:

•helptheNZDFtorecruitandretaintherightpeople

•allowmilitarypersonneltocompareremunerationaccuratelywiththewideremploy-

ment market

•establishareviewmechanismsothatallelementsofremunerationarereviewedregu-

larly

The new NZDF military remuneration system will evaluate NZDF jobs against other

jobs in the public and private sector. This means ultimately we will be able to provide

an accurate salary comparison for every job in the NZDF.

Comparing our peoples’ skills to the wider employment market recognises that sala-

ries need to be aligned and adjusted, and I have insisted that no service person will be

worse off under the new Military Remuneration System, commencing FY08/09. I expect

every service person will be better off under the new system.

HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION ASSISTANCE PROJECT The HAA aims to ensure that there be suitable, affordable, and readily available accom-

modation for all the personnel at each NZDF base or camp.

The HAA also aims to provide military personnel with access to a modern standard of

accommodation not less than that enjoyed by the wider community, and to ensure that

no NZDF service person should be adversely affected financially by any posting.

The first outcome of this project will be the introduction in July of a universal accom-

modation allowance. By making a universal allowance, all service personnel receive the

same basic level of assistance, irrespective of rank, marital status, or personal circum-

stances [see diagram].

Again, while rents for Defence housing and barracks will go up, I have sought assur-

ance that no one will be worse off. Over the next five years, the Resource Plan includes

funding to increase the Universal Accommodation Allowance, and introduce a Regional

Accommodation Allowance.

NZDF SUPERANNUATION REVIEW Superannuation is valued differently by age and length of service. Some personnel in

the NZDF are not receiving any form of superannuation employer contribution, and rates

differ between current NZDF superannuation schemes. I have directed that there is to

be a “level playing field” with regard to Superannuation.

Any changes to current NZDF Superannuation Schemes will have no adverse impact

on current members. It’s important to note that all current NZDF schemes will remain

active to existing members and no person will be forced to change schemes. However,

in keeping with Government intent, the AFSS is now closed to new members.

These new initiatives are all designed to meet the Government intent for saving for

retirement and acknowledge the introduction of KiwiSaver.

IN SUMMARYUnder the new Military Remuneration System, which will be implemented 4 July 08 and

payable 18 July 08, every service person

•willbetransparentlybetteroff

•willhavechoiceonhowtheyaccessandusetheirtotalremuneration

•willbetreatedequitably

•willhavetheirmarketindexedremunerationreviewedannually

•will havemore equitable access to amodern standardof accommodation not less

than that enjoyed by the local community.

These changes go a long way towards helping to deliver the NZDF Vision of ‘Three

Services as One Force – being the best in everything we do’.

WANT TO FIND OUT MORE?Overthenextfewweeks,youwillhearmore

aboutthesechangesthroughbriefings,handouts

andbyvisitingthePersBranchintranetsite:

http://dcsbhost2/pers/Military_HR/mil-rem-rev-hme.htm


[A]LMT(P)07/01Classastheycompletedtheircourse:frontrow(ltor):WOMT(L)Lusis,AMT1(P)Bird,AMT1(P)Edmonds,AMT1(P)Dunn,AMT1(P)Gilmour,AMT1(P)Mills;BackRow:AMT1(P)Watson,AMT1(P)Henricksen,AMT1(P)Miller,AMT1(P)Wedding,AMT1(P)Baldwin&AMT1(P)Parkyn.

[B]AttheSoundShellconcertinNapierduringtheArtDecoweekend(ltor)OMUSHelenaStruthers&LMUSSaskiaPurllant.

[C]FormerBRIGRickOttaway,nowChiefExecutiveoftheAFCC,presentsDCN,CDRPepperell,withasubstantialcheckforNavywelfarefunds,representingtheNavy'sshareofAFCCprofits.LTCDREdIsaacstandsbehind.

[D]AMT1(L)07/01classastheycompletedtheircourse:instructorWOMT(L)LusiswithAMT2Carswell&AMT2Jeffs.

[E]InMarch,BRIGMarkWheeler,ACPers,andhisDeputy,COLDaveRussell,visitedtheJointApplicationsEngineeringGroup(JAEG)inPorirua.DuringthevisitACPerspresentedPOWTRJamesCrookwithhisNZOSMforserviceattheSolomonIslands(inTEMANA,April-May2001).POWTRCrookiscurrentlytheSeniorApplicationsTestEngineerforQualityAssurance,responsiblefortestingenhancementsornewfunctionalityofNZDF-supportedapplications.POWTRCrookjoinedAtlas/JAEGinFebruary2006andispostingbacktoPHILOMELthismonth,astheCustomerServicesSupervisor.JAEGwasformedinDecember2006tocombinetheUnitsCorporateApplicationsGroupandAtlas.Pictured:ACPerswithPOWTRJamesCrookandMrBarryLaketheDeputyDirectorJAEG(backl),andWO2BrendonDawson(centre)

[F]CDRPhilWigg(atright)hasanalternativeofficetohisNavyone,aboardthefastlaunchthatisthekeyassetofthe‘AucklandMaritimeAdventureCompany’.Hesetupthebusinessover22monthsofpart-timeservice,thenlatelastyearreturnedtoPHILOMELfulltime.

[G]DestinedforanavalcareerisJacobChadwick,bornlastSeptemberandaged12weeksinthisphoto.JacobisthesonofLTCDRsZoeandMarkChadwickandthegrandsonofCDRTonyChadwick(rtd).

[H]TheweddingofLTCDRGlenStokes'daughterMichelletoIssac,latelastyearwasaMaori-influencedceremonyattheMarae.Hereportsthat:'MichelleworeaMaorimotiffweddingdress,herfamilyKorowaiandahand-carvedcombthathadthesamemotifasthedress.Asafather,IfoundthattheMaraewastheultimatevenueformetogiveawaymydaughter'shandinmarriage-anexcellentplacethatallofuscanenjoywhetherweareMaoriornot.WeheldtheceremonythereandthereceptionwasattheNgataringasportscomplex.'

[I]LTCDRShaneArndellmarriedAliceattheCarringtonEstate,CapeKarikarion1September.Visibleintheguardofhonourareatright:MAJRianMcKinstry,LTCDRSteveLenik&LTDuncanMackenzie.

[J]CDRDavidMcEwanmarriedWendyPaisleyattheChapelofStFrancis,TrenthamArmyCampon28February.“Itwasindeedafantasticdayforbothofus,andsharedwithmanyfamilyandfriendsinabsolutelylovelyweatherconditions!”reportedCDRMcEwan.

[K]LTPeetHoeksmaVRDRNZNVRmarriedSLTAnnalisaManatonRNZNVRatWellesleyCollege,DaysBay,28December2007.Reputedlythe10thcoupletomarryfromWellington'sNavalReserveHeadquarters,OLPHERT’sAdministrationOfficer(LTHoeksma)andAssistantTrainingOfficer(SLTManaton)tiedtheknotwiththehappysupportoftheirpastandpresentShipmates.Intheircivilianlives,PeetiscurrentlytheHODofGeographyatHuttInternationalBoys’School,andAnnalisaisanAnalystattheOpenPolytechnic

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THE ROYAL NAVY AUDIT TEAM (LTCDR Mitch

Vowles RN and WO Richie Doyle) visited the

RNZN over the period 4 – 15 Feb 08 at the

request of our Maritime Component Com-

mander.

The team’s first week was spent ashore at

DNB where the team looked into many as-

pects of seamanship training in the RNZN.

In a visit to the Seaman Combat School the

team looked at: seamanship training policies;

resources; reference material; training speci-

fications; and course development based on

the RNZN training system. A tour of the Sea

Safety Training Facility was conducted, where

sea survival aspects of training were discussed

and explored.

The team met with the RNZN NAVOSH per-

sonnel and a presentation also was given by

WO Urquhart at FEC on how the RNZN intends

to manage the various issues about the Navy’s

system for Rigging Warrants, utilising a ‘certi-

fied items data base’ within the RNZN FMMS/

AMPS system.Time was also spent with MOET

looking into procedures and processes used by

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BY CDR KEVIN CORLES RNZN

the MOET team, particularly the Fleet Seaman-

ship Inspector in the generation of seamanship

OLOC/DLOC capabilities in RNZN units.

(As luck would have it the 20/20 cricket match

between NZ and England held at Eden Park oc-

curred over this time also and WOMED Murray

from MOET went along to ensure they were

suitably entertained!)

The second week was spent afloat in HM-

NZS CANTERBURY and HMNZS TE MANA

while both ships were on passage in company

across the Tasman. This enabled the RN team

to observe seamanship procedures at sea.

Seamanship procedures were observed during

harbour stations and Man Over Board exercises

in CANTERBURY.

The team were transferred to TE MANA

and observations were made during the pro-

grammed Light Jackstay serial and other evolu-

tions.ATOWEXwasalsoplannedbuthadto

be cancelled due to poor weather.

Various safety and training concerns have

been highlighted by the team and recommen-

dations made.

AUDIT

N A V A L S U P P O R T F O R C E

E X E R C I S E C R O I X D U S U D proved to be a

complete test of multi-national interoperability

and tri-service capability in New Caledonia

during April. With a number of force elements

and kit on board from five different Pacific-

based Defence Forces, as well as NZ Army

and RNZAF participation, CROIX DU SUD

gave CANTERBURY’s amphibious sea lift role

a good work-out.

The ship’s activities included:

•rapidrefuelofhelicoptersincludingtheRAN

Sea King;

•landingandtake-offofFANCPuma’s

•stern rampmarriageswithHMASKANIM-

BLA’s LCM8s,

In CANTERBURY’s troop quarters, mem-

bers of the ADF, PNGDF, Tongan Defence

Service, Vanuatu Mobile Force and from the

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NZ Maritime Component Commander CDRE Tony Parr is impressed after visiting

CANTERBURY during the Exercise. While he was aboard, the ship was pestered by

‘protest vessels’ and simulated press reporters kept watch on all the ship’s responses

as the actions played out. CANTERBURY - call sign “Crusader” - was tasked to pro-

vide assistance for the delivery and off-load of troops and vehicles as well as their

refuel and supply. CDRE Parr said the progressive complexity of exercises is seeing

CANTERBURY tested in a joint Defence Force and combined-nations capability.

“This is by far the most complex exercise to-date in terms of realising our amphibi-

ous capability and we have made a lot of progress. She’s proving her worth as a

versatile amphibious sealift support ship and showing her utility in this sort of envi-

ronment – supporting other ships, being able to support troops and other vehicles

ashore. It is also a true joint exercise where you’ve got elements from regional

Armies, Navies and Air Forces combining to take part in the exercise. The lynchpins

for the whole thing are the amphibious ships – they are the enablers for all the activity

and in that respect we are proving the CANTERBURY is a true NZDF joint asset.”

BY JUDITH MARTIN , DPR U

TheAustralianDefenceForcehasthree

largeamphibiousshipsKANIMBLA,MA-

NOORAandtheelderlyTOBRUK,aswellas

variouslandingcraft–LCM8s,LCHsand

theArmysamphibiousvehiclesLARCs.

ForExerciseSEALION,CAPTPeteLaver

RAN,whocommandstheADF’samphibious

capability,basedhisoperationsteamon

boardCANTERBURY.

“Amphibiousoperationstrainingisvital

foreveryonetakingpart,astheseships

couldbecalledontoperformarangeof

tasks-fromdisasterrelieftooffensiveop-

erationsintheeventofwar.Wearelearn-

ingaboutthemanycapabilitiesofthisship,

andwhileitisearlydays,thingarelooking

verypositive.”

Itwasimportant,hesaid,forthethree

Naviestodevelopproceduresandtactics

togetherfortheuseoftheamphibiousca-

pabilityinordertogetthebestuseoutof

theequipment,anddevelopindividualskills

tobeabletodothevarietyofjobsrequired.

“Theseskillsareperishable.It’sallvery

welltoreadaboutproceduresbuttobeable

toputthemintopracticeatnightorwhen

theweatherismarginalisanotherthing.We

(NewZealandandAustralia)haveagreat

historyofteamworkandacloserelations

andthatlookssettocontinue.Wehavemu-

tualnationalinterestsintheSouthPacific,

andit’sinourinteresttoworktogetherto

helpothercountriesinourregion.”

MovingfromdrivingRHIBstoLCMs

involves“quitedifferent”skillsbutisa

relativelyeasytransition,saysLanding

CraftCoxswainPOMikeWeiland.The

LCMshaveamaximumspeedof10knots

andcancarryuptotwoLightArmoured

Vehiclesand50kitted-outtroops.

“Goingfromsmallfast-movingvessels

liketheRHIBsuptotheLCMsisquitea

change.Thereisaknacktogettingoffthe

ship,andyoujustneedtobemindfulof

normalmaritimeskillsandrules.”

CANTERBURY’SLCMCoxswainswere

trainedbytheSingaporeArmedForces

andinMelbourne.Beachingsareoneof

thechallenges,saysPOWeiland.“You

alwayshavetobemindfulofthegradient

andthetides.”

French Armed Forces -New Caledonia (FANC)

as well as NZ Army and Air Force personnel

mingled. Of course translations were often a

challenge!

CDR Tony Millar (CO of CANTERBURY) said

the language barrier was one of two key issues

that came up following a mission analysis con-

ductedlatelastyearlookingaheadtoCROIX

DU SUD. The second related to how differently

each nation handled explosives. Both issues

were duly remedied: the language barrier via

interpretation and the explosives handling issue

by working up a common policy for ordnance

handling.

CROIXDUSUDwasrealistictrainingforpo-

tential future operational activities in the South

Pacific. The scenario for 2008 was centred

on a political conflict where internal strife and

extremists disrupted government control of a

nation, with rioting and instability placing foreign

nationals at risk. NZDF assets to participate in

this years exercise included CANTERBURY;

two UH-H Iroquois helicopters of No.3 sqn

RNZAF; an infantry platoon from 3rd Land

Force Group in Burnham; a Communications

Unit and the Navy’s Deployable Hydrographic

Survey Unit (DHSU).

As part of a UN-mandated action, CANTER-

BURY was tasked to provide assistance for

their extraction and the delivery and off-load

of defence partner force elements. The sce-

nario - as many members of the NZDF can

attest - is not too dissimilar to unrest that our

personnel have indeed seen in reality in areas

such as Bougainville, Timor-Leste, Tonga and

the Solomon Islands.

TheoverallaimofCROIXDUSUDwastopro-

vide a setting for a multi-lateral non-combatant

evacuation operation in order to effectively

train personnel. The end-result of all this mili-

tary activity in French Polynesia was a military

enthusiast’s dream.

The Australian amphibious ship HMAS

KANIMLBA and Armidale-class patrol vessel

HMAS WOLLONGONG, the French frigate

FNS VANDEMIAIRE and amphibious vessel

FNS JACQUES CARTIER, could all be seen

busily working away. They were accompanied

by the buzz of RAN Sea Kings; French Armee

de l’ Air Puma helos; our own Seasprite heli-

copter as well as the occasional “whump” of

the 3 Squadron Iroquois. Between the larger

vessels the water was also filled with RHIBs that

darted around as either Force Protection ele-

ments or support vessels to CANTERBURY’s

and KANIMBLA’s landing craft.

As well as CANTERBURY’s Roll on-Roll off

(RO-RO) capacity, our new amphibious ship

incorporated load on–load off (LO-LO) ac-

tivity during an exercise, with the ship’s big

cranes lifting containers and vehicles from

A DIFFERENT SORT OF SEAMANSHIP

the cargo deck up and over to a ship moored

alongside.

Other exercise tasks for CANTERBURY’s

company included assessing their Damage

Control and Action Stations organisation in

an amphibious scenario. As CANTERBURY

is a lightly manned ship, in terms of personnel

relative to its size, if damage occurs (examples

from this exercise scenario: RPGs fired by in-

surgents, or possible shrapnel damage) that

would force the sailors to leave their other,

primary, jobs on board.

CRUSADER CAPERS

PERISHABLE SKILLS

Having just completed Ex SEA LION in Aus-

tralia, and scheduled in a couple of months to

take part in Ex TROPIC TWILIGHT in the Cook

Islands, CANTERBURY’s capability is keeping

the ship in high demand. CDR Millar said the

level of operational tempo was no surprise as

it is becoming evident how good the ship could

be once it has completed its introduction of

service programme.

“It will be a very good platform for New Zea-

land – I am certain of that,” CDR Millar said.

“The essential requirement for New Zealand’s

operating capability is that we are a good

coalition member - one that does not serve

as a burden.

The addition of CANTERBURY into the NZDF

means that we are able to deploy assets of the

NZDF at a time of, and place of, our choosing

and it means we don’t have to rely on host

nation support unduly.”

And whilst the CO said the Exercise was

extremely worthwhile, he acknowledged les-

sons have been learnt, “We needed to have

our systems stretched.”

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SINCE THE INTRODUCTION of the SH-2G Su-

per Seasprite, No.6 Squadron has been using

the M-60 Machine gun to support the Navy dur-

ing boarding operations and other tasks. The

M-60 gun and associated M-25 gun mounting

system has proven to be less than reliable in

service, as spent cases could bounce out from

the attached catch box and back into the gun

working parts, causing gun stoppages. Even

when working properly, the catch box can only

hold a maximum of 150 spent cases, not good

when the ammo box holds 200 rounds. Finally,

the gun used old-fashioned open sights which

are too inaccurate for use in these days of mini-

mising risk to innocent parties on the ground.

In late 2007, No. 6 Sqn Operations raised a

user requirement to have the gun replaced with

the Belgian Fabrique Nationale (FN) MAG-58M

gun. This is already in use on the Huey, and

has been well proven. It would give us an op-

portunity to standardise NZDF helicopter-borne

NEW TEETHBY F/SGT ROB “BADEN” POWELL RNZAF

machine guns, introduce more accurate laser

targeting sights (also in use with 3 Sqn) and

sort out the gun mounting system. An ambi-

tious target time for introduction of service for

the new gun & mount was set for April 2008,

as TE MANA was to go on operational deploy-

ment, ideally with the new gun.

Being an Aircraft modification, certain set pro-

cedures had to be complied with. At no stage

were we prepared to accept shortcuts to meet

the time line. This meant extensive consulta-

tion had to be made between users, (6 Sqn

Operations and Armament) Technical Support

Armament, 485 Wing, and Base Auckland MSS

(particularly the Skin Bay, Metal Working and

Machining sections and Base Armoury).

An original FN retractable gun mount was

obtained, taken to 6 Sqn and much head

scratching and brainstorming ensued. As the

gun mount has to be retracted inside the cabin

to allow faster transit speeds, the FN mount was

deemed unsuitable. We decided to secure the

base of the mount to the cabin as per the M-25,

and adapt the original gun cradle. After test

fitting, the cradle evolved to its current shape

and a new top limit stop was also made by the

Machine Shop to prevent the gun shooting off

the nose of any missile that may be fitted to the

weapons pylon.

Following the Modification schedule, we had

to write new draft maintenance and user pro-

cedures, produce engineering drawings and

raise engineering concessions to allow test

flying with a prototype system, all with heavy

support from TS Arm. Once this was done, we

could proceed in accordance with the trial pro-

forma, starting off with testing the gun mount in

an airframe for proper fit and ease of use, then

progressing to ground test firing on the flight

line with blank ammo, then a full day into night

flight with live ammo.

Immediately once the trials began, it was

apparent that the gun system was leaps and

bounds ahead of the M-60. The new catch box

can hold in excess of 500 rounds before becom-

ing full, and only one stoppage was encoun-

tered in over 1200 rounds. It was noted that

the beaten zone around the target was much

tighter, the gun was more easily controlled, and,

combined with the new laser sight it was more

accurate than the old gun.

Once the trials were complete, the nod was

given to put the mount in production. Profes-

sionalism was on display as all parties finalised

the design and paperwork, and built the new

production mount in just over a week. The af-

ternoon we received the brand new mount, we

used it on a gunnery sortie, firing 800 rounds

without a hitch. The very next day, it was on

board TE MANA, ready for her deployment

three days later.

Through professionalism, integrity and team-

work, all agencies mentioned above, (plus oth-

ers) proved that the RNZAF can introduce im-

portant items of new equipment in a very tight

time frame without having to take shortcuts,

and for that they deserve commendation.

With good fortune, TE MANA will not have to

use the new gun, but if they do, they can be

assured that they are using the best gun sys-

tem ever fitted to a Seasprite. All here at 6 Sqn

wish TE MANA Flight and the ship’s company

smooth sailing and a safe deployment.

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TWENTY ONE IS THE normal age for cracking champagne

andcelebrating,butattheripeoldageof20wethoughtHMNZS

ENDEAVOURhadwaitedlongenough.

Purpose-builtandcommissionedintoserviceon8April1998at

Hyundai’sPusanShipyardsinSouthKorea,ENDEAVOURfirsthad

abottleofchampagnecrackedforherbytheship’sLady-sponsor,

MrsJanetWrightson-Lean,wifeofNewPlymouthMayorandnow

HonoraryNavalOfficertoNewPlymouth.

Twentyyearson,onTuesday8April2008,allthosewhoserved

inENDEAVOURgottoraiseaglass!Eightyeightpeopleturnedup

onafineTuesdayafternoontomarktheoccasionincludingmem-

bersofthecommissioningcrew,otherex-ship’scompanyandour

currentcompany,alongwithdistinguishedguestsfromherhome

port,NewPlymouth.

HostedbytheCO,CDRDJTomsMNZM,RNZN,thebuffetprovided

theopportunity for thoseattending toshare ‘dits’, reviewphoto

albumsandreunitewitholdshipmates.Thebuffetluncheononthe

flightdeck,followedbyshiptours,providedallwithanopportunity

toreminisceabouttheshipandtheirtimeonboard.

Commissioning crewattendees includedCAPTWMCummins

(Rtd),CDRPKempster,CDRRKerr(Rtd),LTCDRAMcMillan,WORS

P.Gee,CPOSALFletcher(Rtd),CPOCHJWright,POSCSM.Plant,

WONPPSund(Rtd)andLSTDSCarter(Rtd).

ENDEAVOUR’s service and accomplishments have been sig-

nificantandwererecountedbytheCO–theship’sachievements

stackedupovertwodecadesinclude:

• Steaming 62468.2NauticalMiles (equates to 49382hours under

way, or 2057½ days, which is 5.6 years at sea, just over a

quarterofherlife).

• Visiting34countriessincecommissioning.

• Operatingwith13Navies.

• Being theonlyRNZNship in commission to circumnavigate the

globe.

• Attending the Battle of the Atlantic ceremony in Liverpool,

England,in1993.

• TransitsofboththePanamaandSuezCanals.

• OperationsduringcrisesatBougainville&EastTimor.

NowalongsideDNB,ENDEAVOURstillhaswork toundertake.

Whilstoriginalplanshadherdecommissioningin2009,aconver-

sionoftankstoprovidefordouble-skinningrequirementsrequired

bymaritimepollutionregulationswillnowseetheextensionofher

lifeto2013.Thetankconversionworkisbeingundertakenfrom

April–August08.

Withher20thbirthdaybehindhertherefore,andanextra5years

securedtocontributetotheNZDF,itisundoubtedallfuturecrew

willcontinuetoenjoyserviceonthe‘BigE’andseeherlistofac-

complishmentsgrow.

BY LT DAVE BARR RNZN

COMMANDING OFFICER CDR D J TOMS RNZN AND ENDEAVOUR'S YOUNGEST SAILOR, ACH B P MAANGI, CUT THE BIRTHDAY CAKE

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DIVING & MCM FORCE



ME EXPED

TE KAHA IS CURRENTLY ALONGSIDE AT DEVONPORT, UNDERGOING ITS SCHEDULED SHIP REPAIR AVAILABILITY (SRA). WHILE

THIS PLACES GREAT DEMANDS ON THE MARINE ENGINEERING, THE WEAPONS ENGINEERING AND THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENTS,

THIS PERIOD ALONGSIDE ALSO ALLOWS OUR TEAM TO UNDERTAKE VARIOUS OTHER ACTIVITIES. WE ARE THE HOST SHIP

FOR THE VISITING MALAYSIAN SHIP KD SRI INERAPURA AND ARE TAKING PART IN THE EXERCISE MALZEA PROGRAMME. WE

GOT SOME OF OUR TEAM TO SEA IN THE VISITING AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE HMAS RANKIN [SEE ARTICLE ON P18. ED] WHILE

OTHERS REPRESENTED THE NAVY AT THE PRIZE-GIVING FOR THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ NATIONAL ROWING REGATTA. THIS

MONTH THE OPS BRANCH REPORT ON THEIR TEAM-BUILDING EXPEDS…

OPERATIONS BRANCH - JOURNEY TO ROTORUABY ACSS LUKIS SMITH

TE KAHA’s Ops Department personnel to a

haven of hot pools, hangi and tourists - my

home town of Rotorua. Forty personnel in

two groups of 20 made the trip down and

thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

The first group were led by our English PWO,

LT Sarah Davies RN, with the help of PORS

Stace Waitoa and POYS Jon Dagger. When

they came back three days later it seemed

that they had experienced a great adventure

that was provided for them by a local com-

pany, Raftabout.

AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK ENS NICK SEAL (LEFT) AND SLT CONRAD FOWLER (RIGHT)

BECOME QUALIFIED ANZAC OFFICER OF THE DAYS. BEFORE BEING PRESENTED WITH THEIR

OOD CERTIFICATES THE COMMANDING OFFICER (CDR WILLIAMS) SPOKE OF THEIR NEW

ROLE AND ITS ASSOCIATED RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE THE MEO (LTCDR TILLER) LOOKS ON.

HMNZS TE KAHA

Although a bit green under the gills from a

team-building exercise the night before, the

second group was ready to take over the re-

turning vans and head off to enjoy our exped.

LT Jamie Steel was our Officer in Charge and

with the help of the Buffer, CPOSCS Wayne

Winiata, and the TASI, CPOCSS(U) Vince

Cooke, I knew everything was going to be

all right.

Our accommodation was Base Packpack-

ers, which has its own bar right next door

– the suitably-named Lava Bar. They lent us

their BBQ and over dinner that night we all

got to know each other a bit better and in an

environment other than the ship.

Next morning we were ready to take on the

Kaituna River, about twenty minutes away

from Rotorua. When we arrived we had the

safety brief - the instructors were very detailed

with the safety rules; reassuringly, they had

done this many times before.

All suited up, we got our teams together

and set off down the river in our yellow rafts.

Going down the rapids was an experience

I’ve never done before, it opened my eyes to

something new and I definitely wouldn’t have

had the opportunity to try that sort of thing if

I wasn’t in the Navy. It was great going down

the massive waterfalls (one was 7m high!) with

the spine-chilling names – it certainly got the

heart pumping.

After we finished the first run down the river

we returned to Raftabout HQ for lunch. Then

it was time for more thrills and spills on the

river - unfortunately the second time around

wasn’t quite so pleasant for me! I dislocated

my shoulder, but the rest of the group re-

ally enjoyed the rest of their day down the

mighty river.

After we had finished our trip down the river

we returned back to our accommodation for

some much-needed rest. The next morn-

ing came around too soon and we packed

our bags to travel back to DNB. Despite the

shoulder, I enjoyed the rafting very much - I

recommend that everyone should give this

a try – it will be a eye opener!

THE TE KAHA OPERATIONS BRANCH (GROUP ONE) GETS ONE LAST PHOTO TAKEN BEFORE THEY HAD DOWN THE KAITUNA - A GRADE 5 RIVER WITH A NUMBER OF LARGE WATERFALLS! BACK ROW: AHSO KALIN, ACSS HILL, OCSS OLSEN, PORS WAITOA, ACSS WIKI-LAW, ACO VAN HELLEMOND, OSCS SMITH, LSCS PUNGATARA, LCSS WESTBROOK, ACSS HOLDER, LT GRAY

THIS RAFT GETS SOME BREAK FROM THE WATERFALLS AS THEY SURF ONE OF THE MANY WAVES CREATED BY BOULDERS ON THE KAITUNA. CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM LEFT: ACSS HOLDER, OSCS PANIANI, ACSS HILL, LCSS WESTBROOK, LSCS PUNGATARA AND ACSS WIKI-LAW.

STRAIGHT FROM THEIR WIN AT THE RNZN RAFT RACE, THE TE KAHA ME DEPARTMENT

WENT TO TRY THEIR SKILLS PADDLING THE PUHOI RIVER.FROM L TO R: CPOMT SCOTT,

CPOMT ROGERS, AMT CHUBB, CPOMT SWANSON, AMT BENNET, AMT BEDFORD.

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G A L L E Y S L I D E

N A V A L C O M B A T F O R C EA R O U N D T H E F L E E T

M AY - J U N E 2 0 0 8 NOTE: THIS FORECAST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE


M A Y / J U N E

15 – 30 Persian Gulf 01 – 30 Persian Gulf

HMNZS TE KAHA [CDr m C WIllIamS mNZm rNZN]

15 – 23 SRA23 – 26 DNB26 – 31 HATS

01 – 08 Harbour Training08 – 13 SATS13 – 16 DNB16 – 20 SATS20 – 27 Trident Warrior27 – 30 DNB

5 – 31 DNB

15 – 30 Harbour Training30 – 31 DNB 15 – 16 SATS

16 – 31 DNB Harbour Training

12 – 23 DEEP VIPER (LDV CSE)23 – 31 DNB Harbour Training

01 – 04 DNB04 – 12 MCM trials12 – 16 DNB16 – 20 EEZ Patrol20 – 23 DNB23 – 27 Deep SSBA Diving ops27 – 30 Tauranga

OPERATIONAL DIVING TEAM [lTCDr a g mCmIllaN rNZN]

15 – 19 Harbour training19 – 23 IEDD Training23 – 31 EOD Course

HMNZS ENDEAVOUR [CDr D j TomS mNZm rNZN]

HMNZS RESOLUTION [CDr m r TUffIN rNZN]

HMNZS MANAWANUI [lTCDr N m loNgSTaff rNZN]

HMNZS KAHU [lT I BraDlEy rNZN]01 – 03 DNB03 – 30 IMAV

01 – 30 DNB Harbour Training

COMPILEDBYLCSS(A) J L BROOKE, HQJFNZ

M A Y / J U N E

HMNZS CANTERBURY [CDr a m mIllar mNZm rNZN]

15 – 19 JOINT KIWI19 – 21 DNB21 – 30 Preps for Deployment30 – 31 Passage &EEZ patrol to EX TROPIC TWILIGHT

01 – 30 DNB for IMAV and ‘double hull’ work

01 – 02 Passage EX TROPIC TWILIGHT02 – 04 Rarotonga04 – 30 EX TROPIC TWILIGHT

HMNZS TE MANA [CDr B a gErrITSEN rNZN]


H Y D R O G R A P H I C S U R V E Y F O R C E

D I V I N G & M C M F O R C E

01 – 04 DNB preps04 – 12 MCM support12 – 30 DNB Harbour Training

V I S I T I N G S H I P S

HMAS MANOORA27 - 30 May - Wellington

W W W . N A V Y . M I L . N Z

LTCDR M F HOOPER RNZN

A/LTCDR K P GILL RNZN

LT R C METGE RNZN

LT S L HANSEN RNZN

A/LT A I TROTTER RNZN

SLT A R OLIVIER RNZN

SLT P H S ROUTLEDGE RNZN

ENS A W O'HALLORAN RNZN

ENS M I HAGUE RNZN

A/WOMT(P) A J TAYLOR

CPOEWS G GATLEY

CPOEWS C S MCKEICH

CPORS R E WILLIAMS

CPOSA D A GRIEVE

CPOSTD N C GEARY

POCSS D L A ANDERSON

POCSS A J WATERS

POCSS T N SLATTER

POET J R M GOULDEN

POET L S GASCOIGNE

POMT(P) D A GRIFFITHS

POPTI W BRIGGS

POSCS M D P LATU

POSTD W KUTTY

POWT R M WHIPP

LCH S L GILLBANKS

LCO T J K HILL

LET M L BROEDERLOW

A/LEWS K P SHEARSBY

LMEDIC S M CHIRNSIDE

LMEDIC K M HILL

LMEDIC M J BAINBRIDGE

LMT(P) D J BALDWIN

LMT(P) K L BIRD

LMUS C P THOMPSON

LMUS A C LILE

LSCS R T TAWHARA

ALSTD K A TURNER

LWT D G BEGG

LWTR K A M BROOKING

ACH R P M PEKEPO

ACH T N COLLINSON-SMITH

AHSO A L AOINA-SO'OULA

AMA H L TOOTELL

AMT2 H M HEMA

AMT2 B R BUSH

AMT2 N J TEKOTAHI

AMT2 J B WRIGHT

ASA J D SOULIS

ASA J K TATANA-CAMPBELL

ASA S D MITCHELL

ASA F R W STOTT

ASCS I D GRANT

ASCS C J RHODES

ASTD A A F PAHULU

ASTD M N PAHULU JR

AWT2 N G J MONK

ASEA(VR) A R STRACHAN

RNZNVR PROMOTIONSASEA(VR) A L G FOLIAKI

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION

CAPT R G MACDONALD RNZN

LTCDR L B G KYNE RNZN

ENS R V J PALMER RNZN

MID B C LAWRIE RNZN

CPOMT(P) J K TOWNSEND

CPOMT(P) P LEAUGA

CPOSCS N T WALKER

CPOWTR J M MACALPINE

POMT(P) A S FORREST

PODR R J TANGNEY

POSA A J LESLIE

LMT(L) S J NUNN

LCH S B K HENDERSON

ADR C K HACKETT

AET1 N R KEEPA

ACH M R BLAIR

ASCS D R GREEN

ACO R N MCCONOCHIE

OCO A R E MOREHU

OCO J WATSON

OCH V A OLDHAM

OHSO J N BAIN

OSA J A FERGUSON

OSCS J A B NIANIA

OSCS S M T HEKE

OSCS T J PEARLESS

OSCS C H BANKS

OMT M J BUCHANAN

ODR L J APERAHAMA

RNZNVR

LTCDR C W MORRISON RNZNVR

ABSEA B D EAGLE

ABSEA Z M HAWKE

OWTR(VR)HRALEXANDER

OSEA N J FORBES

OSEA D S GRUBB

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On22March,CHAPWayneToleafoamarriedMsJennyMalcolm.CHAPToleafoawas‘offduty–theofficiatingministerwasCHAPBobPetersfromOLPHERT.JennyisaVRatOLPHERTandWayneknewBobfromhistimeintheArmy.Jennysays:“Iincludedthepurpleintothedress,asthisistheChaplains’colour,whichwasthesamecolourforthebowtiesoftheweddingparty.EmbroideredonmytrainwereaNavyfouledanchorsurroundedbytwolittlecrystalcrosses.Andourcakewasaship!”

FrontRow:DylanMalcolm,CodeyMalcolm,WayneToleafoa,JennyMalcolmandKellyMalcolm.BackRow:JuniorToleafoa(Wayne'sbrother)andFionaMalcolm(Jenny’stwin).DylanandCodey(twins)andKellyareFiona’schildren.

TheNavalPolicevehiclewasrecentlyfittedwithanewlightbarkindlydonatedandinstalledbyNAUTECHElectronicsinEastTamaki.Thepreviouslightbarwasover20yearsold.ThenewlightbaristhesameasfittedtoNZPolicevehicles(ex-ceptminustheblueperspex)andwillbemoreeffectiveduringemergencies,oronescortduty-aswellaswhentheNavalPoliceareBreathTesting.

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FROM NZ NAVAL BOARD

YOUR ACTIONS AND THE LONG HOURS WORKED

UNDER

SEVERE CONDITIONS DURING THE SEARCH FO

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SURVIVORS FROM THE WAHINE HAVE BEEN NO

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BY THE NAVAL BOARD. YOUR EFFORTS ARE H

IGHLY

COMMENDABLE. THE PART PLAYED BY MANGA

AND

OLPHERT PERSONNEL DID MUCH TO PREVENT

LOSS

OF LIFE AND WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED BY

ALL.

TO HMNZS OLPHERT.

BY THE EDITOR

only eight (6 VR and two regular force) but she

also had 12 merchant seaman from the Blue

Star cargo ship CALIFORNIA STAR on board,

volunteers who sensed the need to ‘lend a

hand’ with the rescue. (MANGA was not the

only rescue vessel, boats of all kinds set out

towards the WAHINE, among them the Cook

Strait ferry ARAMOANA.)

By 1410, MANGA was close enough to see

through the driving rain that WAHINE was ‘list-

ing badly to starboard, liferafts, lifeboats and

survivors in the water and a few people still on

board close to the stern.’

MANGA steered for two of the liferafts, closing

them and getting people out of the rafts and on

board. In the howling wind, stung by spray and

battered by the 30 feet (10m) swells, it was a

difficult task, manouvering the ML and reaching

for the cold and frightened survivors.

Two of the CALIFORNIA STAR sailors leapt

into the water to better help the very young

and very old from the liferafts; over the next

10 minutes or so 15 survivors were brought

on board MANGA.

But then in the strong winds and extreme

seas, disaster loomed. The large ARAMOANA,

which was assisting in the rescue and was to

seaward of MANGA, began drifting inexorably

towards the ML and its cluster of liferafts. The

CO had no choice but to take avoiding action,

cutting lines to the liferafts he got the ML un-

derway and swung it away from the looming

bulk of the approaching ferry. They had had to

move in haste, people were still in the liferafts,

which were swept down wind and towards

the distant eastern shore; and still in the water

were the two merchant sailors; they too were

left behind to fight their own battle of survival,

eventually drifting towards Eastbourne.

MANGA had its own problems – as the life

rafts were cut away a line fouled a propeller –

the little ML now had only one engine useable

and half power.

First priority was the 15 survivors on board -

MANGA headed to Seatoun wharf to offload.

Even that was hazardous – with the force of

the storm and the high seas, MANGA surged

in and out and up and down at the jetty. The

survivors had to be helped to jump to the wharf

– one casualty who could not walk had to be

bodily lifted ashore –into the arms of several

waiting policemen.

MANGA, still operating on only one engine de-

parted Seatoun wharf, this time to take charge

of the rescue flotilla and organise a search

along the eastern shore. Although limited in

how close inshore she could work, MANGA

guided other craft into the surf line, while they

looked for more survivors, or drifting bodies. As-

sessing the situation MANGA radioed for more

shore assistance on the Eastbourne side; in the

initial rush shore based rescue attempts had

focussed on Seatoun – to the west and upwind

of the shipwreck. Eventually MANGA reported

that all the liferafts had drifted ashore, except

one, caught among the Pencarrow rocks.

At 1600 MANGA returned to Seatoun Wharf,

there, despite the heavy seas and the surge,

police divers cleared MANGA’s fouled propeller.

With the divers on board, MANGA sailed close

to the WAHINE, to get an accurate fix on the

wreck so that other mariners could be warned.

Then, a search of the shores of Ward Island, in

case survivors or casualties had drifted there.

It was after 1800 that MANGA finally returned

to her berth.

Meanwhile other VR staff had been assisting in

the rescue in various ways – all told that day 26

naval personnel had had direct involvement with

the rescue and in looking after survivors.

For the next seven days (including the Easter

holiday) MANGA undertook daily searches un-

der Police direction, checking shorelines, look-

ing for any remaining bodies, recovering drifting

liferafts and monitoring the oil slick. They also

were initially involved in a SAR for a yacht which

was in trouble in the Marlborough Sounds. It

wasn’t until the afternoon of the 16th that the

Police finally released MANGA from duty.

TheNavy’sinvolvementintheWAHINE

disasterdidn’tendwiththerescue-in

theimmediateaftermathanassessment

hadtobemadeoftheextentofdamageto

theship.On16-17ApriltheNavy’sdiving

team,eightdiversunderthecommandof

LTCDRTWickhamRNZN,wereflownto

Wellingtontobeginanunderwaterinspec-

tionofWAHINE’shull.

CPODiverJKMihaere,inanOralHistory

fortheNavyMuseum,recalled,“wecould

seeallthedamagewheretheshiphad

gonethrough[Barrett’sReef].Thereef

waslikeafiletothebottomoftheship,

likeahugefileanditjustcutbitsout.One

oftheholeswasaboutahundredfeet

long…andoneholeyoucoulddriveaMini

through.”

“Therewereacoupleofhairyjobsthat

hadtobedonewheretheguysusedCBA

[Closedcircuitbreathingapparatus]togo

inandgetthestuffoutofthesafe.Brian,

myselfandtheBoss,werecordedthe

damageusingshipdrawings[tomark]

wherethelocationswere.”

Ayearlateranotherintensestorm

movedthewreck(bythenbeingcutup

insituforscrap).TheHarbourauthori-

tieshadtoclosetheporttoallshipping

untilthewreckwasrelocatedandmarked.

Navydiversandhydrographerswere

flowndownforthisurgenttask.Aswell,

anRNZAFP-3OrionflewMADsweepsin

thechanneltoconfirmitwasclearofany

otherwreckage.

RESCUE IN

THE WELLINGTON-LYTTELTON FERRY , the Turbo-Electric Vessel WA-

HINE, sank off Barrett’s Reef in the entrance to Wellington Harbour on 10

April 1968. That day winds of hurricane force battered the city, blowing in

from the south and raising enormous seas in the entrance to the harbour.

Wind-driven rain and spray, blasted through the air cutting visibility and

even blotting out radar reception. WAHINE arrived at dawn, but in the

high seas and extreme winds the ship was barely controllable. At 0641

she was holed by the rocks of Barrett’s Reef, losing one propeller; for

the next several hours the crew battled to save their ship.

In Wellington City, the staff of HMNZS OLPHERT, the Wellington Division

of the RNZNVR, were concerned to save their attached Motor Launch,

HMNZS MANGA, from damage as she surged at her berth on the swells

kicked up by the wind. Not only their ML, but the VR HQ building itself

(then in Hinemoa Street) was being damaged by the storm.

The fact that WAHINE was in trouble was quickly known that morn-

ing, and CAPT J B Smith, CO of OLPHERT, arranged for MANGA to be

fully manned and kept at short notice for sea. Meanwhile attempts were

made to take WAHINE under tow, but these failed as the storm peaked.

WAHINE drifted north, dragging her anchors, eventually to ground again

at midday, off Steeple Rock. At about 1315 the decision was made to

abandon ship.

MANGA was called on about then; by 1325 the ML was underway, bat-

tling into the storm to reach the stricken ferry. Her own crew numbered

O U R N A V A L H E R I T A G E

ON 10 APRIL THIS YEAR, MANY PEOPLE IN WELLINGTON AND ACROSS THE NATION REFLECTED ON THE LOSS OF THE TEV WAHINE FORTY YEARS AGO, AND THE 53 LIVES LOST IN THE DISASTER, WHEN ONE OF NZ’S MOST INTENSE STORMS BATTERED THE CAPITAL CITY. IT WAS PERHAPS NEW ZEALAND’S MOST PUBLIC SHIP WRECK, COVERED LIVE BY RADIO AND TV AND TAKING PLACE AT THE ENTRANCE TO WELLINGTON HARBOUR AND DIRECTLY OFF THE SUBURB OF SEATOUN. BUT TODAY, FEW KNOW THE PART THE NAVY PLAYED IN THE RESCUE EFFORTS.

HMNZS MANGA AND THE LOSS OF THE WAHINE

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InthepastfewyearstheMedalsBranch

ofHQNZDFhasbeenresearchingthe

medalseligibilityforpersonnelserving

inRNZNshipsduringtheiroperational

deploymentstoSouthEastAsia.The

researchworkwascompletedduring

2007,andpublishedontheNZDF

medalswebsite.NavyTodayispleased

toalsopromulgatetheresults,which

servetoillustratethelong-term(but,

apparently,little-known)operational

contributionsbytheshipsandmenof

ourNavytoNZ’smilitarycommitments

andtothepeaceandstabilityoftheSE

Asianregion.

Theseliststheoperationalservice

medalsandspecialservicemedals

earnedforserviceinRNZNship

deploymentssince3September

1945.ThetablesbelowcoverRNZN

deploymentsfromafterWWIIuntiltheendofConfrontation.Inasubsequentissue,NavyTodaywilllistthemedalsawardedforspecificRNZNdeploymentsfrom1973-2004.

Applicationsforthesemedalsbyex-RNZNpersonnel,ortheirfamilies,shouldbemade,inwriting,to:TheMedalsOffice,HeadquartersNewZealandDefenceForce(HQNZDF),PrivateBag905,UpperHutt,5140NewZealand.

FurtherinformationontheapplicationprocedurecanbefoundontheApplyingforMedalspageoftheNZDF'sMedalswebsite.Incaseoferror,theNZDFwebsiteisthecorrectauthority:

www.medals.nzdf.mil.nz

OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS

GSM GeneralServiceMedal

NGSM NavalGeneralServiceMedal

NZGSMNewZealandGeneralServiceMedal

NZOSMNewZealandOperationalServiceMedal

NZSSM NewZealandSpecialServiceMedal

PJM PingatJasaMalaysiamedal

UN Medal UnitedNationsmedal

ABBREVIATIONS:

DEPLOYMENT MEDAL ELIGIBILITY

JAPANESEOCCUPATION

HMNZS GAMBIA - 3 September - 11 October 1945

HMNZS ACHILLIES - October 1945 - January 1946

NZSERVICEMEDAL1946-1949&NZOSM

KOREANWAR[NOTE:TheKoreanWarbeganon25June1950

PUKAKI - 3 July - December 1950

TUTIRA - 3 July 1950 - 30 May 1951

ROTOITI - 7 October 1950 - 21 November 1951

HAWEA - 2 March 1951 - 8 March 1952

TAUPO - 29 August 1951 - 21 October 1952

ROTOITI - 7 January 1952 - 19 March 1953

HAWEA - 4 August 1952 - 29 August 1953

KANIERE - 2 March 1953 - 2 March 1954

KOREANMEDAL,UNMEDAL(KOREA)

NZOSM&KOREANWARSERVICEMEDAL


KOREA(UNCOMMITMENTS)&

MALAYANEMERGENCY

PUKAKI - 21 September 1953 to 28 September 1954

BLACK PRINCE - 7 June 1955 to early July 1955

KANIERE - November 1954 to March 1955

PUKAKI - August 1955 to July 1956

KANIERE - 1 April 1956 to 8 May 1957

ROYALIST - 31 August 1957 to 18 June 1958

UNMEDAL(KOREA),NGSM(MALAYA)&NZOSM

NZOSM

NZGSM(KOREA1954-57),NGSM(MALAYA)&NZOSM



NZGSM(KOREA1954-57),NGSM(MALAYA),

NZOSM&PJM

SUEZCRISIS1956

ROYALIST - 31 October 1956 to 22 December 1956

NZGSM(NEAREAST)&NZOSM

OPERATIONGRAPPLE

[Support to British nuclear tests 1957-58]

PUKAKI - 15 May 1957, 31 May 1957, 19 June 1957

ROTOITI - 15 May 1957, 31 May 1957, 19 June 1957

PUKAKI - 8 November 1957

ROTOITI - 8 November 1957

PUKAKI - 28 April 1958

PUKAKI - 22 August 1958, 2 September 1958,

11 September 1958, 23 September 1958

NZSSM(NUCLEARTESTING)

COMMONWEALTHSTRATEGICRESERVE,

MALAYANEMERGENCY&FAREASTFLEET

1958 - 1971

ROTOITI - 22 May 1958 to 11 March 1959

ROYALIST - February 1959 to June 1959

PUKAKI - 6 June 1959 to 15 March 1960

ROTOITI - 17 April 1960 to 15 February 1961

ROYALIST - 22 February 1961 to 12 July 1961

PUKAKI - 9 July 1961 to 23 May 1962

OTAGO - 23 February 1962 to 26 March 1962

TARANAKI - 18 May 1962 to 12 March 1963

ROYALIST - 14 March 1963 to 26 June 1963

OTAGO - 5 June 1963 to 25 November1963

NGSM(Malaya),NZOSM&PJM

NZOSM [Note: 25 March -10 June ’59: 53.5 daysqualifying service towards PJM]

NGSM(Malaya),NZOSM&PJM

NGSM(Malaya)(for service up to 31 July 1960),NZOSM&PJM

PJM

PJM

Note: 27 days’ qualifying service for PJM

PJM

Note: 75.5 days’ qualifying service for PJM

PJM


andanarmisticewassignedon27July1953.]

[NOTES:TheMalayanEmergencybeganin1949andcontinueduntil31July1960.Malaya(todayMalaysia)becameanindependentnationon31August1957]

[Note: The Malayan Emergency began in 1949

and was declared at an end on 31 July 1960.]



CONFRONTATION1963-1966

TARANAKI - 15 Dec 1963 to 20 August 1964

ROYALIST - 19 May 1964 to 17 July 1964

OTAGO - 15 October 1964 to 10 May 1965

ROYALIST - 20 May 1965 to 29 October 1965

TARANAKI - 3 November 1965 to 23 April 1966

OTAGO - 29 April 1966 to 2 September 1966

NZOSM,PJM

Note: 33 days’ qualifying service for PJM

GSM(MalayPeninsula),NZOSM,PJM


GSM(Borneo),NZOSM,PJM

Note: 67.5 days’ qualifying service for PJM

Note: personnel who served on two or more of the follow-

ing five RNZN deployments may be eligible for the PJM

MEDAL, if their total number of days of qualifying service

(as indicated in brackets) is 90 days or more:

ROYALIST - 25 March to 10 June 1959

OTAGO - 23 February to 26 March 1962

ROYALIST - 14 March to 26 June 1963

ROYALIST - 19 May to 17 July 1964

OTAGO - 29 April to 2 September 1966

(53.5 days’ qualifying service)

(27 days’ qualifying service)


(33 days’ qualifying service)


GSM(MalayPeninsula),GSM(Borneo) NZOSM,PJM





THERNZNMINESWEEPERSIN CONFRONTATION

SANTON - 10 April 1965 to 25 November 1965

HICKLETON - 12 April 1965 to 27 November 1965

HICKLETON - 28 November 1965 to 30 July 1966

SANTON - 26 November 1965 to 20 May 1966

Sports men and women from across the NZDF gathered together to

celebrate sporting excellence at the Annual Sports Awards held at the

Westpac Trust Stadium last month. In his opening address LTGEN Jerry

Matepare, CDF, drew parallels between competing in a sport, which tests

skill, agility and physical strength, and the conduct of military activities.

A highlight of the lunch was listening to the guest speaker Andy Leslie,

president of the New Zealand Rugby Union and former All Black as

he shared behind-the-scenes tales of NZ’s ill-fated Rugby World Cup

campaign in 2007.

On hand to assist with the presentation of the awards were the sponsors

whose support of NZDF sport has been unfailing and generous.

•NewZealandTeamwear(Canterbury)hasbeenasponsorforthepast

six years and according to the company’s Sales Support Manager Kylie

Chandler this relationship continues because of the common goals

and “synergy between our organisations. The NZDF is a very impor-

tant and long term customer for us and the sponsorship gives us the

opportunity to give something back by recognising the achievements

of the NZDF personnel in their sporting fields.”

•RelationshipManager KenMonk from LumleyGeneral Insurance,

who underwrite the “Inforce“ insurance scheme, said one of the key

ingredients to a partnership is support. “Our support is in the form of

sport sponsorship.”

•OthersponsorsoftheawardsincludedBadgerApparel,HillsHatsand

Hot Shots – the Armed Forces Canteen Council.

Of course sports awards are about the sports people and 2008 had

an impressive line-up of nominees and winners.

S P O R T

BY ANNA SUSSMILCH, DPRU

INDIVIDUAL SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEARCAPTAnikaTiplady beat fellow nominees FLTLT Craig Searle and OSA Josephine Leef to win Individual Sports Person of the Year for her commitment to NZ Army and NZDF football and touch rugby. CAPT Tiplady is also selected for the New Zealand “Black Ferns”.

SPORTS OFFICIAL OF THE YEARF/SGTPeterRichardson won this award over fellow nominee WO2 Dean Groves for his role as manager of the 2007 NZDF rugby team, together with being a member of the strategic planning committee responsible for organising the Pacific Nations Defence Rugby Tourna-ment 2009.

NZDF SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEARTheNZDFMen’sHockeyTeam took this title ahead of nominees NZDF Netball and NZDF Football. The hockey team competed at the senior national 2nd division tournament in Christchurch in September 2007 for the first time. They finished the round robin stage in first place resulting in a promotion to 1st Division for 2008.

OUTSTANDING SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEARThe category for Outstanding Sports Persons of the Year saw some of the most talented sportspeople in NZDF nominated:• AC Amy Ensor who represented NZ at the Oceania Games in Sydney

in the women’s individual and team small-bore shooting. • CAPT Shanon Stallard who finished 8th overall and the 1st non-elite

age group athlete in the New Zealand Half Ironman Championships• SLT Jan Peterson who is a member of the New Zealand Senior Men’s

Hockey Team – the Black Sticks.This year’s Outstanding Sports Person for the NZDF is LTCDR Mi-

chael Hester, who is an international football referee, a Convenor of NZDF referees, a member of FIFA, the Hyundai ‘A’ League and the NZFC referee panels. Last month he refereed the NZFA championship match and this year he has been selected as a referee for the Beijing Olympics.

“This is the highlight – absolutely,” Mike Hester says on the NZFA website, “to be able to officiate on that sort of stage among some of the world’s best players is an amazing opportunity.” He was also in the middle for Wellington Phoenix’s match against David Beckham’s Los Angeles Galaxy, and says he is unlikely to be fazed by the sense of oc-casion. “At the end of the day there are 22 players, 17 laws and a spirit with which the games meant to played – it doesn’t matter whether it’s Navy versus Waiuku or Brazil versus Argentina.”

NZDF SPORTS AWARDS

LTCDR MIKE HESTER, CAPT ANIKA TIPLADY, FORMER ALL BLACK ANDY LESLIE, POSA BARTHOLOMEW, TEAM CAPTAIN FOR NZDF MEN'S

HOCKEY, AND F/SGT PETER RICHARDSON WITHTHEIR TROPHIES

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RecentlytheNavalBasehostedtheMaxiSailingCatamaranDOHA

attheIPCpontoon.ShecameacrossfromtheViaductBasin,where

shenormally resides,becauseherberthwasbeingusedduring

therecentboatshow.DOHA,inoneofhermanyformerlives,was

ENZANEWZEALAND,famousforbeingracedbySirPeterBlake

andSirRobinKnox-Johnstonaround theworld towin theJules

VerneTrophyin1994,completingthecircumnavigationin74days

and22hours,onlythesecondyachttogounderthemystical80

days.Thefastestcircumnavigation,achievedbythegiantTrimaran

IVEC,nowstandsatjust54days.

DOHAhasbeenconsiderablymodernisedovertheyearsbybeing

lengthenedto102ftandfittedwithnewengines,electronics,mast,

rigandsailplan.Notwithstandingthatshecannotbeconsidereda

'stateoftheart'MaxiCatamaran,sheisstillexceptionallyseaworthy

andfast,havingrecordedspeedsof39knots!Oftheboatsentered

intheMillenniumRacein2000,sheistheonlyonestillracing.

WhilstshewasalongsideintheNavalBasetheopportunitywas

takentoopentheyachttovisitorsandtoprovideasailingexperi-

encetoarangeofourpersonnel.Althoughconditionsdidnotal-

lowtheboattoreallyshowwhatitisreallycapableof,theweather

wasbeautifulandweallhadtheopportunitytogetinvolvedwith

sailingher.

THE RAN RUGBY U21 TEAM visited Auckland to

compete against the RNZN U21 Team and they

competed for the Dowsett Cup in a one-off test

match prior to the Blues/Brumbies Super 14

game at Eden Park on 12 April.

The RAN team was hosted at PHILOMEL

and representation from the RAN included

RA Crane, Deputy Chief of Navy and RANRU

President, CDRE Kafer. With a packed crowd

and RNZN Chief of the Navy present, the Ki-

wis made a slow start to the match going in at

half time with a deficit 3-6. Some strong play

in the second half and with superior fitness

the RNZN came back well to win the match

30-12. PlayeroftheDayforNewZealand

wasAETParangi.

The RNZN Senior Team are now preparing for

their trip across the Tasman to play the RAN

Senior Team at the end of May.

On Wednesday 23 Apr 08 the PTI graduation course 07/01 passed out

from the Joint-Services’ School of Physical Training and Education at

Woodbourne after a gruelling and challenging 6 month course. In front

of over 120 families and friends the 7 Navy students received their

trade badge and 3 were promoted by Captain Dean McDougal, CO of

PHILOMEL. The new LPTs now return to Devonport to join the Fleet :

• LPTJamieeColvin CANTERBURY

• LPTBenAchilles FitnessCentre

• LPTMiriaPaul FleetGym

• LPTTashaCallaghan TEKAHA

• LPTShaneGillum RTSPHILOMEL

• LPTMorganFindlay&LPTRickyWhite LDG

INTERSHIP VOLLEYBALLwasplayedattheFleetGymon2April.

TherewasthelargestnumberofteamsseenatanIntershipfora

while,with12teamscomingfromShore,bothFrigates,RESOLU-

TION,SmallBoatsandNewShipROTOITI.Themenhad8teams

intheirgradeandsotheyhadaknockouttournamentwhilethe

womenplayedafourteamroundrobin.

Inthewomen’sgrade,thetraditionallystrongshoreteamswere

bothoutdonebyTEKAHAandRESOLUTION.TEKAHAwonthe

women’sfinal38-30overRESOLUTION.

Themen'sdrawwassetupsothatinthefirstroundshipplayed

THE ANNUAL NAVY RAFT RACE was held alongside the Boiler Wharf

of DNB on 5 march. although not a large number of entries

were received this year it was all about quality. The format was

changed slightly in that a countdown clock was run prior to

the start. much the same as the americas Cup, teams jostled

around the start line trying to get the favoured side, when the

clock hit zero, the gun went off and the teams started racing

(except for the Navcomms entry which failed SaTs and didn't

make it to the start).

SrU returned with their champion raft rangi's rocket and

they were the hot favourite, however NSD and TE KaHa Stokers

pulled away and battled for the lead. at the end when it looked

like NSD were going to pass the Stokers, the TE KaHa crew dug

deep and powered away to win the race by a raft length. The SrU

entry came in third followed by ETTg, and then the medics.

prizes were given to the medics (the "Thanks for Turning Up"

award), ETTg for the best designed/ dressed raft and to all place

getters. Special mention must go to roy Statham and the ETTg

crew who have finally got past the start line after 2 years!

Thanks to all who supported the race, see you next year.

S P O R T

BY CDR PETE WAASAILING

UNDER 21S RUGBY

INTERSHIP VOLLEY BALL

RAFT RACE

NAVY

NEW PTIS JOIN THE FLEET

ship,shoreplayedshoreetc.InthebattleofthefrigatesTEKAHA

beatTEMANA,PHILOMELBlackbeatPHILOMELBlueintheshore

game,ROTOITIpippedRESOLUTIONbyonepoint,andtheJLSO

team(PHILOMELBlueB)beatKAHU.

Thesemissawboththeshipteamsbowouttosetupanall-shore

finalbetweenPHILOMELBlackandJLSO.Thefinalstartedofftight

andprovedtobethebestgameofthedaywithsomebighittingand

awesomepickups.Somegoodservingandscramblingdefence

wasgoodenoughforJLSOtowinthetournament.

Withover100peopleplayingthiswasthebiggestIntershipVol-

leyball tournamentinyears.ThankstotheAMEDICSparrowfor

herassistancethroughouttheday,thephotographersandtoall

theteamsforsupportingthetournament.

• MVPforthefemaleswasPOWTRKimJeffries

•MVPforthemaleswasSLTJanPeterson.

THE TWO TEAMS SHARE A LIGHT MOMENT BEFORE THE MATCH

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M A I N N O T I C E B O A R D

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throughouttheServicesarebeing

encouragedtoquit.TheNZDFhas

joinedforceswithTheQuitGroup,

acharitabletrustwhichprovides

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cessationservices,toencourage

militaryandciviliansmokerstoquit.

TheQuitcampaigninvolvesthe

issuingofsubsidisedpatchesand/or

gumtosmokerswhoregister,aswell

asanarrayofeducationalsupport.

TheNZDFhastrainedsmoking

cessationeducatorsforitscamps

andbases.

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PROPOSED REUNIONS

PROPOSED:ALLSHIPSREUNION

• Sydney, Australia.• Easter long weekend, 2009.• Contact emails: Bill Tahu: [email protected] Ken Johnston: [email protected]

PROPOSED:NAVYENGINEROOMBRANCHREUNION

• Masterton• October 2009• Contacts: Malcolm Harris 06-377-1606 Rex Hawes 06-378-6370 Email: [email protected]

‘ALLSHIPSREUNION’2010

• Palmerston North, Labour Weekend• At the Palmerston North RSA and Navy Clubrooms• Contact: Dave Leese E:[email protected], P: 06-354-0479, or 027-243-0427

2008 REUNIONS

HMNZSWAIKATOF55

• 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 [email protected] 07-542-3331

STORESACCOUNTANTS (JACKDUSTY)REUNION

• Auckland 2008, (date to be confirmed)• To register logon to www.oldfriends.

co.nz and add your name under Auckland>Military Institutions>RNZN Stores Accountants (Jack Dusty). Once a date is confirmed all interested parties will be contacted via the oldfriends website or emailed.

• Contacts: [email protected];

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