Category Archives: Frigates – ANZAC Class – HMNZS Te Mana F111

New Zealand, Australia sign pact to deepen naval cooperation

By Nick Lee-Frampton – Sep 29, 2026, 11:25 PM A New Zealand Navy frigate (HMNZS Te Mana (F111) ) dwarfs a vintage sailing ship (F Tucker Thompson), in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, in February 2023. (Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) signed “PlanContinue reading “New Zealand, Australia sign pact to deepen naval cooperation”

Royal New Zealand Navy Anzac class frigate HMNZS Te Mana operating with the USN aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, 30-July-2008, Arabian Sea

Alongside in Japan – Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Mana and long range sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa have docked in Japan at Yokosuka Naval Base.

Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Mana and long range sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa have docked in Japan at Yokosuka Naval Base. We have a long history with Yokosuka Naval Base including during The Korean War where our Navy often used it to resupply and repair. Hosted by 防衛省　海上自衛隊　(Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) guided-missile destroyer JS Maya, ourContinue reading “Alongside in Japan – Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Mana and long range sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa have docked in Japan at Yokosuka Naval Base.”

Monitoring and surveillance activities by New Zealand against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers

https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/pressite_000001_02637.html September 8, 2026 Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS TE MANA(Source: New Zealand Ministry of Defence)

Royal New Zealand Navy Task Group comprising of frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) and fleet oiler HMNZS Aotearoa (A11)

Meanwhile the Royal New Zealand Navy Task Group comprising of frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) and fleet oiler HMNZS Aotearoa (A11) which had participated in RIMPAC 2026 is now headed to the Indo-Pacific as part of a New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) deployment to the region to carry out joint operations, exercises and engagements throughout the Indo-Pacific from AugustContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy Task Group comprising of frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) and fleet oiler HMNZS Aotearoa (A11)”