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HMNZS ROTOITI on patrol

What have our ships been up to lately? Their mission: to seek out all fishing vessels in the NZ EEZ then monitor and inspect them for any illegal activity. Find out more »

Leading Medic Tia Paitai in Bayman Province

Postcards from Navy personnel on deployment in Afghanistan. Defence personnel work together on various operations and Afghanistan is no different. Read about the different experiences and stories. Find out more »

Cap Tallies.
Cap tallies were first formally introduced by the Admiralty in 1860 to identify the ship's companies of Royal Navy vessels. During wartime they were removed and a replaced by a generic HMS tallie.