http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/navys-ships-not-being-used-2016041322#ixzz45l4H9hD7
>New Zealand First has released Defence Force figures indicating two of the Navy's newest vessels haven't been to sea in years. The information also shows that in the last three months, just five of the Navy's 11 ships have left port.
>According to the figures, in-shore patrol vessel HMNZS Pukaki hasn't spent a single day out of port since the end of 2012, and HMNZS Taupo hasn't done the same since the end of 2013.
>New Zealand First MP Ron Mark says the figures are "appalling", considering vessels were spending 218 sea days on fisheries patrol in 2011. But Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee is disputing the data.
>Mr Mark claims the reason so many ships in the fleet aren't being used is because there aren't enough seamen to properly operate them. Mr Brownlee dismisses those claims, and says the Navy's quite capable of putting a full flotilla to sea.
>Mr Brownlee blames the last Labour government for ordering too many in-shore patrol vessels and not enough off-shore vessels like the HMNZS Otago and Wellington.
>>57851688
>HMNZS Pukaki
Who the fuck is in charge of naming your ships
>>57851688
so the problem is new zealand needs more semen?
>>57852493
No, our government is bribed not to protect our fisheries
>>57852541
>navy guarding fisheries
Is this what third world countries use their navies for? What do the Coast Guard do?
>>57853026
rescuing people
>>57853054
>Coast Guard doesn't guard fisheries
Is this bait? 2/10
You're seriously claiming the Chinks bribe your government to not put 2 ships on the sea?
>>57853026
Our 'coast guard' only does search and rescue. Its a non military organization.
>>57853116
Wait the NZ coast guard actually doesn't do what every other third world coast guard in the area does?
NZ, remove your shitty stupid ban on nuclear reactors and we'll put the Ford Carrier or a sub or 2 in your ports.
>>57853190
The closest country to us is like 1500 miles away
>>57853346
>be our cucks
Who could disagree?!?
>>57853098
>>57853190
>>57853346
Stop bullying NZ.
>>57853360
I need some evidence based proofs of these certain claims *CA-CAW!!!*
The Coast Guard in every country I can think of does border protection, S&R, and poacher hunting.
The Nips have been poaching whales there for 70 years now. Your coast guard is always there to shoo them off.
>>57853370
Win/win tbqh. We have a carrier in Japan, let's put a sub base in NZ
>>57853440
The nips do their whaling in international waters but it is in the area our coastguard is responsible for
Can't do shit about them doing it there though unless the rest of the world agrees that that part of Antarctica is ours
>>57853443
>be our cuck, put a nuclear reactor next to your cities, and piss off neighbors
Lose/Lose?
>>57853511
Oh okay. Well this claim seems odd then>>57853116
>>57851688
>too many in-shore patrol vessels
this faggot has a short memory
you guys need these things to intercept US nuclear subs n shit. My oldest brother serves on a submarine, pretty high up the chain, and he said they pass through the Cook Straight and sometimes go into like Wellington and Auckland harbors just for shits since they know nuclear stuff is banned.
Those silly boys LOL
>>57853562
>Neighbors
like who Australia? Micronesia? lol no.
>>57852493
I see what you did there.
>>57855125
I have a feel if you came into Auckland harbour someone would Notice
>>57851688
>in-shore patrol vessel
That's fucking why, the last point is spot on. We have the ninth largest EEZ but only 4 ships that can actually patrol it, two of which are frigates that regularly fuck off for overseas deployments.
>>57851688
>New Zealand's """""""""""""""""Navy"""""""""""""""""
we don't have a coast guard you retarded yanks
>>57855277
NZ is 1400 miles away from Australia, if their entire island blew up because of a faulty reactor it wouldn't matter too much
The other Pacific islands are already basically underwater, and nobody cared about their opinions in the first place
The US coastguard has 4x the active personnel and 5x the budget of our entire armed forces you silly yanks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy
>The fleet currently consists of eleven ships and eight naval helicopters.
>>57856662
thanks for protecting us so we don't have to spend money on our armed forces btw
>>57856686
>implying the US doesn't do that for us
always a bigger fish
>>57856366
>Implying that the New Zealand navy could do something if they notice.
>>57852076
Dumbasses that think abos are worth honoring or even acknowledging their existence.
>>57851688
Doesn't NZ have to protect their borders from polynesian refugees? Our navy does circles around Australia fending off boat people and throwing rotten fruit at Japanese whalers, and the rest of the ADF is busy with sexual harassment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaqpoeVgr8U
>>57856733
Depth changes my pants shitting friend
