Naval Communications Station Irirangi
Tens of thousands of code groups were handled each day, mostly for the British Pacific Fleet in Japanese waters.A dozen or more circuits were manned simultaneously and teleprinter land lines fed the signals to the Navy Office in Wellington.In the late 1980s the equipment was modernised, and in October 1991 a feasibility study into the remote controlling of all facilities from the Devonport Naval Base was completed.The Chief of Naval Staff issued a directive that "the remoting of Irirangi is to be implemented forthwith."The previous functions of Irirangi are now carried out by a small contingent of Naval maintenance staff.