Moa-class patrol boat

After the commissioning of the dedicated Diving Support Tender HMNZS Manawanui (A09) she remained in service (as the Kahu) attached to the Royal New Zealand Naval College as the basic seamanship and navigation training vessel.From 1994 these were modified to conduct mine countermeasures route surveying using side-scan sonar.In 2005, three vessels were relocated to Auckland to fill the training gap left by the decommissioning of HMNZS Canterbury.With the introduction of the Project Protector ships, Moa, Kiwi, Wakakura and Hinau were replaced by four Protector-class inshore patrol vessels during 2007 and 2008.Kahu remained in service for seamanship and Officer of the Watch training until 2009.
HMNZS Kiwi in Devonport
Royal New Zealand NavyProtector-class IPVPatrol boatAustralianHMNZS Kahu (A04)HMNZS TarapungaHMNZS TakapuHMNZS Moa (P3553)HMNZS Kiwi (P3554)HMNZS Wakakura (P3555)HMNZS Hinau (P3556)HMNZS Manawanui (A09)TarapungaTakapuNaval Volunteer Reserveside-scan sonarAucklandHMNZS CanterburyProject ProtectorWakakuraProtector-classseamanshipOfficer of the WatchDominion Post