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Ships, Sailors, Parade!
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Inshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS ROTOITI berths in Wellington on Friday morning, bringing the number of ships berthed in port to ten.
Media Advisory
30 September 2011
Ships, Sailors, Parade!
With the arrival of HMNZS ROTOITI and TAUPO ten ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy are now berthed in Wellington. HMNZS RESOLUTION will arrive on Sunday to complete the fleet concentration.
Saturday marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal New Zealand Navy on 1 October 1941. To celebrate the anniversary the Navy will hold a ceremonial changing of the Queen's Colour at Parliament Grounds, and will then parade through Wellington City to Civic Square with ‘with drums beating, band playing, colours flying, bayonets fixed and swords drawn.'
Media are invited to cover the parade, ceremony and open days which will take place Saturday and Sunday.
| Programme – Saturday 1 October | |
| 1000 - 1200 | 1000
– 1200, Changing of the Queen’s Colour, Parliament
Grounds.
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The ceremonial party will include two 100 person Royal Guards of Honour, two Colour Guards and a number of platoons of personnel, including the RNZN Band. Since earliest times, warriors have carried standards or flags as a distinguishing mark and to serve as a rallying point during battle. Loss of the standard often meant defeat. Protection of the standard was vital to the cause and to the tradition of the unit, which it belonged. The first naval colour was presented to the Royal Navy in 1924 and the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy in 1926. King George VI granted a new colour in 1936, which was replaced by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Following the introduction of the New Zealand White Ensign in 1968, a new colour was presented to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) in 1970. This colour was replaced on 23 September 1991, in a ceremony at Queens Wharf, Wellington. |
| 1200 - 1230 | Following the presentation of the New RNZN Queens Colour, the massed parade of the RNZN will march along Lambton Quay to Civic Square ‘with drums beating, band playing, colours flying, bayonets fixed and swords drawn’. |
| 1230 | Wellington Mayor welcomes the RNZN to Wellington – Civic Square. |
| 1200 - 1600 | 1200 –
1600, Ships open to visitors, Queen’s Wharf and Taranaki
Street Terminal. The ships will open to the public at midday
with the final guests embarking at 1500 pm. These self guided tours will be throughout various operational areas of the ships and may include ladders and narrow passageways. Flat, sturdy shoes are encouraged. Ships open to visitors: HMNZS Te Kaha HMNZS Canterbury HMNZS Wellington HMNZS Hawea HMNZS Rotoiti |
ENDS
Ships participating in the Review
| Frigates | TE MANA - F111 TE KAHA - F77 |
| Fleet Replenishment Vessel | ENDEAVOUR – A 11 |
| Multi-Role Sealift Vessel | CANTERBURY – L421 |
| Offshore Patrol Vessels | OTAGO – P148 WELLINGTON – P55 |
| Inshore Patrol Vessels | PUKAKI
– P3568 ROTOITI – P 3569 TAUPO – P 3570 HAWEA – P 3571 |
| Hydrographic Vessel | RESOLUTION – A 14 |
| Note: Diving Support Vessel MANAWANUI will remain in Auckland during the review. | |
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