New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced that the NZ Navy’s Multi‑Role Vessel, the HMNZS Canterbury will be sent to Fiji to support relief and recovery efforts following Tropical Cyclone Winston.
McCully says Cyclone Winston has caused extensive and widespread devastation across Fiji, taking lives, and destroying homes and infrastructure.
He says New Zealand is committed to supporting the Government and people of Fiji as they respond to this disaster and this is reflected in the further deployments they are announcing today.
McCully says the HMNZS Canterbury will depart Auckland this weekend loaded with essential supplies such as building materials, water storage tanks, and medical supplies. As well as relief supplies, it will carry helicopters and medical and engineering personnel.
A further contingent of NZ Defence Forces and New Zealand Fire Service engineers will depart from Ohakea today to support the Fiji authorities with repairs to public buildings and critical infrastructure.
New Zealand Defence Force C‑130s are already delivering relief supplies and equipment in Fiji, and the P3 Orion continues to carry out regular reconnaissance flights.
McCully says New Zealand will continue to do all it can to help and they will stand with Fiji in the aftermath of this disaster.
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