

“Like for any port visit, this long presence in New Zealand has been notified to the New Zealand authorities,” deputy press attaché Clarisse Christie said. Photo / FileĪfter questions from the Herald, the embassy released a statement this afternoon saying the ship was completing sea trials after two months of maintenance at a Devonport shipyard before returning to her home port in Noumea.

Stunned Coastguard crew discovered the French warship in the Hauraki Gulf during the search for a stricken yacht.
