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the Lyttelton town centre, Diamond Harbour and Governors Bay. By February 25, Navy personnel were committed to the Lyttelton area. On that day they provided 500 meals for Lyttelton centre and 50 packaged meals for the New Zealand Fire Service.
Fifty of the ship's personnel helped to distribute fresh provisions from a damaged supermarket in response to a civil defence request. Navy personnel also patrolled Lyttelton town centre for several nights. The ship departed Lyttelton shortly after 0630 on February 27 and made best speed for Wellington, arriving alongside Aotea Quay at 1800.
south and then loaded many tonnes of disaster relief gear and emergency stores urgently needed in the Canterbury region. This
She unloaded surplus equipment and vehicles not required y
included refueling and topping up with fresh water, some 600 tonnes in bulk liquids alone, tonnes of bottled water and food, and emergency medical supplies, an all-important commodity that would be welcomed south. After the last container and relief vehicle was loaded, she was
secured for sea and returned to Lyttelton, where she once again unloaded her cargo of relief supplies.
Once the local civil defence structure was set in place and
some resemblance of order restored, the Navy and her ships were stood down to return to active service wherever the nation required them. While the contents of this article, taken from the commanding
officer's log, might read a bit like a report, it highlights the ability of our Navy to respond to emergencies and disasters in an efficient manner and demonstrates the value the people of New Zealand are getting from our Protector fleet, and the men and women who serve us.
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