New Zealand deployed the IPVs on fishery
monitoring, border security, search and rescue, and maritime surveillance
operations around the island’s 15,000km coastline.
NZFD has also announced, “The vessels are
being sold for NZ$36 million. A condition of the sale is for work to be
undertaken to regenerate and modify the ships to an operational seaworthiness
standard. This work will cost about NZ$16-$19 million and be carried out in New
Zealand commercial shipyards.”
