The Government’s billion-dollar frigate question
Sailing from Wellington Harbour on Wednesday morning was a 5,500-tonne example of what could be a multibillion-dollar Budget item for the Government in the coming decade.

The 130m-long JS Kumano, a Japanese Mogami-class frigate built for stealth with flat steel panels and few distinguishable features other than a sensor-filled mast and 54-calibre cannon at its bow, spent four days tied up at Wellington’s wharf this week. ⌘ Read more