TTW15: Fuel Depot Construction
2,957 views · Published 9 September 2015 · 1:04 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: NZ Defence Force · 2015 · News & Politics
A multinational task group led by the New Zealand Defence Force have begun construction work on a new fuel depot at the northern Cook Island's atoll of Penrhyn. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewZealandDefenceForce Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nzdefenceforce Around 40 engineers and skilled tradesmen from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) have deployed to the Cook Islands to lead a multinational task group that will relocate a critical fuel depot and refurbish public buildings in the South Pacific nation. Members of the New Zealand Army’s 2 Engineer Regiment are working alongside around 20 military engineers from China, the United States and the United Kingdom as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. The FANC (Forces armees de Nouvelle-Caledonie) and the Australian Defence Force are also supporting this targeted humanitarian activity. Tropic Twilight is a recurring activity that is conducted this year in the northern Cook Islands atolls of Penrhyn and Manihiki from 31 August to 12 October. The exercise is held to practise the NZDF’s capability to deploy alongside other militaries to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the Southwest Pacific.
