In light of the World Health Organization (WHO), Centres for Disease Control (CDC), and multiple Governments including our own, calling for everyone to isolate, YWAM Ships Aotearoa has paused, for …
Brett Curtis – Life spent on Ships
11 February 2020
“We signed up for 5 months and all of a sudden, it became a career.” From kiwifruit trees to serving the isolated, check out this interview with Brett Curtis, Managing …
Ship Open for Tours in Nelson
31 October 2019
Youth With A Mission’s newest vessel open for tours in Nelson Youth with a Mission’s (YWAM) newest ship, the m/v YWAM KOHA is berthed in Nelson and will be opening …
YWAM Ships Aotearoa Fundraising Event
30 July 2019
Serving Isolated Island Communities Come and join us for a dessert evening to hear more about New Zealand’s newest medical and mission vessel, the M/V YWAM Koha, dedicated to serving …
Newest Vessel Christened with New Name
25 July 2019
The New Zealand Herald covered the christening of YWAM’s newest vessel, the m/v YWAM KOHA: A former cargo vessel has been renamed the m/v YWAM KOHA in a special ceremony …
Ship Donated In Tauranga For Pacific Island Medical Aid Missions
9 April 2019
TAURANGA 05 April 2019: A cargo vessel whose home port has been Tauranga for the past nine years will now be recommissioned as a medical aid ship and travel to some of the …
A New Vessel
5 April 2019
On March 11, 2019, YWAM Ships Aotearoa became the recipients of a vessel, gifted by the owners and operators of Stoney Creek Shipping, Nigel and Brenda Jolly of Tauranga. The …
The Worth of a Man’s Foot
11 November 2018
“The on-shore clinic was set up at a memorable location on the coast near Torokina, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Our local hosts had taken a tiny post, beam and …
Springtime in PNG brings healings, loads of ministries and medical clinics
11 September 2018
The April DTS team of 6 students and 2 leaders were on board the m/v YWAM Liberty for their entire outreach. Their journey was focused around the city of Lae …
Journey to Pinipel: The Open Ocean & Storm
25 August 2018
Our most recent medical outreach on the m/v YWAM Liberty was to Nissan atoll. Nissan is a small isolated atoll (shaped much like Maui’s hook) right above Bougainville, Papua New …