By: William Gray11th Jan 2024 5:58PMTHE PATROL VESSEL SHOWN HERE IS THE HMMZS PUKAKI, SHE WAS ONE OF FOUR BUILT FOR THE ROYAL NZ NAVY,THE OTHERS BEING THE ROTOITI, HAWEA AND TAUPO, ALL BUILT BY BROOKE MARINE LOWESTOFT UK. THE PUKAKI WAS ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF GREYMOUTH. THERE USE TO BE A FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF HER ON DISPLAY IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND WAS THERE FOR SOMETIME, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN IT THERE IN RECENT YEARS. ALL THE CRAFT HAVE NOW BEEN SOLD OFF. THEIR DISPLACEMENT WAS 105 Tons WITH A LENGTH OF 107 FT, or 37.8 M, SPEED 25 KNOTS, CREW 21.