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Put those skills to the test Sea cadets don't just learn the skills, they get to put them into practise. The RNZN regularly has berths available on their ships for cadets and they get the chance to really experience life at sea in New Zealand's navy. Sea cadets are adopted as part of the ships crew and are expected to perform all the tasks an ordinary seaman of the RNZN would have to do. Cadets are selected for this experience at the discresion of the units commanding officer and their performance at a unit level greatly influences their priority.
Travel Aotearoa (New Zealand) When Cadets reach the rank of Able cadet class three they become elegable for the Leading Cadets course held at HMNZS Tamaki in Devonport, Auckland. This course is free as is all the transport to the base. Air transport is provided to cadets by the RNZAF air movements. Cadets also travel to HMNZS Tamaki for the Petty Officers promotion course and Whangaparoa Military Camp for the Sea Cadet Corps Course.
In addition to this there are many other camps and regattas that The individual Units organise that cadets can attend, usually at a small charge to the cadets to help cover costs incurrered to the Unit.
The Best in the South TS Waireka has a proud history of its Cadets succeding in competion against other cadet units
Recent successes are;
*2nd 1999 southern area regatta
*2nd albatross trophy regatta
*1st 2000 southern area regatta
*1st 2000 otago anniversary regatta
*2nd 2000 albatross trophy regatta
*4th 2000 jamieson trophy regatta
*2nd 2001 albatross trophy regatta
*1st 2001 southern area regatta
*1st 2001 national pulling (rowing)trophy (17" cutters)
*2nd 2002 southern area regatta
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