Warrant officer of the Navy (New Zealand)

Warrant officer of the Navy
Warrant officer of the Navy
	Warrant Officer insignia
	Incumbent; Darren Crosby; since 18 Sept 2024
Style	Warrant Officer
Member of	Royal New Zealand Navy
Reports to	Chief of the Navy
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	WO White

StyleWarrant Officer

Member of

Royal New Zealand Navy

Reports toChief of the Navy

Term lengthThree years

Warrant officer of the Navy is the most senior Warrant Officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy. It is a singular appointment – it is only held by one person at any time.

The Warrant Officer of the Navy is responsible to the Chief of the Navy and is a member of their staff^[1] and provides the Chief of the Navy and senior leaders with advice about all issues affecting sailors.

[1]

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	White, ColinWOCEA Colin White	1 Jul 1997	?	?
2	Te Kani, MarkWOMAA Mark Te Kani	?	?	?
3	Rennie, PaulWOWT Paul Rennie	?	?	?
4	Roberts, NeilWOSA Neil Roberts	?	?	?
5	Bloor, DeanWO Dean Bloor	?	2013	?	^[2]
6	Shailes, LeonardWOSA Leonard Shailes	2013	21 February 2014	0–1 years	^[3]
7	Bourke, SteveWOCH Steve Bourke	21 February 2014	20 February 2017	2 years, 365 days	^[4]
8	Dyke, WayneWOCWS Wayne Dyke	20 February 2017	29 January 2021	3 years, 344 days
9	Graham, LanceWODR Lance Graham	29 January 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 139 days	^[5]
10	Crosby, DarrenWODR Darren Crosby	18 Sept 2024^[6]	Incumbent	272 days	^[7]

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Warrant officer of the Navy (New Zealand)

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Warrant officer of the Navy
Warrant Officer insignia
Incumbent Darren Crosby since 18 Sept 2024
Style	Warrant Officer
Member of	Royal New Zealand Navy
Reports to	Chief of the Navy
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	WO White