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Warrant officer of the Navy
Warrant Officer insignia
Incumbent Lance Graham since 29 Jan 2021
Style	Warrant Officer
Member of	Royal New Zealand Navy
Reports to	Chief of the Navy
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	WO White

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 and provides the Chief of the Navy and senior leaders with advice about all issues affecting sailors.

Warrant Officers of the Navy

No.	Portrait	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	?
6		Shailes, LeonardWOSA Leonard Shailes	2013	21 February 2014	0–1 years
7		Bourke, SteveWOCH Steve Bourke	21 February 2014	20 February 2017	2 years, 365 days
8		Dyke, WayneWOCWS Wayne Dyke	20 February 2017	29 January 2021	3 years, 344 days
9		Graham, LanceWODR Lance Graham	29 January 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 334 days

References

1. "Royal New Zealand Navy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
2. "Royal New Zealand Navy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
3. "Royal New Zealand Navy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
4. "Firing Tube". navymuseum.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
5. "From Struggling Teen to Navy's Top Ranks". www.nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.

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