New Zealand minister hits out at cruel trolls targeting sunk ship’s female captain - Commander Yvonne Gray, originally from Yorkshire, said her ‘very worst imagining became a reality’ when the boat sa

Judith Collins said a "deeply concerning, misogynistic narrative" had been directed at Commander Gray and told one of her critics, a male truck driver from Melbourne, to stick to commenting about "driving trucks rather than driving ships".

Collins said she was appalled to see online trolling from "armchair admirals, people who will never have to make decisions which mean life or death for their subordinates". She ad

New Zealand’s Defence Minister, Judith Collins, has strongly condemned online critics, dubbed “armchair admirals,” who attributed the sinking of the naval vessel HMNZS Manawanui to the gender of its female captain.

Government officials in New Zealand are investigating the first sinking of a naval ship since World War II. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

New Zealand's Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticised online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the cause of the incident was unknown, it had nothing to do with the captain’s gender.

New Zealand's defense chief slams online critics blaming a naval ship's sinking on its female captain's gender:: Auckland, New Zealand:::: Judith Collins, New Zealand Defense Minister“What is not tracking well is the deeply concerning misogynistic narrative that reared its head before our people had even made it home to New Zealand.

New Zealand's defence minister has condemned online abuse towards the female captain of a navy ship that sank at the weekend.