New Zealand Defence Force engineers have helped fixed several key buildings in Vanuatu as part of a multi-national exercise led by the French military.
The Land Component Commander, Brigadier Mike Shapland, said New Zealand engineers and tradesmen worked with French, United States and Vanuatu personnel as part of Exercise Tropic Castor 17.
Aid bound for Vanuatu is loaded onto HMNZS Canterbury. Photo: NZ Defence Force
The multi-national team fixed buildings on Malekula, including the sole medical clinic and a primary school.
They also installed a new diesel generator, two water pumps and three 3000-litre water tanks, and repaired the water main on the island.
New Zealand Navy continues relief effort in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam Photo: supplied