Two New Zealand Navy ships will join an international mission to destroy the last remaining explosives from World War II in Solomon Islands and Kiribati.
HMNZS Manawanui sails from Devonport on Sunday to join Australian, French and United States forces in Solomon Islands and Kiribati.
HMNZS Wellington, a patrol vessel, will sail to the islands on Wednesday.
Metal detectors, sonar equipment and trained dogs will be used to find the explosives and destroy them.
