 The "Defence Capability Plan 2019", which was published in June 2019, stated that offshore patrol vessels had proven better suited to New Zealand's needs than the inshore patrol vessels, due to the larger ships' longer range, greater endurance and ability to operate helicopters.As a result, the document specified that "two inshore patrol vessels will be withdrawn from service and disposed of immediately".The fate of the remaining two vessels will be considered ahead of the planned acquisition of a Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel in the mid-2020s.