Category : News
Author: Anthony Galloway

Cricket and rugby union are traditional grounds of discontent between Australia and New Zealand.

Things are no different in the weekly phone calls between prime ministers Scott Morrison and Jacinda Ardern where the two will jokingly spar about the performance of their respective sporting teams before getting down to business.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300236680/what-is-driving-the-frostiness-between-australia-and-new-zealand
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Category : Defence
Author: Thomas Manch

The navy will not have war-making frigates until at least the end of 2021, as a troubled upgrade of the two combat vessels continues.

Defence chief Air Marshal Kevin Short told a parliamentary select committee on Thursday that he was uncertain whether HMNZS Te Kaha would be fully operational by the end of 2021, having returned from being upgraded in Canada in December 2020.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124317389/navy-will-be-without-warmaking-frigates-the-end-of-2021
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Category : News
Author: Natasha Kassam and Darren Lim

ANALYSIS: It is the year 2049. China is celebrating having reached its second centenary goal – to become a “prosperous, powerful, democratic, civilised and harmonious socialist modernised country” by the 100th anniversary of the people’s republic.

Its economy is three times the size of the United States’, as the International Monetary Fund predicted back in the 2010s. The US remains wealthy and powerful – it has functioning alliances in Europe – but its pacts with Asian allies have fallen into disrepair.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/124319700/how-china-is-remaking-the-world-in-its-vision
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Category : News
Author: Anan Zaki

The UK's Supreme Court ruling about the working status of Uber drivers could have major ramifications in New Zealand, an employment law expert says.

The UK's highest court has ruled that Uber drivers should not be considered outside contractors, but company staff.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/436842/nz-could-follow-uk-s-uber-ruling-employment-expert
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Category : News
Author: SEAN O’RIORDAN

The Department of Defence has confirmed it intends to proceed with purchasing a new Multi-Role Vessel (MRV) for the Naval Service, which could be used as a hospital ship and would be capable of carrying troops and helicopters for amphibious and airborne landings.

Article: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40086203.html?type=amp
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Category : Defence
Author: USA Military Channel 2

A 3D animation showing how a Mk 45 naval gun system works. The 5-inch (127mm) Mk 45 Naval Gun system is in the U.S. Navy and 11 fleets worldwide.

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxVTckaLmMk
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Category : News
Author: Alex Kuziw

Frozen pensions are a major issue for British expats living and working outside of the United Kingdom, but upcoming diplomatic arrangements with Canada, Australia and New Zealand can provide reform for UK citizens living in these countries.

Article: https://www.canzukinternational.com/2021/02/canzuk-can-provide-a-remedy-for-frozen-uk-pensions.html
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Category : Opinion
Author: Wayne Mapp

OPINION: It was 6am on September 12, 2001, when my phone rang and Gerry Brownlee said “turn on the TV, the US is under attack”.

The Twin Towers had fallen. Later that morning we talked about what it meant. Was it like Pearl Harbour? We decided no, in these circumstances, international terrorists could not start a world war. But we knew the world had changed. New Zealand would have to stand with its traditional allies and partners.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300234467/two-decades-in-afghanistan-was-it-worth-it
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