Category : News
Author: Amelia Wade

As the horrors in Ukraine continue at Russia's hand, the New Zealand Government is about to give itself the tools to impose sanctions on those responsible.

Parliament on Monday pulled together a show of solidarity, by hanging up a piece of Ukrainian art from the vaults. It's a map of New Zealand embroidered in traditional Ukrainian designs and was gifted by the Ukrainian community in 2016.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-the-number-of-russians-who-have-invested-their-way-into-new-zealand-revealed.html
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Category : News
Author: Zane Small

New Zealand will freeze the assets of Russia's elite and ban Russian super yachts, ships and aircraft in support of Ukraine. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday the Russia Sanctions Bill, which will pass under urgency in Parliament this week, to provide further sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/new-zealand-to-freeze-assets-of-russia-s-elite-ban-super-yachts-ships-and-aircraft-in-support-of-ukraine.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Ukraine is not willing to compromise on its territorial integrity in talks with Russia but is open to discussing "non- NATO models" for its future, in a wider forum, one of its negotiators told Fox News.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-open-to-discussing-non-nato-models-negotiator-says.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his campaign in Ukraine was going to plan and would not end until Kyiv stopped fighting, as efforts to evacuate 200,000 people from the heavily bombarded city of Mariupol fell apart for a second day in a row.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/462845/ukraine-evacuation-of-mariupol-fails-again-putin-tells-ukraine-to-stop-fighting
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Category : Defence
Author: Dr Simon Ewing-Jarvie

Now that the end of Managed Isolation and Quarantine at the border is approaching, it is timely to consider what lessons can be learned. Operation Protect is the New Zealand Defence Force commitment to the Covid-19 All-of-Government Response. There have been many anecdotal examples of defence personnel quitting in frustration over the task as well as the consequent inability to run courses that enable professional progression. The purpose of this article is to examine actual data gained under the official information act and draw conclusions where possible.

Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2022/03/02/high-price-for-nzdf-op-protect/
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Category : Defence
Author: Thomas Global Systems

IRVINE, California and SYDNEY, Australia: The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has selected Thomas Global’s TFD-7000 Series flight displays for its Boeing 757 fleet. The TFD-7000 Series displays deliver the most cost-effective and lowest risk display upgrade solution for Boeing 757, 767 and 737 aircraft.

Article: https://www.thomas-global.com/news-room/royal-new-zealand-air-force-selects-thomas-globals-flight-displays-for-boeing-757-fleet-modernization/
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Category : News
Author: Caley Callahan

An Afghan de-mining organisation claims our Defence Force owes tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid costs and salaries.

But our government says it severed all financial ties with the organisation because it's now part of a ministry under Taliban rule.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/afghan-de-mining-organisation-says-nzdf-is-refusing-to-pay-bill-for-clearing-bamyan-firing-ranges.html
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