Category : News
Author: RNZ

The New Zealand government is deploying dozens of Defence Force and police personnel to Honiara in the coming days, "to help restore peace and stability".

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/456994/new-zealand-forces-deployed-to-solomon-islands
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Category : News
Author: TVNZ

New Zealand Defence Force personnel and police will be sent to the Solomon Islands amid growing unrest in the capital, Honiara.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/01/nzdf-police-being-sent-to-solomon-islands-amid-unrest/
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Author: Florence Kerr

Experience and research show that most young children aren’t at risk of serious illness from Covid-19 — so should we be vaccinating them?

Children under 12 are not yet eligible for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine here or in many other countries — but that may soon change. The Government has announced it is preparing to make kid-sized doses of the vaccine available to children aged 5 to 11 before the end of January.

Article: https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2021/the-whole-truth-covid-19-vaccine/#/1204800023/kids-and-the-covid-19-vaccine
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Author: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Hon Poto Williams & Hon Peeni Henare

The New Zealand government has announced that it will deploy Defence Force and Police personnel to Honiara to help restore peace and stability.

“New Zealand is committed to its responsibilities and playing its part in upholding regional security,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. 

Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-response-assist-peace-and-stability-solomon-islands
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Author: Scott Palmer

New Zealand is sending Defence Force and Police personnel to the Solomon Islands after days of violence and unrest.

On Tuesday, the Solomon Islands government formally requested assistance from New Zealand to maintain security in its capital, Honiara. Protests calling for the removal of Prime Minister Manasseh have spiralled into riots, multiple deaths and a humanitarian crisis.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/12/new-zealand-sending-defence-force-police-to-solomon-islands-after-days-of-violence-and-rioting.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Royal New Zealand Navy

Outgoing for incoming ... Launching decoys to distract and confuse inbound sensor-guided missiles, is a key tool in a frigate’s counter-measures armoury. Both HMNZS Te Kaha and Te Mana are now fitted with the Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) as part of the extensive Frigate Upgrade Programme they’ve undertaken in Canada.

Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZNavy/posts/10161455035158009
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

The two ships were also able to conduct exercises to improve interoperability as they sailed from the area around Kadavu Island out into the Fiji Exclusive Economic Zone to carry out patrols.

Article: https://nzdf.mil.nz/news/new-zealand-and-fiji-navies-collaborate-in-border-patrol-operation/
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Author: Paula Penfold and Louisa Cleave

Two Afghan women judges have arrived in New Zealand and a third is on her way here, following efforts led by a New Zealand Supreme Court judge to help them flee the worsening situation in Afghanistan.

The judges were given New Zealand visas after pleas by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ)’s president, Justice Susan Glazebrook.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/300466690/afghan-women-judges-safely-in-nz-but-there-is-concern-for-those-who-remain
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