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Author: Amanda Gillies

Veterans' Affairs is in the firing line as New Zealand veterans claim the system is failing them.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1548597/nz-s-veteran-support-system-worst-in-the-western-world
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Author: Lucy Craymer

New Zealand's Defence Force says two of its naval ships have transited the Taiwan Strait, amid tension over the waterway claimed by China and regarded by Taiwan and the United States as international waters.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1496526/new-zealand-naval-ships-transit-contested-taiwan-strait
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Author: RNZ

New Zealand has signed a pact with Australia to deepen cooperation between both countries' navies.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/1493408/new-zealand-and-australia-deepen-naval-partnership
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Author: Phil Pennington

New Zealand is helping track satellites, including from Iran and the Chinese military, in a network that also watched over the Paris Olympics, United States and New Zealand government documents show.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/1109829/nz-star-track-a-watch-on-space-from-beijing-to-tehran-paris-to-somalia
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Author: Centrist Editor

New Zealand companies say they are capable of manufacturing sophisticated military drones locally, reducing the Defence Force’s reliance on overseas suppliers.

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Article: https://centrist.nz/kiwi-drone-makers-say-new-zealand-can-supply-its-own-defence-technology-1787020802875
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Author: Dr Peter Greener

When the Defence Capability Plan 2025 was released on 7 April this year, I subsequently noted that whilst any new DCP is a significant event, the Defence Capability Plan 2025 was more significant than most.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2026/01/08/royal-new-zealand-navy-new-frigates/
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Author: Andy Watts

In a well-argued piece in the Winter 2026 edition of Line of Defence, Rear Admiral Jim Gilmour (Ret) offers a comparison between the two options for the combat element of the Maritime Fleet Renewal program announced by New Zealand’s Minister for Defence earlier this year – the Japanese Mogami class and the British Type 31 frigates.

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Article: https://lineofdefence.net.nz/2026/08/16/naval-combat-capability-reflections-on-choice/
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Author: Dzirhan Mahadzir

U.S. 3rd Fleet, multinational partners and the Missile Defense Agency wrapped up ballistic missile defense exercise Pacific Dragon 2026 on Saturday around the Hawaiian Islands. Meanwhile, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Task Group which had earlier participated in the Rim of the Pacific 2026 will carry out an Indo-Pacific deployment from August to October, with the first activity being to monitor maritime sanctions evasion by North Korea.

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Article: https://news.usni.org/2026/08/18/u-s-allies-hold-major-ballistic-missile-defense-drill-new-zealand-starts-pacific-patrol
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