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I’ve just got back from Wellington, where ASPI was involved in Australia-New Zealand defence cooperation and policy discussions. As usual, we were hosted admirably by our Kiwi colleagues and the cultural and historical affinities between the two countries made for easy discussions.
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Read more: NZ defence capability: running to stand still
- Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/nz-defence-capability-running-to-stand-still/
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This is an older article thought would be a good read, to see and compare where we are today with the NZDF.
New Zealand’s Largest Navy Ship Christened in South Korea
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Read more: NZ's Largest Navy Ship Christened in South Korea
- Article: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1910/S00644/nzs-largest-navy-ship-christened-in-south-korea.htm
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WATCH || Take a tour around No. 3 Squadron's Rotary Wing Task Unit at Dip Flat, one of our field training facilities.
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Read more: Take a tour: Rotary Wing Task Unit
- Article: https://www.facebook.com/NZAirForce/videos/2831172420228245/
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NEWS || “I name this ship.” Just five months after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named the @Royal New Zealand Navy's replacement diving support and hydrographic vessel #HMNZSManawanui, The Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy was able to do likewise for the new sustainment vessel, Aotearoa.
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Read more: New Zealand’s largest Navy ship christened in South Korea
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/new-zealands-largest-navy-ship-christened-in-south-korea-46243318eb3
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LORIENT, France – The first steel cut has been made for the new French FDI (defense and intervention) frigate, the Admiral Ronarc’h-class, which will be known on the export market as the Belh@arra.
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Read more: Naval Group starts construction on France’s newest frigate
- Article: http://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/10/25/naval-group-starts-construction-on-frances-newest-frigate/
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What has the NZ Army been up to...
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Read more: What has the NZ Army been up to...
- Article: https://twitter.com/NZArmy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnzdefenceforce%2Flists%2Fnzdf
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The Canadian frigate HMCS Regina is donning a new look ahead of its deployment next summer to Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international marine warfare exercise, in the Pacific Ocean.
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Read more: HMCS Regina dons new 'dazzle' paint ahead of RIMPAC 2020 exercise
- Article: https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/hmcs-regina-dons-new-dazzle-paint-ahead-of-rimpac-2020-exercise-1.4624794
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In order to conflate security implications with maritime trade there are three main points to consider from the New Zealand perspective. First, due to our geographical remoteness we are utterly dependent on maritime trade for the nation’s prosperity and wellbeing. Second, the New Zealand public is largely ‘sea-blind’ to the importance of maritime areas beyond our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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Read more: Implications for maritime trade – a NZ perspective
- Article: https://navalinstitute.com.au/implications-for-maritime-trade-a-nz-perspective/
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