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Military historians say a law change will let the Defence Force off the hook for not keeping war records.
A change to the Public Records Act would let the NZDF seek an exemption from its legal duty to keep records if it is in multinational deployment.
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Read more: Defence won't have to keep some war records under law change
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/572705/defence-won-t-have-to-keep-some-war-records-under-law-change
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The New Zealand Defence Force has filed a notice of appeal against the sentence handed down in a landmark Court Martial held at Linton Military Camp last month, where a soldier was convicted of attempted espionage.
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Read more: NZDF appeals soldier's 'inadequate' attempted espionage sentence
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/05/nzdf-appeals-soldiers-inadequate-attempted-espionage-sentence/
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The New Zealand Defence Force and Bougainville appear to be at odds over whether a RNZ Air Force Hercules C-130J had permission to land in the autonomous region of Papua New Guinea.
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Read more: Bougainville reportedly unhappy with RNZAF presence
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/572313/bougainville-reportedly-unhappy-with-rnzaf-presence
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New Zealand is buying five new Seahawk maritime helicopters from the US for $400 million each, when Australia recently paid $82m each for the same choppers.
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Read more: Why NZ's new Seahawk maritime helicopters cost $400 million each
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/572387/why-nz-s-new-seahawk-maritime-helicopters-cost-400-million-each
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has emerged from a US-led wargame testing how they could win a future conflict in space.
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Read more: NZ Defence force partakes in space conflict testing
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/571582/nz-defence-force-partakes-in-space-conflict-testing
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- Category : Opinion
A former New Zealand soldier convicted of attempted espionage wanted to defect to a foreign country. Instead, he'll serve time in military detention, and is likely to have his name suppression removed.
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Read more: Attempted spying conviction for soldier who was less Bond, more bumbling
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/570687/attempted-spying-conviction-for-soldier-who-was-less-bond-more-bumbling
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Seahawk helicopters and Airbus planes are set to replace aging New Zealand Defence Force aircraft in the first major investment decisions to be made as part of the Government’s Defence Capability Plan (DCP).
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Read more: NZDF to get Seahawks, Airbus planes
- Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/nzdf-to-get-seahawks-airbus-planes/
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New Zealand risks falling behind amid a drone-enabled transformation in warfare. We need a fundamental shift in both military strategy and our approach to innovation – and political leadership is needed, writes former New Zealand Army officer Graeme Doull.
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Read more: Political leadership key to modernising Defence for drone warfare
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/08/14/political-leadership-key-to-drone-modernisation/
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