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An international relations professor is warning China’s activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent military presence in the Pacific, and New Zealand must prepare for that.
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Read more: Professor urges NZ defence boost amid China’s increased Pacific presence
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/professor-urges-nz-defence-boost-amid-chinas-pacific-presence/7KU7H2VJLFFHLGXKO5P442WB5Y/
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Is there a limited lifespan for the world's most powerful and far reaching spy group Five Eyes, now that Donald Trump is at the presidential helm of the United States?
New Zealand needs to start asking that question, experts say, in its vulnerable place as the minnow in the group of intelligence giants.
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Read more: Is it 'time-up' for world's most powerful spying group under Trump?
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541139/is-it-time-up-for-world-s-most-powerful-spying-group-under-trump
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The final cost of salvaging the HMNZS Manawanui could run into the hundreds of millions of dollars, depending on what happens with the wreck.
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Read more: HMNZS Manawanui will not be replaced, Government says
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/19/hmnzs-manawanui-will-not-be-replaced-government-says/
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- Category : Opinion
Are the recent actions of the Chinese really the reason for the delay in the Defence Capability Plan, or do the politics of the coalition have a part to play?, asks editor-at-large Dr Peter Greener.
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Read more: Defence Capability Plan: Kicking the can down the road yet again
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/01/08/defence-capability-plan-kicking-the-can/.
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A senior Royal New Zealand Navy officer will lead international naval efforts against drug smuggling in the Middle East, where New Zealand will also contribute a frigate later in the year.
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- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/new-zealand-takes-command-of-international-task-force-disrupting-drug-smuggling-in-the-middle-east/
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HMNZS Aotearoa, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s maritime sustainment vessel, is sailing to Antarctica to deliver food, supplies and engineering equipment for New Zealand and United States bases on the ice.
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa departs on resupply mission to Antarctica
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/hmnzs-aotearoa-departs-on-resupply-mission-to-antarctica/
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- Category : Analysis
Navy Commander Bronwyn Heslop faces trial through the military justice system over her conduct during an operation last year, it can be revealed.
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Read more: Navy commander faces military trial next year
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360526911/navy-commander-faces-military-trial-next-year
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The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) will select between Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 and Airbus’s A321neo family to replace the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s ageing fleet of Boeing 757-2K2s.
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Read more: 757 replacement tender issued
- Article: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/new-zealand-to-consider-a321neo-and-737-max-8-for-757-replacement
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