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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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- Category : Defence
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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- Category : Defence
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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- Category : News
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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- Category : News
China’s recent military activity has again delayed the Government’s major defence plan, the defence minister says.
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Read more: Major defence plan delayed by China's military activity, Collins says
- Article: https://www.waikatotimes.co.nz/politics/360508262/major-defence-plan-delayed-chinas-military-activity-collins-says
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- Category : Opinion
A top official advises ‘deep breaths’ on potential NZ involvement in Aukus, as military budgets and capabilities face scrutiny. New Zealand governments must stop “robbing Peter to pay Paul” by putting off expensive but important investments in the country’s military, a senior defence official has told politicians.
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Read more: Politicians must avoid defence spending ‘train wreck
- Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/04/politicians-must-avoid-defence-spending-train-wreck/
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- Category : Analysis
WARNING: This article discusses allegations of sexual violation that may be distressing.
A member of the Air Force allegedly sexually violated a younger colleague after promising her he was only interested in a “friendship”.
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Read more: RNZAF Leading Aircraftman accused of sexually violating younger colleague
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/court-martial-rnzaf-aviator-accused-of-sexual-violation/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=twitter
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