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New Zealand is sending in the Defence Force to help dozens of Kiwis and Afghan allies stranded in Afghanistan escape following the Taliban's rapid takeover of capital city Kabul.
At her post-Cabinet press conference from the Beehive on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Government was aware of 53 Kiwis who are still there and seeking to get out, with plans now underway to repatriate them.
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The Department of Defence has confirmed that it is currently exploring the possibility of purchasing two New Zealand navy ships to be used for fisheries protection duties in the Irish Sea.
The understands that the ships are 'Lake Class' 55 m (180ft) inshore patrol vessels.
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Read more: Irish Department of Defence looking to buy New Zealand naval ships
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A critically ill Niuean MP has been flown to New Zealand at the request of its government.
They were flown by the Royal New Zealand Air Force on Thursday after a medical emergency prompted the evacuation.
According to TV Niue, the patient is MP Richard Hipa.
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Read more: Critically ill Niuean MP flown to New Zealand following medical emergency
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The Defence Force's (NZDF) ability to respond to a major disaster has been significantly compromised, mainly due to its security role at managed isolation hotels.
Top-ranking officials have warned that with more than 1000 troops at any one time staffing MIQ and quarantine, or preparing to go, it would not be able to respond at the same scale and speed as in the past.
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Read more: Defence Force role in MIQ 'reduces capability' to deal with major disaster
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A majority of New Zealanders say they oppose “killer robots”, or autonomous weapons, being used in conflict, making the country among the most concerned in the world.
As the Government considers its policy on autonomous weapons and pushes for international rules around their use, a survey commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat) shows there little knowledge of, but some concern about, so-called “killer robots” among the public.
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Read more: New Zealanders concerned about 'killer robots' as Government pushes against new arms race
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Britain's flagship carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail through the South China Sea in August. It has already linked up with the Indian Navy for an expansive military drill. Will this armada of democracies rattle China?
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Read more: British warship to challenge Beijing in South China Sea
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Military assets in the Pacific are increasing, ostensibly in an effort to help curb one of the region’s biggest challenges: illegal fishing. However, it’s also in part an effort to counter China’s influence in the region. National correspondent Lucy Craymer looks at what this means and New Zealand’s role in it.
A New Zealand Defence Force P-3K2 Orion took off from Nauru’s only runway this week. The crew of the plane spent the next several hours peering out of its windows at the expanse of blue ocean below, looking for fishing boats, yachts and merchant ships.
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Read more: The new militarisation of the Pacific
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A New Zealand navy officer has been accused of conspiring to import cocaine following one of the biggest international crime busts in modern times.
Darren Miini Kerekere Katipa, 42, was arrested in early June following Operation Van, a long-running investigation into organised crime in New Zealand.
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