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- Category : Opinion
Defence Minister Judith Collins says she's aware of suggestions the Chinese navy ships in the Tasman Sea might be accompanied by a nuclear submarine.
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Read more: China navy ships: Collins 'aware' of nuclear submarine reports
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/543160/china-navy-ships-collins-aware-of-nuclear-submarine-reports
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- Category : News
From peacekeeping on the Russia-Ukraine border to defending our own waters, experts say it can't come soon enough.
Two defence experts are warning that New Zealand's ageing navy is woefully inadequate and underfunded when it comes to protecting our waters.
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Read more: Splashing out on defence to keep our head above troubled waters
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/542523/splashing-out-on-defence-to-keep-our-head-above-troubled-waters
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- Category : Defence
The Defence Force has confirmed the three Chinese ships off the coast of Australia have moved inside the Australian exclusive economic zone this morning.
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Read more: Chinese ships move inside Australian exclusive economic zone
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/543041/chinese-ships-move-inside-australian-exclusive-economic-zone
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- Category : News
Allegedly, the defence environment has changed, and New Zealand thus needs to spend significantly more on Defence. The rationale is that China (our main trading partner) has been raising its profile in the Pacific, a region hitherto seen to be our own backyard, and an American lake. The cheek of it!
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Read more: On Why Our China Panic Is About To Get Expensive
- Article: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00030/on-why-our-china-panic-is-about-to-get-expensive.htm
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Three Chinese naval vessels have been sailing in international waters off Australia's east coast and conducting live-fire exercises, causing trans-Tasman flights to divert.
The fleet consists of the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu.
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Read more: What we know about the Chinese vessels conducting military exercises in the Tasman Sea
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/542972/what-we-know-about-the-chinese-vessels-conducting-military-exercises-in-the-tasman-sea
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- Category : Analysis
New Zealand's Defence Minister Judith Collins has warned that the Chinese naval task group conducting military exercises in the Tasman Sea is "extremely capable", with one of the warships carrying ballistic missiles with a range of about 1,000 kilometres.
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Read more: NZ defence minister warns of 'extremely capable' Chinese warships in Tasman Sea
- Article: https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104973290
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- Category : Defence
Defence Minister Judith Collins has signalled "big budget" investment in our defence force, saying "we cannot hide at this end of the world anymore" in light of China's naval activity in the Tasman Sea this week.
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Read more: 'We cannot hide anymore': Collins signals 'big budget' defence investment
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/23/we-cannot-hide-anymore-collins-signals-big-budget-defence-investment/
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- Category : Analysis
An AUKUS forum has been in the country telling circuit-board manufacturers, heavy engineering firms and aerospace companies about the opportunities of taking part.
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Read more: NZ in 'holding pattern' over joining AUKUS Pillar II, Defence briefing docs show
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542568/nz-in-holding-pattern-over-joining-aukus-pillar-ii-defence-briefing-docs-show
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