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The two nations have fought side by side through many conflicts, especially the World Wars. Following, a long ‘withdrawal’ from East of Suez, the UK is looking towards a ‘global’ role that includes a more active position in the Indo-Pacific and New Zealand can became a central partner for this policy.
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Read more: New Zealand is one of UK’s most important partners.
- Article: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-uk-and-new-zealand-a-special-relationship-for-the-21st-century/
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The Minister of Defence, Ron Mark, departed today for the United States and Canada where he will meet with his counterparts.
While in Canada Minister Mark will meet with his counterpart, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan.
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Read more: New Zealand Secretary of Defense visits US and Canada
- Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/minister-defence-visit-counterparts-us-and-canada
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Top ministers order Defence Force spending cuts to help lift New Zealanders' 'wellbeing'
An article in the New Zealand Herald, Radio New Zealand and NewstalkZB, saying that the Defence force needs to have more cutbacks for the well being of New Zealand...
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Read more: Defence Force faces spending cuts to focus on 'wellbeing' of Kiwis
- Article: http://nighthawk.nz
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An advertisement seeking buyers for two recently-decommissioned New Zealand navy inshore patrol vessels has been removed from the internet at the request of the Defence Force.
Navy boats HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki were listed for sale by Perth-based Global Work Boats in an online advertisement.
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Read more: Advert for HMNZS Rotoiti and Pukaki removed at request of Defence Force
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/118882303/hmnzs-rotoiti-and-pukaki-briefly-advertised-for-sale-on-australian-website#comments
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The Chief of Army says there is a "minimal" chance that unexploded New Zealand munitions caused civilian deaths in Afghanistan.
And he is questioning whether the NZ Defence Force left behind any unexploded ordnance at all in the firing ranges that its soldiers used near Bamiyan.
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Read more: Army chief: 'Minimal' chance NZ ordnance to blame for Afghan civilian deaths
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/john-boswell-minimal-chance-nz-ordnance-to-blame-for-afghan-civilian-deaths/
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What I want to know is, what other ordnance did we take over there other than a couple of LAV's that would leave all these high explosives and unexploded ordnance rounds??? As the article said, they knew what they fired and cleared range after firing etc...
Various photo's and videos of HMNZS Canterbury doing her thing...
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Read more: HMNZS Canterbury Out and About
- Article: http://nighthawk.nz
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The NZ Defence Force has become an active participant in US military-space war games, together with other Five Eyes partners. As the extent of involvement continues to grow, questions arise around the trade-offs, and the absence of any public debate. Ollie Neas reports.
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Read more: New Zealand’s role in the new American war-fighting frontier – space
- Article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/members/14-01-2020/revealed-new-zealands-role-in-the-new-american-war-fighting-frontier-space/
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Various photo's of the NH-90 out and about
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Read more: The NH-90 out and about
- Article: http://nighthawk.nz
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