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Project Protector was formed to acquire a Multi-Role Vessel (MRV), and Offshore and Inshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs and IPVs). The primary role of the MRV is to provide the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) with a tactical sealift capability. In addition to this role, the MRV is able to provide a response capability to contingency operations in the New Zealand EEZ and the South Pacific, conduct sea training for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) and contribute to the off shore patrol effort. 

Article: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/nz/rnzn-modernization.htm
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Author: Richard Harman

New Zealand will undoubtedly irritate its United States and Australian defence partners with a  new defence strategy for the Pacific to be released today.

Article: http://politik.co.nz/en/content/foreignaffairs/1675/The-real-threat-to-the-Pacific-NZ-defence-Pacific-defence-climate-change-Ron-Mark-China.htm
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Author: New Zealand Defence Force

Members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal team have helped collect and destroy more than 1000 unexploded Second World War-era munitions in the Solomon Islands.

Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/more-than-1000-second-world-war-munitions-destroyed-in-solomon-islands-clearance-mission-57212f81955d
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Author: Nighthawk

Battle of Britain pilots... I did not know it was that many from New Zealand...

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New Zealand Defence Force at RimPac...

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Author: Robert Ayson

Anyone reading the media coverage of New Zealand’s defence policy statement might conclude its purpose was to lay out a stronger position on China. That would be a mistake. Its central purpose is to put defence policy into language that can be owned by the new coalition government to justify some major capability investment decisions. 

Article: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/domestic-politics-new-zealand-defence
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From a LSL to a LPD and the larger LHD, or LHA, ship to shore transfer is becoming a more vital role for the navy's around the world. Not just for moving military equipment but also in humanitarian aid and HADR. These specialised vessels have the command spaces, and communications, as well as operating theatres and hospital wards.

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