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New Zealand has committed significant new money to defence, but is it being spent the right way? In this New Zealand Initiative webinar, retired Major General John Howard launches his report "God Defend New Zealand", which argues the country's acquisition framework is too slow, too bureaucratic and too rooted in an industrial-age mindset to meet the demands of modern conflict. Sir Rod Drury, founder of Xero and New Zealander of the Year, joins to discuss the economic opportunity in defence technology and what New Zealand's natural advantages — remote geography, space launch capability, a large maritime environment and a trusted value system — could mean for its role in global security partnerships.
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Read more: Webinar: God Defend New Zealand
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New Zealand-developed drones will be trialled by the NZDF to strengthen capability while growing local industry, Defence Minister Judith Collins announced on 24 February. The contract has been awarded to Syos Aerospace, founded four years ago in Mount Maunganui and now recognised internationally in unmanned systems.
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Read more: New Zealand to Trial Locally Developed Air, Land and Sea Drones
- Article: https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/03/06/new-zealand-to-trial-locally-developed-air-land-and-sea-drones/
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The new Defence Minister says he has not seen anything in the Iran war that would lead him to reconsider New Zealand's defence relationship with the United States.
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Read more: No rethink on US, drones on right path for now, says new Defence Minister
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/593277/no-rethink-on-us-drones-on-right-path-for-now-says-new-defence-minister
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The New Zealand Defence Force has carried out a "high-stakes" medical evacuation from Antarctica’s McMurdo Station.
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Read more: Defence Force carries out 'high-stakes' Antarctic medical evacuation
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/25/defence-force-carries-out-high-stakes-antarctic-medical-evacuation/
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The question is no longer whether drones will shape future conflict. The question is whether New Zealand intends to participate in that future – or be left behind, writes former New Zealand Army officer Graeme Doull.
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Read more: NZDF must make drones the main effort
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2026/04/20/make-drones-the-main-effort/
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China says it has lodged a serious complaint over the New Zealand Air Force's alleged repeated harassment near its airspace, which the Defence Force denies.
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Read more: China lodges 'serious protest' over NZ Air Force's conduct in its air space
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/18/china-lodges-serious-protest-over-nz-air-forces-conduct-in-its-air-space/
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A global security expert said China's complaint, over what it calls the New Zealand Airforce's repeated "harassment" near its airspace, could be sign of Beijing's other concerns with New Zealand foreign policy settings - including its attitude towards the war in the Middle East.
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Read more: China's complaint over NZDF 'harassment' could be sign of other concerns: Expert
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/592774/china-s-complaint-over-nzdf-harassment-could-be-sign-of-other-concerns-expert
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Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defence export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons to several countries that include New Zealand.
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Read more: New Zealand could buy Japanese warships, missiles under export overhaul
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/593100/new-zealand-could-buy-japanese-warships-missiles-under-export-overhaul
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