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Author: NZDF

This year will see the Royal New Zealand Air Force welcome the first of the new fleet of C-130J Hercules, a highly advanced, multi-purpose tactical airlift aircraft. Meet the aviators tasked with flying and maintaining this militarised bird.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/getting-to-grips-with-the-c-130j/
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Author: Sam Sachdeva

As the NZ military prepares to sell off decades-old aircraft, it has been revealed it passed up an offer to expand its fleet of helicopters . The New Zealand Defence Force turned down an opportunity to buy additional helicopters from Australia due to the “challenging and costly” task of adapting them, not because of personnel shortages, the military says.

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Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/06/nzdf-opts-against-buying-australian-helicopters/
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Author: tvnz

The prime minister has had to take a commercial flight to Australia after a "maintenance fault" was discovered on the Defence Force plane he was meant to take.

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Article: https://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/forum/other-military/foreign-forces/20357-new-zealand-defence-force/page30#post742854
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Author: NZDF

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has answered a call from the United Kingdom to support its Blue Belt marine conservation programme, deploying a new P-8A Poseidon aircraft to assist with monitoring of the Pitcairn Islands Exclusive Economic Zone.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/rnzaf-assists-uk-with-maritime-surveillance-of-pitcairn-islands
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Author: Khalem Chapman

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is reportedly considering a move to axe its eight-strong fleet of SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite multi-role maritime helicopters as part of a 6.5% cut in defence spending – equivalent to NZ$150m (US$91.23m) – that has been requested by the New Zealand government.

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Article: https://www.key.aero/article/new-zealand-considers-axing-super-seasprite-helicopter-fleet
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Author: RNZ

Semi-automatics could make a return to gun ranges with New Zealand's firearms laws in for a major shakeup this term. 

National and ACT agreed to rewrite the Arms Act - in place since the early 1980s - as part of its Coalition arrangement. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/02/semi-automatic-firearms-back-on-the-table-in-gun-laws-shakeup.html
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Author: Reuters

France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (local time) there was no consensus on sending troops to Ukraine, but the subject could not be ruled out.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2024/02/emmanuel-macron-says-sending-troops-to-ukraine-cannot-be-ruled-out-what-are-other-european-countries-saying.html
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Author: Sam Sachdeva

As the Government extends a military mission to train Ukrainian soldiers, Kiwi troops tell of their efforts on an ‘incomprehensible’ warfield. ‘It’s in our blood to help.’

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Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/23/inside-the-kiwi-effort-to-train-ukraine-soldiers/
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  1. NZDF considers retiring Seasprite helicopters
  2. JOINT STATEMENT ON AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND MINISTERIAL CONSULTATIONS (ANZMIN) 2024
  3. Judith Collins, Winston Peters head to Australia for meeting with foreign, defence counterparts
  4. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirms NZDF will have increased Budget

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