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Author: Jim Gilmour

As the country weighs up its next frigates, interoperability with Australia matters, but so do different defence needs and the ability to adapt to future threats. To what extent should Australia’s choice of frigate for its needs influence New Zealand’s decision, given our very different requirements?

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Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/10/07/why-new-zealands-frigate-choice-shouldnt-simply-follow-australia/
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Category : Opinion
Author: Phil Pennington

A Defence Force commander warned New Zealand would be cut off from information exchanges within the Five Eyes intelligence group if it did not sign up to build a new digital super-system.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1798624/warning-nz-could-be-cut-off-from-five-eyes-info-for-not-signing-up-to-digital-super-system
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Author: MoD

The Government has approved a $59.915 million investment to replace a significant portion of the ageing Garrison and Training Support vehicle fleet at camps and bases across New Zealand.

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Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/news/defence-to-roll-out-new-unimog-trucks-and-utility-vehicle-fleet/
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Author: John MacDonald

Do we need a dedicated plane for the Prime Minister? I’m starting to think that we do.

Before now, though, I’ve been of the opinion that we’re New Zealand for goodness sake, we’re not the United States, so why should we blow money on a plane?

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Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-drop-the-sniping-and-buy-a-plane-for-the-pm/
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Author: Phil Pennington

New Zealand has signed up for another two years to an elite US-led space security group that America is aiming to expand and make more combat ready.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1631967/more-sharing-in-space-with-same-controls-nz-defence
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Category : Defence
Author: 1News Reporters

New Zealand has renewed the deployment of Defence Force personnel in Europe to support Ukraine, as its war against Russia drags on.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/08/nz-renews-deployment-of-defence-force-staff-to-support-ukraine/
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Author: Amanda Gillies

Veterans' Affairs is in the firing line as New Zealand veterans claim the system is failing them.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1548597/nz-s-veteran-support-system-worst-in-the-western-world
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Category: Politics
Category : Defence
Author: Thomas Coughlan

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has floated the possibility that a Labour-led Government might not replace New Zealand’s ageing Anzac frigates.

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Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/chris-hipkins-considering-pushing-pause-on-replacing-frigates-but-defends-five-eyes/43MCN7ZRYBCKTFAUFGM5HMWZDM
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