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Author: Lucy Craymer

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Whoever wins New Zealand’s election on Saturday is going to have to make some difficult decisions on investment and staffing for a defence force struggling with aging equipment and personnel shortages.

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Article: https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/news/new-zealand-election-winner-will-face-defence-spending-decisions-100900325/
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Author: nzherald

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is currently unable to maintain the level of rescue fire services that are required to support the arrival of large passenger aircraft around the clock due to a national shortage of qualified personnel and very limited training options.

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Article: https://www.currenttrends.news/2023/10/rnzaf-working-to-expand-rescue-fire.html
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Author: Lisette Reymer

US President Joe Biden has given Israel the green light to go ahead and send its army into Gaza. 

Biden told the world the US would have Israel's back as it dealt with Hamas, which he described as "butchers" who'd carried out "acts of sheer evil". 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/10/us-president-joe-biden-gives-israel-green-light-to-send-army-into-gaza.html
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Author: Phil Pennington

New Zealand is hedging over a new US strategy to unleash thousands of battlefield drones to counter China, dubbed "hellscape" and "replicator".

The US has also begun experiments with swarms of drones with Australia and the UK in the AUKUS military alliance.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/497515/new-zealand-faces-dilemma-over-aukus-replicator-drone-swarm-plans
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Author: William Hewett

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said New Zealand "condemns unequivocally" Hamas' terror attacks after the Palestinian group rampaged through Israeli towns.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/10/nanaia-mahuta-calls-for-immediate-cessation-of-violence-as-hundreds-killed-in-israel-hamas-conflict.html
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Author: Reuters

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his position that Russia did not start the war in Ukraine but launched what it calls a "special military operation" to try to stop it.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/10/ukraine-invasion-vladimir-putin-claims-russia-didn-t-start-war-again.html
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Author: Simon Ewing-Jarvie

The 2023 Defence Policy of the NONE OF THE ABOVE PARTY (NOTA) (not a real political party!)

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Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2023/09/20/a-new-model-defence-force/
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Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) subsidiary ADA New Zealand announced it has opened its multi-function logistics hub in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The 3,000 square metre facility will serve as a hub for design and development, data-driven wearable systems, logistics, and warehousing, catering to the needs of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).

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Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/australian-defence-apparel-new-zealand-opens-multi-function-logistics-hub-in-palmerston-north/
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  1. Labour pledges to ensure fair pay for uniformed defence personnel
  2. US President Joe Biden pledges more aid to Pacific islands in efforts to counter growing Chinese influence
  3. Another pre-trial hearing being held for soldier accused of espionage
  4. Future Force Design Principles and the next generation Royal New Zealand Navy fleet

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