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The Government has announced it will pour $12 billion into defence over the next four years, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon saying it was time New Zealand “pulls its weight” internationally.
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Read more: Government hikes defence spending amid ‘tectonic shifts’ in geopolitics
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360644298/government-hikes-defence-spending-amid-tectonic-shifts-geopolitics
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- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Read the DCP 2025 here.
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The Government has revealed it will pump billions into the Defence Force as it releases its long-awaited defence capability plan this afternoon.
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Read more: Govt announces huge boost to defence spending
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/07/govt-announces-huge-boost-to-defence-spending/
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- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Read the DCP 2025 here.
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The government will invest $12 billion over the next four years for a "modern, combat-capable" New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).
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Read more: Government unveils $12 billion Defence Capability Plan
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557432/government-unveils-12-billion-defence-capability-plan
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- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Read the DCP 2025 here.
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has made it easier for people to apply for a job in a bid to get more boots on the ground.
Documents obtained by RNZ show last year it quietly removed some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2.
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Read more: NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557355/nzdf-drops-entry-requirements-in-bid-to-boost-numbers
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The New Zealand government said it granted consent for a Chinese research vessel to undertake joint marine research in New Zealand waters - the same one the Australian Prime Minister said he'd prefer not to have in his country's waters.
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Read more: Chinese ship granted consent from government to undertake research
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556959/chinese-ship-granted-consent-from-government-to-undertake-research
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A geopolitics analyst says New Zealand joining AUKUS would further intensify geopolitical tensions, which the Pacific region does not need.
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Read more: NZ joining AUKUS would make geopolitical waves
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/544059/nz-joining-aukus-would-make-geopolitical-waves-expert
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The UK has launched a parliamentary inquiry into the AUKUS military arrangement between it, Australia and the US.
AUKUS Pillar One aims to deliver nuclear powered submarines to Australia while Pillar Two has seen the trio beginning to engage in advanced military tech development and sharing under reduced US military trade barriers.
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Read more: UK Parliament to consider AUKUS progress and challenges
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/557336/uk-parliament-to-consider-aukus-progress-and-challenges
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"A series of human errors" and a culture that prioritised accomplishing missions over safety are among factors deemed to have led to the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa last October.
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Read more: Manawanui sinking: Final report points to a 'series of human errors'
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/04/manawanui-sinking-final-report-points-to-a-series-of-human-errors/
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- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Wait soooo?... who's head is going to roll... sounds like a bit of a whit wash. The buck stops where? At the end of the day the buck stops at the captain, she was in charge of the ship, in charge of the safety of ship and crew... and she failed.
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