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The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission, officials said Thursday.
The Australian government revealed a week ago that the warships had traveled through Southeast Asia and the Coral Sea and were approaching northeast Australia.
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Read more: Australian and New Zealand militaries monitoring Chinese warships off Australian coast
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360588914/australian-and-new-zealand-militaries-monitoring-chinese-warships-australian-coast
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) says New Zealand received no notice from China that it would be sending three navy ships to the Tasman Sea.
Defence Minister Judith Collins said China was exercising its rights under the UN convention on the law of the sea, that they can travel through those seas.
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Read more: NZ Defence Force says 'no notice given' from China about navy ships in the Tasman Sea
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542460/nz-defence-force-says-no-notice-given-from-china-about-navy-ships-in-the-tasman-sea
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The Defence Force admits it will have to stop doing a "raft" of things and scale down missions due to its financial crunch.
On Tuesday it confirmed it had a $360m deficit looming next year, after RNZ revealed that earlier in the day.
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Read more: Defence Force to stop 'raft' of things due to financial crunch
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535622/defence-force-to-stop-raft-of-things-due-to-financial-crunch
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Analysis - Everywhere Trump's "eye of Sauron" lands, ructions follow - Gaza, Ukraine, Europe.
Next up, will it be this side of the world, as the US doubles down on the Indo-Pacific as its number one theatre of what the Pentagon calls the "Great Power Competition"?
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Read more: NZ faces dilemma as Trump demands more defence spending
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/542250/nz-faces-dilemma-as-trump-demands-more-defence-spending
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- Category : Defence
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- Article: http://www.nighthawk.nz
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Denying terrorist and criminal organisations the funds to conduct illicit activities will be the primary aim of HMNZS Te Kaha, which sailed from Devonport Naval Base for the Middle East region.
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- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/royal-new-zealand-navy-frigate-sails-to-disrupt-terrorist-criminal-activities-in-middle-east/
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An international relations professor is warning China’s activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent military presence in the Pacific, and New Zealand must prepare for that.
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Read more: Professor urges NZ defence boost amid China’s increased Pacific presence
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/professor-urges-nz-defence-boost-amid-chinas-pacific-presence/7KU7H2VJLFFHLGXKO5P442WB5Y/
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New Zealand and the Cook Islands are not seeing eye to eye on a number of issues, the Foreign Affairs Minister's office says.
The Cook Islands is set to discuss a major partnership agreement with China this week.
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Read more: 'Do not see eye to eye': NZ and Cook Islands at odds over diplomatic issues
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/541087/do-not-see-eye-to-eye-nz-and-cook-islands-at-odds-over-diplomatic-issues
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