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Boeing has recently received a $109 million US Navy contract to provide P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft training for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
New Zealand is buying four submarine hunters under a March 2020 contract with the US Navy. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2023.
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Read more: Boeing gets $109M for New Zealand P-8A Poseidon training systems
- Article: https://defbrief.com/2020/12/16/boeing-gets-109m-for-new-zealand-p-8a-poseidon-training-systems/
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Boeing has been recently awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract, valued at $109 million, by the U.S. Navy to provide P-8A Poseidon training for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
A suite of training systems and courseware will prepare RNZAF aircrew and maintainers to safely and effectively operate and maintain the maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft for decades to come.
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Read more: Boeing Awarded Contract to Provide P-8A Poseidon Training for Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Article: https://defpost.com/boeing-awarded-contract-to-provide-p-8a-poseidon-training-for-royal-new-zealand-air-force/
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The Government has confirmed it will raise the minimum wage to $20 per hour from April 1 next year.
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood said, as New Zealand recovered and rebuilt from Covid-19, the Government was committed to supporting New Zealanders by raising wages.
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Read more: Minimum wage to rise to $20 an hour
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300185796/minimum-wage-to-rise-to-20-an-hour
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OPINION: New Zealand and China are being pushed toward further regional economic integration as part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) signed last month.
On the face of it, the RCEP is a positive step for cross-border investments. It further integrates trade between the two nations, along with Japan, South Korea, Australia and the ten countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/123717577/as-chinas-trade-war-with-australia-shows-new-zealand-must-be-careful-to-balance-its-own-economic-priorities
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Crew on a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion have successfully completed maritime patrols in support of international efforts to monitor sanctions against North Korea, reporting vessels of interest and illicit ship-to-ship transfers to authorities.
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Read more: Third deployment enforcing sanctions against North Korea successfully completed
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/third-deployment-enforcing-sanctions-against-north-korea-successfully-completed/
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An Australian regulator sued Facebook on Wednesday (local time) accusing it of collecting user data without permission, building on government efforts around the world to rein in the social network.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it was seeking an unspecified fine from Facebook for promoting a virtual private network as a way for people to protect their data, while secretly using the information to pick targets for commercial acquisitions.
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Read more: Australia sues Facebook over user data collection
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/technology/2020/12/australia-sues-facebook-over-user-data-collection.html
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Amid trucks shifting metal and planes soaring through the sky, work to build a roost for the air force's newest birds has begun.
Piercing the stones with a shovel at Ōhakea air base, Defence Minister Peeni Henare on Tuesday signalled the start of the largest construction project the Defence Force has undertaken.
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Read more: Work starts on new home for Poseidon aircraft at Ōhakea base
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300184153/work-starts-on-new-home-for-poseidon-aircraft-at-hakea-base
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Boeing has been awarded a contract worth approximately NZ$150 million to provide P-8A Poseidon training for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
The aircraft manufacturer was appointed by the United States Navy to work on a suite of training systems and courseware to prepare RNZAF aircrew and maintenance staff to safely and effectively operate and maintain the aircraft for decades to come.
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Read more: Boeing awarded multi-million dollar NZ Air Force training contract
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/12/boeing-awarded-multi-million-dollar-royal-new-zealand-air-force-training-contract.html
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