- Details
- Category: News
The National Party says New Zealand troops stationed in Iraq should not "cut and run", advising the Government to keep troops on the ground.
On Wednesday, Iran launched its retaliation for the US-orchestrated killing of top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles were fired at two military bases in Iraq, the complexes known to house both US and Iraqi troops.
- Hits: 874
Read more: MIDDLE EAST Iran missile attacks: National wants to keep New Zealand troops in Iraq
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/01/iran-missile-attacks-national-wants-to-keep-new-zealand-troops-in-iraq.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
New Zealand is set to experience drier and calmer weather than normal, according to WeatherWatch.
The North Island and parts of the South Island will feel warm sub-tropical northerly-quarter winds from Friday to Saturday, followed by a brief phase of cooler and windier weather on Sunday and Monday.
- Hits: 1034
Read more: Drier, calmer, warmer weather heading to New Zealand
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/weather-drier-calmer-warmer-weather-heading-to-new-zealand.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
Video has emerged of a New Zealand Defence Force Boeing 757 flying as low as 90 metres above Kerikeri in Northland, before climbing to a higher altitude and leaving the area.
- Hits: 867
Read more: NZ Defence Force plane stuns locals as it skims houses in Northland
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/01/video-nz-defence-force-plane-stuns-locals-as-it-skims-houses-in-northland.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
New Zealand's withdrawal from Iraq looks "inevitable" following Iranian missiles strikes against bases hosting United States troops, former Minister of Defence Wayne Mapp says.
The NZDF is, meanwhile, investigating claims New Zealand's base in Iraq has also been hit.
- Hits: 1038
Read more: NZ withdrawal from Iraq now 'inevitable': former Defence Minister
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/front-page-top-stories/news/article.cfm?c_id=698&objectid=12298918
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
Some New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel just deployed to Australia's bushfire crisis may be headed for biodiversity-rich Kangaroo Island, where around 155,000ha of pristine land has been scorched.
Around 100 NZDF personnel were today flown across the Tasman to help Australia battle the unprecedented fires, now burning across several states.
- Hits: 923
Read more: NZDF personnel may be deployed to fire-ravaged Kangaroo Island
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/front-page-top-stories/news/article.cfm?c_id=698&objectid=12298936&ref=rss
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing US troops and warning the United States and its allies in the region not to retaliate.
- Hits: 909
Read more: Iran fires missiles at US airbase in Iraq, US Pentagon confirms
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/118657614/iran-fires-missiles-at-us-airbase-in-iraq-iran-state-tv-reports
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
The Defence Force is investigating claims Iranian missiles have hit a base at Taji, Iraq, where Kiwi troops are based, a Defence Force spokesman has confirmed.
Intelligence organisation DWS claimed Iranian missiles struck Taji on Wednesday afternoon.
- Hits: 1023
Read more: Defence minister 'concerned' about Iraq situation amid claims of more missiles
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/118659153/defence-minister-concerned-about-iraq-situation-but-affirms-faith-in-kiwi-troops-nzdf-bosses
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
(CNN)Iran launched more than a dozen missiles at two Iraqi bases that hold US troops in what appears to be retaliation for the American airstrike that killed a top Iranian general last week, the Pentagon said Tuesday, confronting President Donald Trump with the biggest test of his presidency to date.
- Hits: 1252
Read more: Iran attacks two Iraqi bases housing US forces in revenge for Soleimani's death
- Article: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/rockets-us-airbase-iraq/index.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Subcategories
Politics
General Politics
Defence
General Defence Articles
Science
Sciencey stuff
World
World News
Page 622 of 818
Latest Articles
- New Zealand Air Force to set up space squadron as it grows in importance
- Kiwi-built amateur rocket reaches space: 'Pretty amazing'
- Drone warfare: NZDF 'plugged in' to lessons on use
- Aside from Anzac Day, NZ has been slow to remember military veterans
- Access to space systems 'critical on the modern battlefield'
- NZ plugs in to boost US Navy's space race with China
- RNZAF Poseidon deployed to Japan for North Korea sanctions monitoring
- New Zealand contributes Poseidon to North Korea sanctions monitoring
- Why New Zealand plans to nearly double its defence spending
- Before It’s Too Late: Reimagine New Zealand’s Military Future
- Is it too little, too late? NZ announces complete rebuild of military capability
- New Zealand pledges to double defense spending to modernize ships, surveillance, networks
- NZ submarine cables are 'attractive espionage targets', officials warn
- Peter Greener: 2025 Defence Capability Plan is a DCP for the ages
- New Zealand extends military assistance to Ukraine
- New Zealand extending military assistance to Ukraine
- NZ, UK strengthen military partnership to support Ukraine, including drones
- DCP 2025 - Thoughts
- Leonardo and New Zealand industry sign MoU for nation's Maritime Helicopter Replacement programme
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to talk trade and defence with UK prime minister Keir Starmer
SP Poll
Latest Downloads
 Q-Dir |
| 2024-11-08 |
| Utilities |
 BraveBrowserSetup |
| 2023-07-02 |
| Web/Web Browsers |
| GreenFishIconEditor_setup_3.6 |
| 2023-07-02 |
| Graphics and Design |
| rufus-3.17 |
| 2023-07-02 |
| Utilities |
| EaseUS Todo Backup Free |
| 2022-05-07 |
| Utilities |