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Author: Air, Defence, Line of Defence Magazine

According to Ross Browne, Director of Triplex Consulting and a former commercial advisor to the NZDF, Defence needs to dramatically simplify its operating model. Commercialising some suitable non-tactical capabilities, he writes, offers the chance to do just that.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2018/11/10/fee-for-capability/
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Category: Defence
Author: New Zealand Defence Force

The School of Artillery has been out in Waiouru for Exercise Hellfire, which is designed to test the skills of our people who are on either the Young Officer course, Command Systems Sergeants course or the Targeting Bombardiers course. 16 Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery were there supporting the live fire phase of the exercise with the L119 Light Gun and the 81mm Mortar. Check out what they got up to.

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Category: Defence

Boeing P-8A vs Kawasaki P-1: The comparison of modern MPAs

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Article: https://battle-machines.org/2015/12/06/boeing-p-8a-vs-kawasaki-p-1-the-comparison-of-modern-mpas/
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Author: Mandy Te

Wellington Railway Station has been evacuated after a "possible threat". 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/116516148/wellington-railway-station-evacuated-after-possible-threat
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Category: Defence
Author: Nighthawk

Here are some various photos of the Royal New Zealand Navy's largest ship, HMNZS Aotearoa.

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Author: Oscar Kightley

OPINION: I began life in New Zealand, absolutely terrified of the police.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/116947652/well-be-watching-the-polices-new-armed-response-units-very-very-closley
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Author: Charlie Gates

One in ten firearms licence holders have a criminal conviction, including 10,000 for violent and sexual offending, Stuff can reveal. 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/116782080/10000-gun-licence-holders-have-convictions-for-violence-or-sexual-offending
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Author: Louis Dillon

Japan and New Zealand have committed to strengthen their defence ties as part of a commitment to boost their bilateral strategic partnership, following talks in Tokyo between Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern.

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Article: https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/4817-japan-and-new-zealand-deepen-defence-ties-in-boost-to-region
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