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Category: Defence
Author: Line of Defence Magazine

The first two years of the Coalition government have been a pleasant surprise for those interested in defence matters. 

They have a coherent defence story, particularly well set out in the 2019 Capability Plan, which builds on the work of the previous National government. They have been able to make the big multibillion-dollar procurement decisions, something that eluded the previous government. The Coalition government has even managed to gain some degree of acceptance from the Green Party about the direction of defence policy.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2020/01/09/capability-questions/
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The United States has approved the sale of up to 12 F-35 fighter jets — one of the most advanced warplanes ever built — to Singapore for around $2.75 billion, officials said Friday.

The city-state last year said it planned to buy four of the jets, with an option to purchase eight more, picking the Lockheed Martin model over rivals from Europe and China.

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Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-2-75-bn-fighter-jet-sale-to-singapore-73003/
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Author: The Listener
It’s not as though the world needed more warnings about the climate crisis, but Australia’s catastrophic wildfires have established a new reality for the terrifying pace and alarming consequences of global warming.
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Article: https://www.noted.co.nz/planet/planet-planet/australia-bushfires-this-is-not-a-drill
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Author: Jamie Ensor

Iran says it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane that crashed outside of Tehran on Wednesday killing 176 people "at [a] time of crisis" caused by the United States.

In a statement from Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, it is said that the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing plane was "accidentally hit by a human error" just after setting out from Tehran. The statement said that the plane had flown close to a sensitive military complex.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/iran-admits-shooting-down-ukrainian-flight.html
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Author: Nighthawk

On the ground and getting established. New Zealand Army engineers join Defence Australia personnel at Kangaroo Island to assist with the Australian bushfire efforts.

Our personnel have been completing various tasks including creating firebreaks using heavy machinery.

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Author: Nicola Martin

OPINION: Wow! It's a word I've uttered more than a few times over the past two weeks and sometimes the language used has been much stronger.

Roading tripping around the South Island over the silly season has been an eye-opening experience and at times, nothing short of dangerous. When we were handed the keys to our rental car in Nelson, the gentleman passing them to me said, "good luck". 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/118703915/tourist-drivers-on-a-wheel-and-a-prayer-on-kiwi-roads
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Author: Catrin Owen

A sibling spat has seen a woman's will "depleted by continual litigation", with more than $300,000 being spent on legal fees.

Valerie Geard died in March 2006 after appointing her brother Graeme and sister-in-law Adrienne Harrison to be the executors and trustees of her will. She also made specific bequests in favour of her husband David Geard and her sister Pauline Harrison.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/118638416/siblings-spend-300k-in-legal-fees-in-spat-over-dead-sisters-will
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Author: China Uncensored

Taiwan is on the front lines of a battle with the Chinese Communist Party. And few people understand that like DPP Legislator Wang Ting-Yu. He’s Chairman of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee. I sat down with him in Tainan to discuss the tactics the Communist Party is using to destroy democracy, and how Taiwan can save the Indo-Pacific region from a dangerous authoritarian state.

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Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7qRkY0ow0Y
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