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- Category : Defence
Defence Minister Andrew Little held a press conference on Friday morning after the Government released a roadmap for the future of defence and national security.
Two documents were released alongside New Zealand's first National Security Strategy, the first in a series from the Government's Defence Policy Review.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2023/08/is-nz-gearing-up-for-war-newshub-nation-s-laura-walters-quizzes-andrew-little-on-major-new-defence-strategy.html
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- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
The first thing and realistically the only thing the NZ Government needs to pay for is the Defence of the Country. As Andrew Little says "The primary duty of the government is the safety of its people..." Education, health etc do not need to be paid for buy government... however yes, it makes sense for growth, safety and to have a happy society that government pitch in ...
- Category : Analysis
The New Zealand government published its Defence Policy Review on 4 August, with papers including the defence policy strategy statement, a future force design report, and its first ever national security strategy paper.
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Read more: New Zealand’s future force design seeks simple systems
- Article: https://www.army-technology.com/news/new-zealand-future-force-design-seeks-simple-systems/
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- Category : News
Antony Blinken is heading down under.
The US Secretary of State's visit to New Zealand and Australia this week comes as the two countries jointly host the FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Read more: Antony Blinken's endgame for New Zealand, AUKUS and a visit down under
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/494546/geoffrey-miller-antony-blinken-s-endgame-for-new-zealand-aukus-and-a-visit-down-under
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Opinion - When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz proclaimed a "Zeitenwende", or historical turning point. It resulted in Germany's first ever official national security strategy.
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- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/495182/nz-s-first-national-security-strategy-signals-a-turning-point-and-the-end-of-old-certainties
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- Category : Defence
Around 300 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are returning home after participating in the largest-ever iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre, which ran in Queensland from late July to early August and involved around 30,000 military personnel from 13 countries.
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Read more: Talisman Sabre hones NZDF's readiness for combat
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/talisman-sabre-hones-nzdfs-readiness-for-combat/
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- Category : News
New Zealand's Defence Force will ramp up its readiness for combat, taking a more "proactive and purposeful" approach as part of a new government strategy.
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Read more: Changing global tensions prompt New Zealand to ramp up security and defence resources
- Article: https://pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/changing-global-tensions-prompt-new-zealand-to-ramp-up-security-and-defence-resources
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- Category : Defence
The most important security issue currently facing New Zealand is working out our role with AUKUS. New Zealand’s most important security partners, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have hugely upgraded their mutual security through the AUKUS partnership.
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Read more: AUKUS raises credibility questions for New Zealand’s naval power
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/07/24/aukus-raises-naval-power-credibility-questions/
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- Category : Opinion
The Australian Defence Strategic Review (DSR) published 24 April 2023 has significant implications for New Zealand’s defence investment choices. I’ll let those more qualified to comment reflect on the geo-political issues; in this article I’ll address the potential implications of the DSR for the next generation of New Zealand naval capability.
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- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/06/23/australian-defence-strategic-review-and-new-zealand/
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