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- Category : Defence
The biennial Exercise Pacific Kukri enables RGR, an elite Nepalese branch of the British Army, to train their soldiers in New Zealand’s unique and dynamic landscape, supported by their New Zealand counterparts.
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Read more: NZ Army and Royal Gurkha Rifles sharpen combat skills under the Southern Alps
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2026/06/06/new-zealand-army-and-royal-gurkha-train/
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- Category : Analysis
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Defence Force and intelligence agencies are on track to receive almost $4.3 billion (US$2.5 billion) in this year’s budget, Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced on May 28.
The NZDF is among the handful of government agencies exempt from trimming their budgets by 2% this year.
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Read more: New Zealand budget spares defense, intelligence agencies from cuts
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/05/29/new-zealand-budget-spares-defense-intelligence-agencies-from-cuts/
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- Category : News
Defence is running 18 months behind on upgrading a major fuel depot crucial to national reserves and during natural disasters that has been left to degrade till it was posing "significant risks".
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Read more: Does the Defence Force have enough fuel for war or disaster? Authorities won't say
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/763577/does-the-defence-force-have-enough-fuel-for-war-or-disaster-authorities-won-t-say
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- Category : Defence
Papua New Guinea and New Zealand have committed to deeper defence cooperation, particularly in the maritime domain.
The two countries have signed a statement of intent on defence cooperation for the next three years.
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Read more: PNG and NZ commit to deeper defence co-operation
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/778677/png-and-nz-commit-to-deeper-defence-co-operation
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- Category : Opinion
The Doomsday Clock is closer to midnight than ever before - but New Zealand provides a source of hope, if it chooses to stand against the arms race, says a disarmament expert.
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Read more: Can NZ help turn back the Doomsday Clock?
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/720764/can-nz-help-turn-back-the-doomsday-clock
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- Category : Defence
New Zealand's main military partners are weaponising sea drones and using them in actual attacks - video has captured the moment three uncrewed boats hit a naval pier in Iran on Monday in what was the United States' first-ever attack using sea drones.
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Read more: Lethal sea drones strike for real and rehearsal
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/738435/lethal-sea-drones-strike-for-real-and-rehearsal
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Analysis - If there's one area of New Zealand foreign policy that demands delicate diplomatic language from elected officials, it is the country's nuclear-free status.
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Read more: Why a US ‘freeloading’ claim has put the heat on NZ’s independent foreign policy
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- Category : News
TOKYO — New Zealand will “seriously” explore adopting Japan’s Mogami-class frigate as part of its naval fleet, the country’s foreign minister told Nikkei.
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Read more: New Zealand to ‘seriously’ consider Japan’s Mogami frigate
- Article: https://jcsmarinenews.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/new-zealand-to-seriously-consider-japans-mogami-frigate-fm-peters/
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