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Deploying NH90 helicopters overseas is a well-rehearsed routine for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), as bushfire relief operations in Australia have demonstrated.
On January 5, New Zealand Defence Minister the Honourable Ron Mark announced the deployment of three NH90s from RNZAF Base Ohakea’s No. 3 Squadron.
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Read more: Help and hardware from across the Tasman
- Article: https://news.defence.gov.au/national/help-and-hardware-across-tasman
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A firefighting chemical banned from manufacture has been repeatedly leaked from Devonport Naval Base.
The eight leaks of halon – described as a powerful global warming agent – were among nearly 150 hazardous chemical spills investigated at the Auckland base in the past decade.
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Read more: Auckland Navy base repeatedly leaks restricted ozone-destroying chemical
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/118778368/auckland-navy-base-repeatedly-leaks-restricted-ozonedestroying-chemical
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Jim Rolfe’s vision for a New Zealand National Security Strategy has two main requirements. One is a comprehensive perspective – inclusive of international and domestic security challenges, inclusive of the many agencies that are part of an expanding national security community, and inclusive of the many building blocks which are already out there in existing documentation. The other is what Jim calls “overall coherence”. It’s the job of the national security strategy to connect the dots, providing guidance to agencies as they work together. An NSS for New Zealand would provide the big picture, the meta-narrative, for this collaborative effort.
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Read more: The All Singing All Dancing National Security Strategy Doesn't Exist
- Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/the-all-singing-all-dancing-national-security-strategy-doesnt-exist
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Read more: A National Security Strategy for New Zealand?
- Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/a-national-security-strategy-for-new-zealand
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Defence Minister Ron Mark is downplaying a rocket attack near Camp Taji in Iraq as the Defence Force confirms no Kiwis were harmed.
Katyusha rockets hit roughly 3km away from the military complex - located north of Baghdad and which also hosts American forces - on Wednesday morning in an attack which local media described as "fierce". Initial reports suggested the rockets landed on the base itself.
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Read more: Rocket attack on Camp Taji
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/missile-attack-on-taji-camp-arab-media-reports.html
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Investors from Australia, Canada and the UK that meet certain criteria will be exempted from some new US restrictions on foreign investment - but New Zealand didn't make the cut.
The three countries have been added to an 'excepted states' list and may face different compliance requirements to revised US investment regulations released this week.
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Read more: Australia, Canada and UK exempt from new US investment rules - but not New Zealand
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/01/australia-canada-and-uk-exempt-from-new-us-investment-rules-but-not-new-zealand.html
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If any nation or organisation places people in harm’s way as part of their role, then there is an obligation to provide the best protection possible – relevant and appropriate to the task and risk. Striking the balance between force protection and becoming disconnected from the public, however, requires great wisdom and acceptance of risk.
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Read more: Force Protection vs Militarisation
- Article: https://unclas.com/2020/01/13/force-protection-vs-militarisation/
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The Defence Force wants to train more people in space operations after New Zealanders joined a US and allied space warfare meeting.
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Read more: Space warfare: Defence Force wants 'cadre of trained personnel'
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/118651263/space-warfare-defence-force-wants-cadre-of-trained-personnel
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