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The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) diving support, hydrographic survey and deep sea salvage vessel HMNZS Manawanui will visit Gisborne from Thursday 26 November to Monday 30 November 2020, marking the ship’s first visit to her ceremonial home port.
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Read more: HMNZS Manawanui visits home port Gisborne for first time
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/hmnzs-manawanui-visits-home-port-gisborne-for-first-time/
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Countermeasure capability. The first launch of an Expendable Acoustic Device on board HMNZS Te Kaha.
Did you know? The device is designed to be fired into the water to lure incoming torpedoes away from the ship.
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- Article: https://twitter.com/NZNavy/status/1331065511250161671/photo/1
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The evidence shows that supposed fishing boats around contested islands are part of an extensive maritime militia.
The Spratly Islands, occupied by five different claimants, are the most hotly contested part of the South China Sea. Thanks to the harbors and supporting infrastructure Beijing constructed on its outposts there over the last five years, most vessels operating around the Spratlys are Chinese. And most of those are at least part-time members of China’s official maritime militia, an organization whose role Beijing frequently downplays but that is playing an increasingly visible role in its assertion of maritime claims.
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Read more: China’s Hidden Navy
- Article: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/06/25/chinas-secret-navy-spratlys-southchinasea-chinesenavy-maritimemilitia/
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Green MP Ricardo Menendez-March was yesterday announced as the party's spokesperson for seniors, and was quickly criticised on social media for stating he was ready to ask seniors "are you ok, boomer?".
The comment was made in reference to Chloe Swarbrick's infamous exchange with National MP Todd Muller in the House, in which she told him "Ok boomer" after he interrupted her speech on the Zero Carbon Amendment Bill.
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Read more: Minister for seniors criticises Greens' Ricardo Menendez-March for 'boomer' comment
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/431331/minister-for-seniors-criticises-greens-ricardo-menendez-march-for-boomer-comment
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/11/sorry-to-the-uighurs-jacinda-ardern-puppet-sings-about-china-trade-deal-in-savage-new-spitting-image-skit.html
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Considering we have had a free trade deal with China since 2008, I think they are a little behind the 8 Ball. The signing didn't really have any gain for NZ but cleared up some rules as we already had free trade deals with most of the other countries...
So sorry on this one... the poms have no idea what they are really on about.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has invited US President-elect Joe Biden to New Zealand and offered him the Government's COVID-19 expertise during a "very positive and warm" phone call.
Ardern said in an Instagram post on Monday it was a "real pleasure" to speak with Biden over the phone for the first time, and later told reporters she offered the President-elect access to data on New Zealand's COVID-19 response.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/11/jacinda-ardern-invites-joe-biden-to-new-zealand-offers-covid-19-expertise-during-very-warm-and-positive-phone-call.html
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won't engage in interpreting China's threat to "pluck out the eyes" of nations that accused it of eroding Hong Kong's democracy and freedom of speech.
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Read more: Jacinda Ardern 'not surprised' by China's threat to 'pluck out eyes' of critics
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/11/jacinda-ardern-not-surprised-by-china-s-threat-to-pluck-out-eyes-of-critics.html
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The maiden Kiwi voyage of the Navy's new ship has been knocked back as coronavirus continues to conspire against HMNZS Aotearoa.
Meanwhile, some of its new crew have been siphoned off to help with Operation Protect, the Defence Force’s (NZDF) contribution to the national Covid-19 response, which includes providing security at managed isolation and quarantines facilities.
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa: Covid-19 again scuppers best-laid plans for Navy's big new ship
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300164085/hmnzs-aotearoa-covid19-again-scuppers-bestlaid-plans-for-navys-big-new-ship?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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