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Author: RocketLAB

Extended range Photon missions to medium, geostationary and lunar orbits will support deeper space exploration and the return of human presence on the moon

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Article: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-to-deliver-payloads-to-the-moon-and-beyond-with-photon/
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Author: Tess Brunton

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Author: Chris Morris

Big questions hang over the future of Dunedin's waterfront development plan after confirmation it will receive $19.9 million from the Provincial Growth Fund.

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Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/20m-first-stage-waterfront-plan
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Category: Defence
Author: Simon Roberts

New Zealand’s Defence Minister, Hon Ron Mark, in conjunction with Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies, launched “Advancing Pacific Partnerships: A Framework for Defence’s Approach to the Pacific” on 29 October at Te Papa in Wellington. This is the latest in a series of Defence Assessments conducted by the Ministry of Defence and designed to provide more detail around the Government’s Strategic Defence Policy Statement 2018.

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Article: https://unclas.com/2019/10/30/defence-minister-commits-to-rebuilding-reserve-force/
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Category: Defence
Author: Alan Tidwell

The New York Times reported on 16 October that the People’s Republic of China had leased the island of Tulagi from Solomon Islands. A secret deal was apparently struck in September, no doubt around the time Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare ascended to his leadership role and Solomon Islands announced its switch from recognising Taipei to Beijing. Tulagi is remembered mostly as the place where the pivotal Allied campaign for Guadalcanal started in World War II. With the leasing of the island, we may well have a shift in the strategic competition in the Pacific.

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Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-tulagi-turning-point/
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Author: Dr William Hoverd

A recognition of the looming challenges facing our Pacific neighbours through climate change and pressures on maritime resources has led to a shift in focus expressed in the just-released Defence Capability Plan 2019.

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Article: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=F9252BA2-D7A4-4A57-AC2F-1620500F49CE
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Category: Defence
Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealanders living around the globe remain at threat of Islamic State's wrath, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/10/islamic-state-still-threat-to-new-zealanders-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern.html
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Category: Defence
Author: PMN News

New Zealand is looking to enhance its security partnerships with Pacific nations.

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Article: https://www.pmnnews.co.nz/post/new-zealand-looks-to-enhance-security-partnerships-in-pacific
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