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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: Phil Pennington

The Ministry of Defence is poised to go shopping for proposals on acquiring drones, as well as look at buying about $1 billion worth of maritime helicopters.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/488588/ministry-of-defence-sets-sights-on-new-maritime-helicopters-and-drones
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

New Zealand consumer prices fell in the year to March despite the cost of food skyrocketing, but surprisingly lower fuel costs helped to cool underlying inflation. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/04/cpi-reaction-nz-s-inflation-comes-in-cooler-than-expected-but-opposition-brands-govt-disconnected-from-realities-of-working-kiwis.html
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Category: World
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Author: Reuters

The Russian military has launched a video campaign to lure more professional soldiers to fight in Ukraine which challenges those interested to show they are "a real man" and swap what it casts as hum-drum civilian life for the battlefield.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/04/ukraine-invasion-russia-expands-war-recruitment-drive-with-video-ad-calling-for-real-men.html
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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: Andy Brew

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s newest and largest ship, the HMNZS Aotearoa, has been practising its manoeuvres in the Marlborough Sounds.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/131808680/navys-newest-and-biggest-ship-undergoes-training-drills-in-picton-harbour
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Author: APDR

Following the news that New Zealand expressed its willingness in joining the non-nuclear ‘pillar two’ of the AUKUS agreement that involves working on several emerging technologies, Harshavardhan Dabbiru, Defence Analyst at GlobalData, a data and analytics company, offers his view:

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Article: https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/globaldata-new-zealand-potential-involvement-in-aukus-may-enhance-regional-security-challenges/
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Category: Defence
Category : Analysis

The days of a separate frontline and back office are gone. In both peace and conflict, and the grey zone in between, the Defence Force exploits a digital eco-system to deliver domain mastery, and operational and organisational excellence objectives as part of its strategy.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/03/29/nzdf-cio-data-and-decision-making-in-the-nzdf/
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Category : Defence
Author: Sam Sachdeva

The latest of more than 30 reports on the future of Devonport’s naval base has recommended against closing it altogether - but a back-up facility in the north may be on the way.

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Article: https://www.facebook.com/cornercaravan?mibextid=ZbWKwL
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Category: Politics
Category : Analysis
Author: Geoff Miller

Comment - This weekend's visit to Australia by New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks volumes about major changes underway in New Zealand foreign policy.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/488248/why-hipkins-is-heading-to-brisbane-and-not-beijing
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  1. Ukraine invasion: President Vladimir Putin visits two regions in Ukraine, Russia presses assault on Bakhmut
  2. Auditor-General finds NZDF Operation Respect has no clear goals or strategy
  3. Operation Gallant Phoenix commitment to continue
  4. Trans-Tasman army chiefs re-sign ANZAC plan

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