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Author: Phil Pennington

A New Zealand military attache has been taking part in talks in Paris about Ukraine peacekeeping, but a soldier who was deployed in Afghanistan says NZ would have to scramble to raise a single company.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/544495/any-nz-peacekeeping-in-ukraine-would-be-a-one-hit-wonder-veteran
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Author: Phil Pennington

Analysis: The 2 percent GDP spend on the military that New Zealand is being urged to match has had its share of detractors recently.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544807/how-much-can-nz-boost-its-military-spending-really-and-is-it-really-needed
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Author: 1News Reporters

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will join a phone call with other world leaders tomorrow night to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of the "coalition of the willing".

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/14/luxon-to-join-ukraine-coalition-of-the-willing-peacekeeping-call/
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The government says New Zealand is not among a group of about 15 countries that have committed to join the coalition of the willing on Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/nz-not-among-ukraine-coalition-willing-collins
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Category: Defence
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Author: David Fisher

The deaths of three military veterans by suspected suicide over just three weeks has one support group trying to crowd-source similar cases to plug a data hole and come up with a system that will show the extent of self-harm among those who served.

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Article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/veteran-suicide-three-in-three-weeks-but-no-database-to-track-deaths-and-no-idea-how-bad-it-is/GJGP6L7VLNG4XGAQIUV3WNFH5Y/%3F
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Author: Reuters

China's embassy in New Zealand on Thursday accused Wellington's top spy of lying after the intelligence chief warned of security risks posed by Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/544726/china-accuses-new-zealand-s-top-spy-of-spreading-false-information
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Category: Defence
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Now is a good time to consider building on our defence relationship with Canada, writes retired New Zealand Army Lieutenant Colonel and director and co-founder of Latent, Josh Wineera.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/03/12/canadian-technology-helps-nz-navy-track-chinese-ships/
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From Hawaii to the South China Sea, HMNZS Aotearoa’s 2024 Operation Crucible deployment has been a successful reaffirmation of New Zealand’s partnerships on the water.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/aotearoa-completes-indo-pacific-mission/
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