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Let’s face it, China is on the move in the Pacific and expanding using its soft power of money and promises of building infrastructure in many of the Pacific Island nations, in particular, Bougainville but also many others as well, including Fiji & Samoa.
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Read more: China on the move...
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A review of the Defence Force's crumbling estate will redesign plans drawn up in 2016, with the Government committing an additional $400 million to its rejuvenation.
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Read more: New review into ageing defence infrastructure, spend tops $2b
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/114151198/new-review-into-ageing-defence-infrastructure-spend-tops-2b
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Read more: Two audiences for the government's new defence policy
- Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/two-audience-for-the-governments-new-defence-policy
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The buzz from New Zealand’s Strategic Defence Policy Statement (DPS) released last Friday has focused on its uncommon candor about China. According to a statement at the end of the document, the DPS was heavily coordinated across the government, and reflects a commendable shift in public tone. It’s on-trend with how other liberal democracies see the world today, and avoids doublespeak about threats to New Zealand’s interests.
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Read more: The Price of New Zealand's Strategy-Force Mismatch
- Article: http://www.incline.org.nz/home/the-price-of-new-zealands-strategy-force-mismatch
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A Navy ship came close to capsizing with 75 people aboard in treacherous conditions in the Southern Ocean, Defence Minister Ron Mark has revealed.
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Read more: Navy vessel came close to capsize in Southern Ocean, Defence Minister Ron Mark says
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12084397
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Today I announced that we've begun the first phase of a vital vehicle replacement project.
The Protected Mobility project has initial funding of $18.6m. This will go towards procuring new light ATV style vehicles and will also fund the first stage of scoping for a replacement of the Armoured Pinzgauer.
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Read more: First phase of a vital vehicle replacement project
- Article: https://www.facebook.com/RonMarkMP/posts/today-i-announced-that-weve-begun-the-first-phase-of-a-vital-vehicle-replacement/2256329541246501/
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The Government has signed off the $1 billion-plus purchase of five new C-130J aircraft, bypassing a tender process, but citing the need for "proven" reliability in a "critical" defence capability.
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Read more: NZ military $20b shopping list: Planes, boats, soldiers, satellites and drones
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/113363745/nz-military-20b-shopping-list-planes-boats-soldiers-satellites-and-drones
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COMMENT: We're a peaceful, tiny country at the bottom of the world.
When our Government seems obsessed with "wellbeing", teachers are struggling to be paid properly, the public health system seems to be falling apart at the seams and people are homeless; it's not unreasonable to question why New Zealand even needs a military.
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Read more: Why does NZ need a military? For more reasons than you might think
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/113389596/why-does-nz-need-a-military-for-more-reasons-than-you-might-think
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