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Author: Simon

As the world descends into a polarising cycle of extremism, nationalism and identity politics, the parallels with 1930’s Europe are impossible to miss. Despite that, you could be forgiven for thinking that New Zealand existed in some rarefied international security bubble if you considered the various party’s defence policies offered up for the 17 October 2020 general election.

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Article: https://unclas.com/2020/10/16/defenceless-election/
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Category: Defence
Author: NZ Defence Force
We’ve deployed a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion aircraft and crew to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions imposing sanctions against North Korea.
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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/nzdf-to-conduct-third-orion-deployment-in-support-of-un-sanctions-against-north-korea/
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Category: Defence
Author: Nighthawk

So labour won the the 2020 election and winning a pretty much of a landslide with LABOUR 64 seats, NATIONAL 35 seats, ACT NZ 10 seats, GREENS 10 seats, and Maori Party one seat. Enough to govern alone.

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Author: World News

The US fought and chased 3,000 Chinese fishing boats with armed forces and caught illegally.

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Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBCerzpgTpU
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 I am unsure how accurate this report is... However I have always said the next war will be over resources, from fresh clean water to fishing and food resources... and so it begins. I have always wonder how the RNZN and the NZG would react to this happening in our waters.

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Category: Defence
Author: RNZN

Join Captain Simon Rooke, Commanding Officer of HMNZS Aotearoa, as he takes you on a 360 degree tour of our new ship.

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Author: Lana Andelane

There is one new community case of COVID-19 in New Zealand, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced at a rare Sunday media briefing.

The man is an employee of a company that works on-board vessels at the Ports of Auckland, but is not a Ports of Auckland staffer or contractor, according to a letter from the Auckland Regional Public Health Service, which was obtained by Newshub on Sunday.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/10/coronavirus-new-community-case-of-covid-19-in-new-zealand.html
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Category: Defence
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Author: Nighthawk

How important are missiles in are modern warfare?  Are they the main weapon a vessel needs to have? Are there other weapons that a say a frigate requires? These are important questions.

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Author: America Uncovered

A new alliance is forming to counter a rising Communist China, lead by the US, Japan, Australia, and India—the Quad, or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. It was first proposed by Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but never went anywhere because of pressure from the Chinese Communist Party.

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