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Australia is spending 17 times more on defence than New Zealand, with a leading Defence think tank warning that New Zealand is at risk "of becoming a Western ally with Chinese characteristics".

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As the President pushes for a code of conduct in the South China Sea, a Filipino ship captain claims he was harassed by a Chinese naval warship in the disputed territory.

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A pack of cigarettes could cost you more than $40 from today as the new year marks the next price rise as part of an annual tax-driven increase introduced in the 2016 budget.

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Author: LINE OF DEFENCE MAGAZINE

In the latest instalment from its Notes from the Field series (edited by Dr Nina Harding), Massey University’s Security Politics Development Network features diverse perspectives from a range of commentators in response to the 2019 DCP.

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Author: Christopher Woody

China's growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region has made some of its neighbors uneasy, and many are making political and military efforts to counter what they see as a potential threat.

An unofficial report from the Five Eyes intelligence partnership, made up of the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, recently warned about what it saw as "a concerted foreign interference campaign" from China against New Zealand.

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Article: https://www.wearethemighty.com/chinas-new-enemy-pacific-surprise
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Author: Joel MacManus

New Zealanders woke to ominous scenes early on New Year's Day, with orange haze covering the sky and the sun stained blood red. 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118546900/blood-red-sun-greets-nz-on-new-years-day-as-australian-bushfire-smoke-stains-skies
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Author: Reuters & Dan Satherley

Greta Thunberg's father has described how the Swedish climate activist battled depression in the months before she launched school strikes to push for climate action.

In an interview with the BBC, Svante Thunberg said his teenage daughter was hardly speaking to people apart from her family members, and went without eating for months before launching action on climate change.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/12/greta-thunberg-stopped-eating-before-discovering-passion-for-climate-activism-father.html
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Author: Nighthawk

happy fucking new year

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