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Author: Tim Fish

Chris Luxon, the leader of the National Party and New Zealand’s likely next prime minister, has sounded more open to joining the AUKUS Pillar 2 technology initiative than the Labour party was.

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Article: https://breakingdefense.com/2023/10/new-zealand-joining-aukus-more-likely-after-elections-bring-conservatives-to-power/
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Author: Emma Cropper

Chinese students in Australia are being tricked into faking their own kidnapping so their families will pay a large ransom to scammers.   

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/10/chinese-students-in-australia-nz-tricked-by-scammers-into-faking-their-own-kidnapping.html
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Author: MoD

Defence has launched a market research project to replace the New Zealand Defence Force’s domestic support vehicle fleet, which is currently made up of Unimog trucks and Mitsubishi Tritons.

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Article: https://www.defence.govt.nz/the-latest/story/market-research-on-domestic-military-support-vehicles
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Author: Lisette Reymer & Reuters

Iran's top envoy said that a "preemptive action" could be expected in the coming hours, state TV reported on Monday, adding that Israel will not be allowed to take any action in the Gaza Strip without facing consequences.

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Author: Simon Ewing-Jarvie

New Zealand’s general election is only part-complete with 20% of votes still to count.

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Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2023/10/16/keeping-defence-discussion-alive/
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Author: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned Israel on Friday against laying siege to Gaza in the same way that Nazi Germany besieged Leningrad, saying a ground offensive there would lead to an "absolutely unacceptable" number of civilian casualties.

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Author: Greg Waldron

Boeing P-8A Poseidon martime patrol aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) are starting to have an impact regionally, including a long-range mission to locate a lost fishing boat.

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Article: https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/rnzaf-p-8as-get-up-to-speed-on-search-missions-patrol-work/155366.article
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Author: Lucy Craymer

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Whoever wins New Zealand’s election on Saturday is going to have to make some difficult decisions on investment and staffing for a defence force struggling with aging equipment and personnel shortages.

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