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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has set off on his biggest overseas mission since he became leader - and it's a high-stakes one.
He's just about to land in China for a week-long trade trip with a plane packed full of Kiwi business leaders.
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Read more: Chris Hipkins focuses on trade as he flies to China
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/06/chris-bishop-claims-new-zealanders-sick-of-ardern-style-politics.html
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Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday (local time) his Wagner fighters had crossed the border into Russia from Ukraine and were prepared to go "all the way" against Moscow's military, hours after the Kremlin accused him of armed mutiny.
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- Category : Analysis
Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered an emergency televised address on Saturday night (NZ time) after the chief of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an armed rebellion.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of Russia's private mercenary group Wagner, appears to be falling out of favor fast in Moscow, after he unleashed a tirade against the Russian military on Friday and vowed to retaliate against its leaders.
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Read more: What you need to know about the conflict between Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and Moscow
- Category : Defence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s military will receive about NZ$5.3 billion (U.S. $3.3 billion) under the country’s 2023/2024 defense budget, unveiled May 18.
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Read more: New Zealand unveils defense budget, with Army in the lead
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2023/05/18/new-zealand-unveils-defense-budget-with-army-in-the-lead/
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- Category : Opinion
Talk of the entire NZDF maritime helicopter fleet being grounded appears to be incorrect according to flight data released to me under the Official Information Act.
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Read more: RNZN Seasprite Helicopters
- Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2023/06/20/rnzn-seasprite-helicopters/
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A recently published Fortinet whitepaper highlights the need to protect New Zealand’s critical infrastructure from “grey zone” threats as global tensions heighten and a new Cold War sets in.
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Read more: Protecting New Zealand’s critical infrastructure from attack
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2023/06/20/protecting-new-zealands-critical-infrastructure/
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- Category : Defence
According to information published by Stuff on June 18, 2023, the Anzac class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha was confronted by two Chinese PLA Navy frigates in the disputed Spratly Islands. Two vessels, along with a helicopter and four other vessels, approached the 3500-tonne New Zealand frigate within 463 meters.
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Read more: China Navy's confronts New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Kaha in Spratly Islands
- Article: https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/june/13246-china-navy-s-confronts-new-zealand-frigate-hmnzs-te-kaha-in-spratly-islands.html
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Stuff says HMNZS Te Mana not HMNZS Te Kaha. Read here.
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