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- Category : Defence
The Government has released the first two documents of the Defence Policy Review and New Zealand’s first National Security Strategy.
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Read more: Roadmap for future of defence and national security released
- Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/roadmap-for-future-of-defence-and-national-security-released
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The Government plans to rebuild the country's struggling Defence Force into a combat-capable military, better equipped to project itself into the Pacific and "act earlier to prevent threats".
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Read more: Defence Force needs to become combat-ready as security threats worsen, Government says
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132678491/defence-force-needs-to-become-combatready-as-security-threats-worsen-government-says
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New Zealand is facing the most challenging strategic environment in decades amid a great power rivalry and with a military not fit for future challenges, according to a government review that lacked concrete plans to reverse the situation.
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Read more: New Zealand to boost defence citing Pacific challenges
- Article: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8295480/new-zealand-to-boost-defence-citing-pacific-challenges/
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- Category : Defence
China can’t expect to exclude New Zealand from its relationships with Pacific countries as the global superpower progresses its “assertive pursuit” in the region.
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- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/new-zealands-message-to-china-in-new-defence-strategy-minister-rejects-country-on-path-to-war/UGD6NI4IQZBOXPYL3C43IT7NWM/
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What I will say is... at least some of the pollies are starting to wake up from their slumber sleep... we will just have to wait and see what the go is... and what the other parties say when the they release the updated DCP.
- Category : Opinion
New Zealand's Defence Force will ramp up its readiness for combat, taking a more "proactive and purposeful" approach as part of a new government strategy.
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Read more: 'Not in a fit state': NZ to ramp up defence resources
- Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/not-fit-state-nz-ramp-defence-resources
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- Category : Defence
Four people are feared dead after an Australian Army helicopter crashed into the ocean off north Queensland - the second emergency involving the trouble-plagued MRH90 Taipan fleet in less than six months.
It is not clear yet what caused the helicopter to ditch into waters near Hamilton Island about 10.30pm on Friday (local time) during a two-helicopter training mission.
But it came just months after another incident involving a Taipan helicopter off the New South Wales south coast.
In March, 10 ADF personnel - including special forces soldiers - had to be rescued after the MRH90 ditched into the sea at Jervis Bay during counterterrorism exercises.
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Read more: Exploring the troubled history of the Australian Army's Taipan helicopters
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/494805/exploring-the-troubled-history-of-the-australian-army-s-taipan-helicopters
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The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music "causes moral corruption".
Thousands of dollars worth of musical equipment went up in smoke on a bonfire on Saturday in western Herat province.
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Read more: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/494903/afghanistan-taliban-burn-immoral-musical-instruments
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Human remains have been found in the search zone where an Australian Army helicopter crashed into the sea in Queensland's Whitsundays last week.
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Read more: Human remains found near wreckage of MRH90 Taipan helicopter in Queensland's Whitsundays
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/495100/human-remains-found-near-wreckage-of-mrh90-taipan-helicopter-in-queensland-s-whitsundays
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