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Author: RNZ

The New Zealand Defence Force has sold the majority of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's retired fleet of C-130H Hercules aircraft to an American aerial firefighting company.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557881/air-force-s-retired-hercules-planes-sold-to-coulson-for-firefighting-duty
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Category : Analysis
Author: Morning Report

The government plans to pump billions of extra dollars into the Defence Force, but there are questions around just who it thinks we might end up using the upgraded equipment against.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557485/defence-force-spend-up-who-is-it-meant-to-protect-us-against-and-other-questions
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Author: DEFENSE STUDIES

TSAMTO -- The New Zealand government will increase defence spending in the 2025/26 financial year to NZ$9 billion (US$5 billion) and plans to increase this amount to 2% of GDP over the next four years, for which an additional NZ$12 billion will be allocated.

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Article: https://defense-studies.blogspot.com/2025/04/new-zealand-to-double-defence-spending.html
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Author: RNZ

The name of a soldier who lost his life in Afghanistan has been added to his town's roll of honour.

Rory Malone was just 26 when he was shot by insurgents in Baghak in 2012.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557984/fallen-soldier-rory-malone-added-to-riverhead-s-roll-of-honour
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Category : Opinion
Author: John MacDonald

It would be great if we didn’t have to spend $12 billion on our defence force. But we do, and I’m good with it.   

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Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-12-billion-on-defence-im-good-with-that/
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Well, we were a little in advance of the day yesterday, weren't we? If you were with me yesterday, I was looking at the armed forces lowering their standards to try to attract more people into the services.

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Category: Defence
Category : Analysis
Author: Katie Kenny

A government boost to military spending over the next four years coincides with rising global tensions.

But it comes after decades of struggle with limited funding for New Zealand's Defence Force.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/what-you-need-to-know/557934/the-multibillion-dollar-boost-for-new-zealand-s-military-what-you-need-to-know
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Category : Opinion
Author: Gordon Arthur

The New Zealand government published its Defence Capability Plan (DCP) on 7 April, a document that had been delayed for many months. The DCP is essentially a blueprint listing investment in the military for the next 15 years, aligning with national strategy. The plan includes much-needed boosts to naval capabilities.

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Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/04/new-zealand-navy-receives-a-boost-under-2025-defence-capability-plan/
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