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The foreign affairs minister and defence minister will hold a joint meeting with their Australian counterparts, as had been indicated by the prime minister on his trip there last year.
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New Zealand’s general election is only part-complete with 20% of votes still to count.
While it is clear that the government will change, what the shape of the replacement administration will be won’t be known until early November. A clean National/ACT coalition is unlikely unless the historical trend of special votes favouring the political left is bucked.
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Read more: Keeping Defence Discussion Alive
- Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2023/10/16/keeping-defence-discussion-alive/
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Ross Browne, Director of public affairs firm Museum Street Strategies, writes that the new Defence Minister has an opportunity to initiate system and cultural reform to capitalise on New Zealand’s wider innovation system.
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Read more: Judith Collins Takes Charge: It’s time for change
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2024/01/25/judith-collins-takes-charge/
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A small team from the New Zealand Defence Force is being deployed to the Red Sea in the Middle East as tensions continue to escalate over Houthi attacks.
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Read more: How NZ Defence Force will contribute in Middle East amid Houthi strikes
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/01/how-nz-defence-force-will-contribute-in-middle-east-amid-houthi-strikes.html
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The Government has issued a statement in support of the joint US and UK attacks on Houthi fighters in Yemen on Friday.
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We need to work well with others, to contribute, to innovate and to look for opportunities to be better together. AUKUS Pillar II may provide additional opportunity for New Zealand, writes Defence Minister Judith Collins, but it’s early days.
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Read more: Innovation, opportunities and being better together
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2024/01/05/judith-collins-innovation-opportunities/
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Opposition Spokesperson for Defence Hon Peeni Henare reflects on the achievements of the previous government and sets out his approach to constructively challenging the new government on Defence matters.
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Read more: Bipartisan support crucial to provide stability for our Defence Force
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2024/01/06/peeni-henare-bipartisan-support-crucial-for-defence/
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Judith Collins stands to be among our most important Defence Ministers ever with an opportunity to build up our naval defence capability and to realign our defence relationships, writes Wayne Mapp.
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Read more: A place in history is in New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins’ future
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2024/01/08/judith-collins-place-in-history-mapp/
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