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Author: John Moremon

New Zealand’s national security was strengthened this month when the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s newest Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft became operational.

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Article: https://theconversation.com/cutting-edge-new-aircraft-have-increased-nzs-surveillance-capacity-but-are-they-enough-in-a-changing-world-209495
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Author: Lloyd Burr

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has shut the door on joining the AUKUS alliance, a military pact that's basing nuclear submarines in Australia. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/07/nanaia-mahuta-shuts-door-on-nz-joining-aukus-after-united-states-antony-blinken-says-it-s-very-much-open.html
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Author: Zane Small

Just one month into its creation, the new Firearms Safety Authority blundered with gun owners' private information.

An email displaying digital addresses was accidentally sent to more than 100 licensed firearms holders.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/07/firearm-owner-caught-up-in-police-data-breach-fears-home-invasion.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Living costs are still surging for New Zealand households despite a slight easing in general consumer inflation.

Released by Statistics NZ on Thursday, the living costs price index measures how inflation is affecting different household groups.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2023/07/household-living-costs-jump-7-2-percent.html
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Author: Tom Pullar-Strecker

Rocket Lab says its decision to delay its planned mission to Venus by about two years was made for business reasons, but its share market performance was not a factor.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/132606001/rocket-lab-says-venus-mission-delay-a-business-decision
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Author: Shannon Redstall

There are not many people in the world that have a direct dial to North Korea, but New Zealand Defence Force Army Captain Greg Mildon is one of them.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132620796/life-in-the-dmz-meet-the-kiwi-soldiers-on-the-front-line-of-the-korean-war
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Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) medic, Corporal Heidi Joseph, gained first-hand experience in Aeromedical Evacuations while training with international military partners this month.

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Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/rnzaf-medic-gains-emergency-training-alongside-partner-nations-in-multinational-exercise/
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New Zealand troops are among 30,000 participants taking part in large scale mock land and air combat with US defence forces in Australia.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/494267/nz-takes-part-as-largest-ever-australia-us-joint-military-exercise-gets-underway
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  1. Chinese warships watch on as 13 countries including New Zealand take part in massive military training exercise
  2. Chris Hipkins speaks to Nato leaders, saying threats to security global problem
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  4. China to NZ: Don’t open door to the devil

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