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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has lashed out at the National Party in a speech signalling his party's direction for the election.
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Read more: Winston Peters lashes out at National, but won't rule out coalition
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-weekend-collective/audio/shane-te-pou-winston-peters-lashes-out-at-national/
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Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems Inc. (Ultra) is pleased to announce that it will supply towed arrays to its sister company, UK-based Ultra Electronics Sonar Systems, that will ultimately be used by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), as reported on 21st July 2014.
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Read more: Ultra Electronics to Supply Sea Sentor Torpedo Defence systems to Royal New Zealand Navy
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Read more: THALES TO EQUIP NEW ZEALAND'S ANZAC FRIGATES WITH SMART-S MK2 RADAR
- Article: https://operationnels.com/2014/09/23/thales-to-equip-new-zealands-anzac-frigates-with-smart-s-mk2-radar/
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Airborne Systems Europe is pleased to announce that the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will join their counterparts in the UK Royal Navy and United States Navy in fitting the Airborne Systems FDS3 decoy systems to their ships. The FDS3 corner reflector decoy offers a unique countermeasure protection against the most advanced and latest RF-seeking missiles.
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- Article: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1948
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The New Zealand Defence Force will be updating its grooming and appearance guidelines to reflect a more gender-neutral attitude for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), meaning male personnel can wear makeup, nail varnish and false eyelashes.
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CAMM is Short to medium range anti-aircraft and anti-missile missile. CAMM (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile) series is a family of surface-to-air missiles developed by MBDA for the United Kingdom.
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Read more: Is CAMM the right air defence for the Royal New Zealand Navy?
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Smoking kills 5,000 Kiwis each year, with massive health and economic costs. Tobacco tax hasn’t stopped people smoking, but it sure has got the Government addicted - raising $2.2 billion each year. Meanwhile, shop-owners get bashed up because the tax means bricks of tobacco are like gold bars in their cupboards.
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Read more: Banning Flavoured Vaping: The Government's Stupidest Policy?
- Article: https://www.act.org.nz/vaping
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In writing, once again, about the New Zealand Defence Capability Plan Review, I’m reminded of a TV advert that used to run for Christian Children’s Fund. The script went like this… “As America rushes off to work – a little girl waits…” It flashes between frenetic images of first world problems and a little girl sitting alone on a hillside in the third world. It ends with asking the viewer to do what they can and support one child for just 80 cents a day.
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Read more: Capability Delayed is Capability Denied
- Article: https://unclas.com/2019/05/07/capability-delayed-is-capability-denied/
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