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The Defence Force is again warning the government it is in a dire state, describing it as vulnerable and the Navy as extremely fragile.
Staff have left in droves and it was now looking at making it easier to meet the minimum entry requirements for education, health and fitness.
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Read more: NZDF warns government again it is in dire state
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/512447/nzdf-warns-government-again-it-is-in-dire-state
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Australia's Trade Minister has been told to apologise for saying New Zealand is the nation's most trusted ally.
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Read more: Australia's Trade Minister told to apologise for saying New Zealand is most trusted ally
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2024/03/australia-s-trade-minister-told-to-apologise-for-saying-new-zealand-is-most-trusted-ally.html
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There is a huge difference between friends and allies and partners and it is not all to do with defence. You have to add in history, trade, tourism, and other governmental ties etc. People tend to think when you say ally that you instantly mean defence.
While I am not agreeing or disagreeing with his statement I understand where he is coming from.
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This year will see the Royal New Zealand Air Force welcome the first of the new fleet of C-130J Hercules, a highly advanced, multi-purpose tactical airlift aircraft. Meet the aviators tasked with flying and maintaining this militarised bird.
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Read more: Getting to grips with the C-130J
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/getting-to-grips-with-the-c-130j/
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As the NZ military prepares to sell off decades-old aircraft, it has been revealed it passed up an offer to expand its fleet of helicopters . The New Zealand Defence Force turned down an opportunity to buy additional helicopters from Australia due to the “challenging and costly” task of adapting them, not because of personnel shortages, the military says.
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Read more: Defence Force turns down Australian helicopters
- Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/03/06/nzdf-opts-against-buying-australian-helicopters/
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The prime minister has had to take a commercial flight to Australia after a "maintenance fault" was discovered on the Defence Force plane he was meant to take.
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Read more: PM forced to fly commercial after 'fault' with Defence Force plane
- Article: https://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/forum/other-military/foreign-forces/20357-new-zealand-defence-force/page30#post742854
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has answered a call from the United Kingdom to support its Blue Belt marine conservation programme, deploying a new P-8A Poseidon aircraft to assist with monitoring of the Pitcairn Islands Exclusive Economic Zone.
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Read more: RNZAF assists UK with maritime surveillance of Pitcairn Islands
- Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/rnzaf-assists-uk-with-maritime-surveillance-of-pitcairn-islands
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is reportedly considering a move to axe its eight-strong fleet of SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite multi-role maritime helicopters as part of a 6.5% cut in defence spending – equivalent to NZ$150m (US$91.23m) – that has been requested by the New Zealand government.
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Read more: New Zealand considers axing Super Seasprite helicopter fleet
- Article: https://www.key.aero/article/new-zealand-considers-axing-super-seasprite-helicopter-fleet
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There were rumors that the NZDF were thinking of leasing some of the RN's WildCats as an interim.
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Semi-automatics could make a return to gun ranges with New Zealand's firearms laws in for a major shakeup this term.
National and ACT agreed to rewrite the Arms Act - in place since the early 1980s - as part of its Coalition arrangement.
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Read more: Semi-automatic firearms back on the table in gun laws shakeup
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/02/semi-automatic-firearms-back-on-the-table-in-gun-laws-shakeup.html
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