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Category: Defence
Category : Analysis
Author: Phil Pennington

The Defence Force says it will be learning about "human-machine integration" - military robots - in a big exercise it is now on with the US Army.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545571/military-robots-and-thinking-trucks-the-learning-curve-ahead-for-nzdf
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Category : Defence
Author: Phil Pennington

New Zealand has joined military exercises in the Californian desert testing the world's most lethal drones, even as the Pentagon moves to fully embrace AI.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545258/the-future-of-warfare-killer-drones-and-ai-decision-making
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Category: Politics
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Author: Susana Leiataua

The Samoa government is to decide the future of the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui that sank off the south coast of Upolu, Samoa more than five months ago.

The 'No Fish' notice has been lifted for more than 4000 people in nine villages on the south coast of Upolu where the HMNZS Manawanui hit the Tafitoala Reef and sank on 6 October.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/545343/samoa-chooses-the-fate-of-the-hmnzs-manawanui-as-salvors-look-for-weapons-and-ammunition
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Category: Politics
Category : Opinion
Author: DefSec

The PLA-N task group that set pulses racing on both sides of the Tasman in late February had sailed from afar to test us, and we failed that test, writes chief editor Nicholas Dynon.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/03/09/showboat-diplomacy-chinese-navy-mousetrap-mission/
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Category: Defence
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Author: Wayne Mapp

President Trump has been in office for nearly two months. In that time, he has certainly upset the status quo. In many respects he has done just as he said he would do during the presidential campaign.

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/03/12/wayne-mapp-protecting-our-future/
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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: Fin Ocheduszko Brown

Severe weather events have the New Zealand Defence Force carrying out exercises in a forest near Bulls to prepare medics for real-life scenarios in disaster relief operations.

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Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/lower-north-island/nzdf-exercises-in-bulls-to-ready-medics-for-extreme-weather-events/
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Category: Politics
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Author: Lillian Hanly

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Category: Politics
Category : Short article
Author: RNZ Online

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon last night attended a virtual summit along with other world leaders to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/16/luxon-reaffirms-nzs-support-for-ukraine-after-call-with-world-leaders/
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  1. NZ's part in helping Ukraine find new satellite images
  2. Winston Peters in America: 'This is a whole new world'
  3. Any NZ peacekeeping in Ukraine would be a 'one-hit wonder' - veteran
  4. How much can NZ boost its military spending, really? And is it really needed?

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