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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has made it easier for people to apply for a job in a bid to get more boots on the ground.
Documents obtained by RNZ show last year it quietly removed some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2.
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Read more: NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557355/nzdf-drops-entry-requirements-in-bid-to-boost-numbers
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The New Zealand government said it granted consent for a Chinese research vessel to undertake joint marine research in New Zealand waters - the same one the Australian Prime Minister said he'd prefer not to have in his country's waters.
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Read more: Chinese ship granted consent from government to undertake research
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556959/chinese-ship-granted-consent-from-government-to-undertake-research
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A geopolitics analyst says New Zealand joining AUKUS would further intensify geopolitical tensions, which the Pacific region does not need.
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Read more: NZ joining AUKUS would make geopolitical waves
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/544059/nz-joining-aukus-would-make-geopolitical-waves-expert
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The UK has launched a parliamentary inquiry into the AUKUS military arrangement between it, Australia and the US.
AUKUS Pillar One aims to deliver nuclear powered submarines to Australia while Pillar Two has seen the trio beginning to engage in advanced military tech development and sharing under reduced US military trade barriers.
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Read more: UK Parliament to consider AUKUS progress and challenges
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/557336/uk-parliament-to-consider-aukus-progress-and-challenges
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"A series of human errors" and a culture that prioritised accomplishing missions over safety are among factors deemed to have led to the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa last October.
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Read more: Manawanui sinking: Final report points to a 'series of human errors'
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/04/manawanui-sinking-final-report-points-to-a-series-of-human-errors/
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Wait soooo?... who's head is going to roll... sounds like a bit of a whit wash. The buck stops where? At the end of the day the buck stops at the captain, she was in charge of the ship, in charge of the safety of ship and crew... and she failed.
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The crew - and the Commanding Officer - of the Navy ship Manawanui were under trained and the boat was not up to the task it was doing when it grounded on a Samoan reef.
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Read more: Crew on Manawanui during sinking were under-trained, ship not up to task
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557180/crew-on-manawanui-during-sinking-were-under-trained-ship-not-up-to-task-report
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Wait soooo?... who's head is going to roll... sounds like a bit of a whit wash. The buck stops where? At the end of the day the buck stops at the captain, she was in charge of the ship, in charge of the safety of ship and crew... and she failed.
- Category : Opinion
A new RNZ poll reveals about half of voters think New Zealand should increase its defence spending.
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Read more: New RNZ-Reid Research poll: Half of Kiwis want defence spending to increase
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/poll/556896/new-rnz-reid-research-poll-half-of-kiwis-want-defence-spending-to-increase
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed defence “burden sharing” with Foreign Minister Winston Peters, according to the US State Department.
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Read more: Washington wants defence 'burden sharing' from New Zealand
- Article: https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360622547/washington-wants-defence-burden-sharing-new-zealand
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