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Category: Politics
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Author: Amelia Wade

The Prime Minister says New Zealand is less worried about the United States bringing its military might to the Pacific than the grave concern we expressed about China's Solomon Islands security deal. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/05/prime-minister-chris-hipkins-attracts-huge-crowds-in-papua-new-guinea-meets-with-us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken.html
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Category: Politics
Category : Analysis
Author: Christine Rovoi

New Zealand has been accused of trying to “sabotage” China’s relationship with Pacific island countries.

In a scathing attack on the United States and its allies, including Australia and Aotearoa, the Chinese government said the West has been undermining Beijing’s efforts in the region.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/132092051/uschina-competition-new-zealand-australia-accused-of-sabotage
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Author: Reuters

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday (local time) to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically governed island.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/05/taiwan-president-tsai-ing-wen-says-war-is-not-an-option-amid-china-tensions.html
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Category: Defence
Category : Opinion
Author: Reuben Steff

Dr Reuben Steff is a senior lecturer at the University of Waikato, where he teaches courses on geopolitics, international relations and global security.

OPINION: In December 2021, the Government released a defence assessment declaring that New Zealand’s security environment was being transformed by strategic competition between the United States and China, as well as climate change.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/132070459/diplomacy-isnt-enough--we-need-deterrence-and-defence
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Author: Simon Shepherd & Gray Gibson

Newshub Nation's political panel sat down on Saturday morning to discuss the state of the NZDF and the country's approach to AUKUS.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2023/05/newshub-nation-political-panel-discuss-defence-force-funding-and-aukus.html
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Author: Nick Lee-Frampton

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s military has tested some of its beach-landing equipment in an overseas environment for the first time — a type of exercise one officer admitted hasn’t happened for a while amid recruitment woes and the pandemic.

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Article: https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2023/05/04/new-zealand-military-plays-catchup-in-pandemic-aftermath/
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A key C-130-J project milestone was celebrated this week, as representatives from New Zealand, Defence personnel and Lockheed Martin senior staff gathered for a bulkhead signing ceremony at the factory in Marietta Georgia, USA.

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Author: Thomas Manch

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says New Zealand can “speak out alone if necessary” on the world stage, but the country’s independence should not be confused with “neutrality”.

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Article: https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/politics/350007084/mahuta-says-new-zealand-can-speak-out-alone-on-world-stage
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  1. Budget to include more than $240m for defence assets
  2. Chris Hipkins announces $400m for defence personnel wages, after returning from King's coronation
  3. NZDF personnel to receive pay rise from July 1
  4. Massive Defence spend to see personnel receive 'biggest pay increase in over a decade'

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