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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 18 May 2025

Category : Opinion

Author: Russell Palmer

The government's $2 billion spend on new naval helicopters is being welcomed by experts, but the opposition says other problems need just as much focus.

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• Royal New Zealand Navy
• New Zealand Defence Force
• Naval equipment
• SeaSprite
• SH-2G Super Seasprite

Read more: Navy helicopter upgrade needed after Seasprites 'worked to the bone' - experts

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/559902/navy-helicopter-upgrade-needed-after-seasprites-worked-to-the-bone-experts

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Parent Category: News

Category: Defence

Published: 18 May 2025

Category : Defence

Author: Phil Pennington

The Defence Force (NZDF) says it is aware the United States wants to expand options for rocket launches, but that it has nothing to do with it.

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• NZDF
• Rocketlab
• space
• New Zealand Defence Force
• New Zealand Space Agency
• Electron Rocket
• Neutron Rocket
• NZDF Space Centre

Read more: US plans to expand rocket launch options 'nothing to do with' NZ Defence Force

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561384/us-plans-to-expand-rocket-launch-options-nothing-to-do-with-nz-defence-force

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Parent Category: News

Category: Defence

Published: 18 May 2025

Category : Analysis

Author: Phil Pennington

Heading into next week's Budget, Judith Collins would not want any more money for weapons, even if it was offered to her.

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• NZDF
• New Zealand Defence Force
• Judith Collins
• Minister of Defence
• increase budget
• defence budget
• NZDF Budget

Read more: A surplus of defence riches, but lack of skill and experience

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/561172/a-surplus-of-defence-riches-but-lack-of-skill-and-experience

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Written by NighthawkNZ

Category: News

Published: 17 May 2025

Category : News

Author: Jonathan Milne

Analysis: The USS Buchanan was turned back. The USS Great Bridge was turned back. So what changed to allow warships like USS Blue Ridge into NZ?

Here’s one for the ship spotters. One of the biggest American warships ever to visit New Zealand sailed into Wellington on Friday morning.

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• USN
• anti nuclear
• United States Navy
• USS Blue Ridge

Read more: How the grand old dame of the US Navy navigated NZ’s nuke-free policy

Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/16/how-the-grand-old-dame-of-the-us-navy-navigated-nzs-nuke-free-policy/

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