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Using distance as a defence strategy is now wishful thinking for NZ

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Written by NighthawkNZ
Parent Category: News
Category: Defence
Published: 05 July 2026
Category : Defence
Author: Reuben Steff

As China’s military expansion shakes up the Indo-Pacific region’s security order, it is becoming harder to argue that distance offers a form of protection for New Zealand.

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Defence Minister to attend NATO summit in Türkiye

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Written by NighthawkNZ
Parent Category: News
Category: Defence
Published: 05 July 2026
Category : Defence
Author: TVNZ News

Defence Minister Chris Penk will travel to Antalya in Türkiye tomorrow to attend the NATO Summit being held there.

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New Zealand joins US project to accelerate AI warfighting

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Written by NighthawkNZ
Parent Category: News
Category: Defence
Published: 05 July 2026

New Zealand has joined a project to accelerate artificial intelligence warfighting capabilities that the United States calls "pivotal" and the "foundation" to winning battles.

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US Ambassador wants warships in NZ waters, jokes about using time machine to 'fix nuclear thing'

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Parent Category: News
Category: Defence
Published: 03 July 2026
Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

The United States’ new Ambassador to New Zealand wants to see his country’s aircraft carriers sailing into Auckland waters, though he acknowledged our long-standing policy to refuse entry to nuclear-powered ships. 

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