Category : News
Author: Giles Dexter

An international relations expert believes the government's defence policy review will ask some fundamental questions of the Defence Force and its identity.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/470568/govt-aiming-to-settle-big-questions-with-defence-policy-review-expert
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Category : Defence
Author: Dr Peter Greener

Opinion: With the release last week of the Defence Policy Review Terms of Reference, writes Dr Peter Greener, will we see a Defence White Paper or Capability Plan prior to the next election?

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2022/07/12/defence-policy-review-terms-of-reference/
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

The New Zealand Army has returned to field training in the Pacific after two years spent protecting New Zealand’s borders from COVID-19.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/army-breaks-new-ground-in-new-caledonia-exercise/
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Category : Defence
Author: Rorbert Bird Group

Construction of hangers and offices to house new P8-A Poseidon aircraft for the New Zealand Defence Force. The building comprises two hangers and interconnecting two storey structures that house office and support functions. Seismic joints separate the building into eight separate structures with varying systems formed from steel framing and precast concrete walls.

Article: https://www.robertbird.com/rbg-projects/te-whare-toroa-ohakea-p8-a-hangars/
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Category : News
Author: Christian Novak
Energy security - to borrow a definition from Australia’s 2019 Liquid Fuel Security Review -  comes down to ensuring reliability of supply, and that it is resilient enough to withstand the most likely disruptions. With the global economy facing upheaval after two years of a global pandemic and now, high inflation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict underscores the need for sovereign governments to protect and manage their strategic assets; in this case, energy supply and the risks associated with them. 

Article: https://www.incline.org.nz/home/new-zealands-management-of-its-strategic-assets-in-need-of-recalibration
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Category : News
Author: Simon Ewing-Jarvie

In the second part of 'Defending New Zealand', I discuss how the country might configure itself to deal with an invading force that has the intention of putting boots on the ground.

Article: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1792541/10834531-defending-new-zealand-2-the-prickly-kiwi
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Category : Opinion
Author: Dr Bryce Edwards

OPINION: New Zealand has once again been ranked the second-most peaceful nation in the world. When it comes to the Asia-Pacific region and the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand is at the top of the peace rankings. This is according to the Institute for Economics and Peace, which recently released its annual Global Peace Index.

Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bryce-edwards-are-we-spending-too-little-or-too-much-on-the-military/L6R7KXSX7G4XLXZQQ5TV4WLMI4/
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Category : Defence
Author: RNZ & Nighthawk

A review of New Zealand's defence policy and strategy has been announced by Minister of Defence Peeni Henare.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/470522/ukraine-war-climate-change-add-urgency-to-defence-review-defence-minister-says
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 Oh for fuck sakes lets spend more on a review when we already know the answer... and lets just kick the can down the road so the next government has to deal with it... Where the fuck are your balls man... worst and weakest defence Minister New Zealand has ever had. (Which is saying a lot)

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