Category : News
Author: Guyon Espiner & John Daniell,

New Zealand risks giving China coercive power over its economy, according to an American general and former US national security advisor.

General H.R. McMaster, who served as President Donald Trump's national security advisor, said New Zealanders often talked about not wanting to be caught in the middle of a scrap between America and China. The real choice for New Zealand, however, was between "sovereignty and servitude", he said.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/445809/nz-risks-giving-china-coercive-power-over-economy-us-general
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Category : News
Author: RNZ

Fears of political assassinations, car tampering and break-ins. Claims the New Zealand government is selling out the Five Eyes. Concerns a foreign state has coercive control of our economy.

In a new podcast series, Guyon Espiner and John Daniell investigate China's influence in New Zealand, and ask if we can continue to walk the thin red line between what some see as an evil empire, but others see as our greatest economic opportunity and the centre of a new world order.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/red-line#section-HOME-Zyqic3JaAf
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Category : Defence
Author: Thomas Manch

Defence Minister Peeni Henare says he will not slash the Government’s plans to spend billions on military hardware in the coming decades, but instead the projects will be pushed further into the future.

Henare has for months signalled the Government would be looking to redraw the former defence minister Ron Mark’s Defence Capability Plan due to the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/125619017/defence-minister-peeni-henare-says-he-wont-slash-plans-to-spend-billions-on-military-hardware
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Here we go again... sounds good that not going to cut back on the Defence Capability Plan 2019. (the spending of the 20 billion over 15years on defence over and above of the defence budget).

But what they are doing is moving it further into the future... in essence cutting it back on their watch. Much of the equipment that needs and will need replacing are already past the replacement date ... are they saying replacement of the frigates now to 2040-2045. Are they saying replacing the Seaprites 2035 instead of 2028.   

Some things just won't last that long. Take the seasprites as an example. They are an old design spare parts are already getting harder to get and with more decks that require the helo that is more flying hours ... The are pushing to it keeping them flying up to 2028...

In essence cutting it back on their watch.

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Category : Defence
Author: Asian Military Review

Logistik Unicorp Group expands its international activities: New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) bestows its trust on Australian Defence Apparel (ADA) announcing the award of the The Wearables Supply and Managed Services Contract for the end-to-end management of their operational and dress uniforms, accessories, load carriage and a wide range of associated equipment. 

Article: https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2021/06/new-zealand-defence-force-awards-uniform-management-contract-to-the-logistik-unicorp-group/
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Category : News
Author: Tia McDougall

The Government has announced the recommended dates for the Matariki public holiday for the next 30 years, in the hope it will give communities and businesses more certainty.

As promised prior to their re-election last October, a stand-alone bill formally establishing the new public holiday will be introduced to Parliament later this year. People will have the opportunity to provide their feedback during the select committee process.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/07/government-announces-matariki-public-holiday-dates-for-next-30-years.html
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Author: Guyon Espiner

Many politicians in the West see China's President Xi Jinping as a dangerous dictator who has scrapped term limits, allowing him to rule the world's most populous country for life.

But former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key calls President Xi a friend - and says he is on the Chinese leader's Christmas card list.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/07/john-key-doesn-t-believe-china-is-global-force-for-evil-says-he-s-on-xi-jinping-s-christmas-card-list.html
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 I knew I didn't trust you John...

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Category : Defence
Author: Gill Bonnett

A military panel deciding whether a sailor sexually assaulted three colleagues while on tour of duty in Canada is hearing the trial judge's summing-up.

The 27-year-old man, who has interim name suppression, denies sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection and two charges of indecent assault.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/07/sailor-s-sexual-assault-charges-panel-told-lightning-doesn-t-strike-twice.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealanders overwhelmingly support promoting human rights in China, even if that damages our economic relations with the Asian superpower, new research reveals.

The results come amid debate in New Zealand over how to address human rights abuses against the Uighur people in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, and as Beijing strikes out at the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Thursday also marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/07/new-zealanders-overwhelmingly-back-promoting-human-rights-in-china-even-if-it-damages-economic-ties-research.html
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