Category : Defence
Author: Benjamin Felton

New Zealand's second P-8A Poseidon arrived home on March 20th. Meanwhile the New Zealand Ministry of Defence confirmed MK 54 Torpedoes are included in the P-8A Poseidon purchase.

Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/03/new-zealand-to-field-mark-54-torpedoes-aboard-p-8a-poseidon/
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Category : News
Author: Ben McKay

New Zealand's opposition has flagged concerns with Australia's AUKUS defence agreement, saying it makes New Zealand less safe, while querying whether the deal will even come to pass.

Article: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8131164/new-zealand-opposition-concerned-by-aukus/
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Category : News
Author: Adam Hollingworth

Newshub understands there are grave fears tonight that Kiwi soldier Kane Te Tai may have been killed in action in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is aware of reports that a New Zealander had died there but it wasn't confirming any more details at this stage.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/03/grave-fears-new-zealander-kane-te-tai-fighting-in-ukraine-has-died.html
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his "dear friend" Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday (local time), seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote Beijing's role as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/03/vladimir-putin-greets-xi-jinping-at-kremlin-for-chinese-leader-s-first-visit-since-russia-invaded-ukraine.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: Robert Ayson
He was bound to say it. Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines wouldn’t be welcome visitors on this side of the Tasman, and AUKUS would not change New Zealand’s long-held nuclear free policy. But Chris Hipkins was addressing a non-existent problem.

Article: https://www.incline.org.nz/home/new-zealands-biggest-policy-headache-with-the-aukus-submarines-plan
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Category : Analysis
Author: Nic Robertson

President Vladimir Putin always relished his global outings, burnishing his image as one of the big guns running the world.

While the Kremlin is dissing the International Criminal Court's war crimes charges against him, inside the Kremlin walls another reality will be emerging. Putin's world just got smaller.

Article: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/18/europe/putin-icc-arrest-warrant-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html
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Category : News
Author: Mark Quinlivan

Former US President Donald Trump's ex-national security advisor has praised New Zealand and Australia for alerting the United States about the threats posed by Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/03/am-exclusive-nz-and-australia-alerted-us-to-threats-posed-by-china-s-huawei-zte-trump-s-former-security-advisor-john-bolton.html
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Category : Analysis
Author: Caitlin Rawling & Simon Shepherd

A military strategist says New Zealand is not on the sidelines of conflict between China and the West.

Over the past week, tensions over Taiwan have escalated with China warning the United States it will face conflict and confrontation if the US "doesn't hit the brakes".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/03/new-zealand-very-much-in-the-picture-of-conflict-between-china-and-west-military-strategist.html
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