Category : Defence
Author: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Numbering up... All our aircraft have a unique serial number. An important step in the construction of our new C-130J-30 Super Hercules fleet is allocating tail numbers, which will have the numbers NZ7011-NZ7015.
Category : News
Author: Scott Palmer

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield have announced from midnight Wednesday New Zealand's alert levels will shift down.

Auckland will move down to level 2 and the rest of the country will move to level 1. These alert levels will be reviewed again by Cabinet next week.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/02/covid-19-jacinda-ardern-dr-ashley-bloomfield-announce-alert-levels-to-shift-down.html
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Category : News
Author: Sebastian Ferguson

With Britain having officially left the EU, a new agreement between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K., referred to as CANZUK, has gained traction.

A report advocating CANZUK was submitted to New Zealand’s Parliament in early January after support for the idea polled at 82 per cent. This follows a string of endorsements from the ACT party in New Zealand, Andrew Scheer, Canada’s former leader of the opposition, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Article: https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/business/articles/24621/canzuk-a-new-commonwealth-agreement-
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Category : Defence
Author: New Zealand Defence Force

Photographing the men and women of the New Zealand Army in action is not just a skill but an art.

Corporal (CPL) Sean Spivey has been awarded a Chief of Army Commendation for his work in proactively and expertly showcasing the Army in his photography.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/commendation-for-former-army-sniper/
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Category : Defence
Author: New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will complete its commitments and proceed with the withdrawal of personnel from Afghanistan following the Government’s announcement today that the deployment will conclude this year.
 
Over the past 20 years, the NZDF has worked alongside partners in Afghanistan, making a significant contribution to regional security and the lives of people of Afghanistan.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/news/nzdf-to-complete-afghanistan-deployment/
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor & Rachel Sadler

By the end of Wednesday, Aucklanders may be freed from the alert level 3 lockdown or required to continue life under the strict measures as officials grapple with the COVID-19 situation.

Cabinet will meet in the afternoon to consider the latest data, including the results of outstanding close contact tests. These will signal if there has been any onward transmission from the three infected cases, while wider community testing should reveal any undetected parallel transmission. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/02/coronavirus-live-updates-latest-on-auckland-lockdown-community-cases-wednesday-february-17.html
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Category : News
Author: Henry Cooke

The Auckland level 3 lockdown may have been based on a “false alarm,” a key advisor to the Government says.

But other experts are more cautious about the possibility of the community cases portending a wider community outbreak.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300231947/covid19-government-to-make-alert-level-decision-after-possible-false-alarm-lockdown
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Category : Defence
Author: M.L. Cavanaugh

When New Zealanders vote this September, they should consider closing a self-inflicted wound—decades of disarmament and dangerous strategic apathy.

In 1949, a distinguished New Zealand soldier, Major General Sir Howard Kippenbergerwarned:

Article: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/new-zealands-dangerous-strategic-apathy-in-an-uncertain-age/
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