Category : Defence
Author: TVNZ

The final cost of salvaging the HMNZS Manawanui could run into the hundreds of millions of dollars, depending on what happens with the wreck.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/01/19/hmnzs-manawanui-will-not-be-replaced-government-says/
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Category : Opinion
Author: DEFSEC

Are the recent actions of the Chinese really the reason for the delay in the Defence Capability Plan, or do the politics of the coalition have a part to play?, asks editor-at-large Dr Peter Greener.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/01/08/defence-capability-plan-kicking-the-can/.
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

A senior Royal New Zealand Navy officer will lead international naval efforts against drug smuggling in the Middle East, where New Zealand will also contribute a frigate later in the year.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/new-zealand-takes-command-of-international-task-force-disrupting-drug-smuggling-in-the-middle-east/
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

HMNZS Aotearoa, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s maritime sustainment vessel, is sailing to Antarctica to deliver food, supplies and engineering equipment for New Zealand and United States bases on the ice.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/hmnzs-aotearoa-departs-on-resupply-mission-to-antarctica/
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Category : Analysis
Author: Tony Wall

Navy Commander Bronwyn Heslop faces trial through the military justice system over her conduct during an operation last year, it can be revealed.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360526911/navy-commander-faces-military-trial-next-year
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Category : News

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) will select between Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 and Airbus’s A321neo family to replace the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s ageing fleet of Boeing 757-2K2s.

Article: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/new-zealand-to-consider-a321neo-and-737-max-8-for-757-replacement
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Category : News
Author: Thomas Manch
Defence Force accepts 200 voluntary redundancies amid cost-saving push
Category : Opinion
Author: Sam Sachdeva

A top official advises ‘deep breaths’ on potential NZ involvement in Aukus, as military budgets and capabilities face scrutiny. New Zealand governments must stop “robbing Peter to pay Paul” by putting off expensive but important investments in the country’s military, a senior defence official has told politicians.

Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/04/politicians-must-avoid-defence-spending-train-wreck/
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