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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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

A team of civilian doctors and nurses, NZDF personnel and a seven-tonne generator have left New Zealand this morning on board a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules bound for Niue to assist with the recent COVID-19 outbreak and power outages.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/nzdf-flies-team-to-support-niue-in-covid-19-outbreak/
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 When they retire the C-130H in a year or 2 I hope they get a good outro... undecided They deserve it...

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Category : Defence

The Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa has sailed into Pearl Harbour in Hawaii as part of a major military exercise in the Pacific.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300627575/royal-new-zealand-navy-sails-into-pearl-harbour-for-military-exercise
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Category : Defence
Author: Dr Wayne Mapp

Just six months ago, I was arguing that it would be sufficient for New Zealand to maintain defence spending at 1.5 percent of GDP, which was essentially the level of defence spending for the last 20 years.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2022/06/30/mapp-defence-spending-priorities/
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Category : Defence
Author: Nighthawk

We all now know the HMNZS Aotearoa was going to have Phalanx CIWS however that turned out to be that it is now "fitted for but not with". However what about the mini typhoon systems?

Article: http://www.nighthawk.nz
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