'Insidious' loss of capability: The Defence Force's struggle to respond to emergencies big and small
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Grounded aircraft, mothballed naval ships. The Defence Force has repeatedly warned the Government it has struggled to respond to even small-scale emergencies. But, as countries hike their defence spending, it’s not clear NZ can solve its woes with billion-dollar defence assets. Thomas Manch reports.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128498549/insidious-loss-of-capability-the-defence-forces-struggle-to-respond-to-emergencies-big-and-small
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Defence Minister Peeni Henare up there with being one of the weakest Defence Ministers the NZDF has ever had...
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The New Zealand Defence Force mission is underway in Europe.
A Hercules aircraft and crew flew from a UK airbase on Wednesday (NZ time) to deliver much-needed aid to Ukraine.
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Read more: Russia-Ukraine war: New Zealand Defence Force mission underway in Europe
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/russia-ukraine-war-new-zealand-defence-force-mission-underway-in-europe.html
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A peace lobby group has condemned the Government's plan to spend NZ$20 billion on defence out to 2030 now that it's been revealed global military spending has topped US$2 trillion.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed this week that the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia were the top five defence spenders in 2021, together accounting for 62 percent of global expenditure.
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- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/04/peace-movement-aotearoa-condemns-plan-to-spend-20-billion-on-new-zealand-defence-as-global-military-spending-tops-2-trillion.html
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Even with this boost from the previous governments, and the $20b Defence Capability Plan, New Zealand needs to spend at least 2% of GPD on Defence at present it sits about 1.6%. Now is not the time to make cut backs... it is the time to increase spending on defence.
People don't understand, that if you want to be a neutral country you better be able to defend that neutrality because no one is coming to your aid... and at the moment we can't even defend ourselves without the help of allies and partners and whether they would help is now even questionable. The NZDF has no offensive weapon capability and the best defence is going on the offense.
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Read more: NZ C-130Js to Get Specialist Equipment, Advanced Sensors
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The New Zealand Defence Force has finalised a sale of 22 surplus New Zealand Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAVs) to the Chilean Navy for use by their Marine Corps.
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Read more: Twenty two Light Armoured Vehicles sold to Chilean Navy
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The New Zealand Defence Force has finalised a sale of 22 surplus New Zealand Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAVs) to the Chilean Navy for use by their Marine Corps.
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Read more: New Zealand sells LAVs to Chile
- Article: https://www.contactairlandandsea.com/2022/04/20/new-zealand-sells-lavs-to-chile/
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Below is information on the New Zealand Defence Force's support to Ukraine's defence against Russia's invasion. The latest information is at the top.
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Read more: NZDF Support to Ukraine
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Former Australian governor-general Sir Peter Cosgrove says he is "dismayed" at the revelation Australia's closest ally, New Zealand, secretly investigated torture allegations against soldiers under his command in East Timor in 1999.
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