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How has Defence pivoted in order to continue delivering capability during COVID, and what challenge does the Information Domain present? Mike Yardley, the Ministry of Defence’s Deputy Secretary Capability Delivery, speaks with Nicholas Dynon.
Mike Yardley began his military career in 1981 as a Navigator in No. 5 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force. He reached the rank of Air Vice-Marshal, serving as Chief of Air Force, prior to being appointed Deputy Secretary Capability Delivery, Ministry of Defence, in March 2016.
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China has refused to give the World Health Organization (WHO) raw data on its early COVID-19 cases, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing WHO investigators, who it said described heated exchanges over lack of detail.
The world health agency officials said raw, personalised data could help them determine how and when the coronavirus first spread in China, the newspaper said.
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As the country prepares for its first COVID jabs, quarantine free trans-Tasman travel remains a looming possibility as long as Australia doesn't pull the plug over small outbreaks, Chris Hipkins says.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today that the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in New Zealand next week, earlier than expected.
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Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had their first call, while US China relations are altered by a new Pentagon China task force. But what the Biden China relationship will look like under the Biden Administration is still up in the air. Biden blocked a last minute proposed rule by the Trump administration targeting the Confucius Institute. But there's more to story. That and more on this week's China news headlines.
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Victoria is going back into lockdown for a third time, State Premier Daniel Andrews has announced.
The embattled Australian state, which just over three months ago came out of a gruelling 15-week lockdown period unmatched the world over, has called a snap lockdown lasting five days.
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Read more: Melbourne enters lockdown for third time as Victoria tries to shut down growing cluster
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Americans are expressing their jealousy over something very normal for Kiwis - Jacinda Ardern's Waitangi Day BBQ.
A clip from the Prime Minister's Facebook video of the gathering has been shared to social media site Reddit, the comments revealing just how envious those across the world are of New Zealand's COVID-19 situation.
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Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has received Category 1 certification from NASA, meaning it is authorized for use on more important missions, opening up a whole new revenue stream for the growing launch provider.
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A controversial Rocket Lab mission designed to improve US military targeting capabilities is slated to launch from the Mahia Peninsula next month, but Stuart Nash says he’s yet to approve it.
The minister responsible for New Zealand’s space regime has yet to sign off on a controversial US military satellite, which Rocket Lab announced yesterday it would launch from New Zealand next month.
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Read more: Stuart Nash on US military satellite launch in NZ: ‘I have not received an application’
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