Category : News

Nearly 50 New Zealand Army personnel have returned from Fiji following a week of mortar and machine gun tactical training exercises.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/528981/nz-army-takes-part-in-mortar-and-machine-gun-tactical-training-in-fiji
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Category : Defence
Author: NZDF

Two of the Royal New Zealand Air Forces four KA 350 aircraft, modified with an electro-optic and infra-red camera, and surveillance radar sensor suite, have been taking on a maritime surveillance role since the retirement of the P-3K2 Orions last year, with the latest mission off the coast of Westport.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/king-airs-keep-close-eye-on-fishing/
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Category : Defence
Author: Lucy Xia

More than 200 civilian Defence Force staff have opted for voluntary redundancy, while more job cuts are on the horizon as the agency plans for a restructure to cut costs.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528488/defence-force-planning-restructure-to-cut-costs-as-200-civilian-staff-opt-for-voluntary-redundancy
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Category : Analysis
Author: Maiki Sherman

The coalition Government has claimed that Labour led the work to explore joining AUKUS Pillar Two with the release of previously unseen cabinet documents from the previous government on Friday.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/02/govt-claims-documents-prove-labour-began-aukus-consideration/
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 Helen Clarke is so far behind the times... she is a has been... saying we don't need AUKUS pillar II, we don't need deployments to South china sea. Well we do need deployments to south china sea, even if it is to stop the North Koreans and their sanctions, but also to stop China from trying to control international waters which will hinder all trade that ships through that area...

Get with the times...

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Category : Analysis
Author: Lillian Hanly

A series of exchanges about the AUKUS security pact, from New Zealand and Australian defence and Foreign Affairs, has been revealed in newly released documents.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/523994/official-aukus-documents-outline-timeline-of-new-zealand-s-understanding-and-position-on-pillar-two
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

AUKUS partners Australia, Britain and the United States said on Wednesday they are in discussions with Canada, Japan and New Zealand about potential collaboration on defence technology projects.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/528341/aukus-in-talks-with-canada-japan-nz-say-leaders
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Category : Defence
Author: RNZ

The Australian military is getting new quantum atomic clocks under the Aukus Pillar Two pact.

Quantum technology is one of eight technologies that the US, Australia and UK are sharing more of under Aukus.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/528024/aukus-pillar-two-australia-gets-new-quantum-atomic-clocks
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Category : Opinion
Author: Craig McCulloch

Defence Minister Judith Collins' office tried to keep secret the Defence Force's criticism of another minister's comments about boot camps, new documents show.

Collins' office wanted the rebuke redacted from an email which was to be released under the Official Information Act (OIA), but the NZDF sent the original draft copy instead, seemingly by mistake.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/527459/minister-tried-to-hide-nzdf-criticism-of-boot-camp-comments
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