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From peacekeeping on the Russia-Ukraine border to defending our own waters, experts say it can't come soon enough.
Two defence experts are warning that New Zealand's ageing navy is woefully inadequate and underfunded when it comes to protecting our waters.
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Read more: Splashing out on defence to keep our head above troubled waters
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/542523/splashing-out-on-defence-to-keep-our-head-above-troubled-waters
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The Defence Force has confirmed the three Chinese ships off the coast of Australia have moved inside the Australian exclusive economic zone this morning.
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Read more: Chinese ships move inside Australian exclusive economic zone
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/543041/chinese-ships-move-inside-australian-exclusive-economic-zone
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Allegedly, the defence environment has changed, and New Zealand thus needs to spend significantly more on Defence. The rationale is that China (our main trading partner) has been raising its profile in the Pacific, a region hitherto seen to be our own backyard, and an American lake. The cheek of it!
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Read more: On Why Our China Panic Is About To Get Expensive
- Article: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2502/S00030/on-why-our-china-panic-is-about-to-get-expensive.htm
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The New Zealand Space Agency has refused to answer questions about delays to a key milestone in a multi-million dollar project involving a methane tracking satellite.
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- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/542866/kia-ora-steve-and-little-else-no-answers-from-nz-s-space-agency-about-delays-in-space-mission
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Three Chinese naval vessels have been sailing in international waters off Australia's east coast and conducting live-fire exercises, causing trans-Tasman flights to divert.
The fleet consists of the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu.
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Read more: What we know about the Chinese vessels conducting military exercises in the Tasman Sea
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese/542972/what-we-know-about-the-chinese-vessels-conducting-military-exercises-in-the-tasman-sea
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An awkward diplomatic incident has been avoided after a fake screenshot circulated online of a doctored Truth Social post in which US President Donald Trump calls New Zealand a “Third World country”.
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- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/fake-truth-social-post-donald-trump-labels-new-zealand-third-world-country-in-fake-post-circulating-online/
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A day after China warned its three military ships would be live weapons testing between New Zealand and Australia, the Cook Islands has today released a controversial agreement indicating Beijing has secured a maritime presence there.
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Read more: China secures maritime presence in Cook Islands
- Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/22/china-secures-maritime-presence-in-cook-islands/
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Analysis: Is the United States becoming less dependable as the world's most formidable defence backstop, and is New Zealand factoring that in?
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Read more: 'Will the Americans still be there?' The looming question for New Zealand
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/542822/will-the-americans-still-be-there-the-looming-question-for-new-zealand
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