Category : Analysis
Author: Jamie Ensor

Attention is back on the country's traffic light settings as COVID-19 cases rise again, and there are growing concerns the number of daily infections may return to what was seen at the height of the Omicron outbreak.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/07/coronavirus-concern-of-significant-wave-of-cases-coming-return-to-red-could-depend-on-how-health-system-copes.html
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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 : News
Author: Reuters

Ukrainian forces were taking up new defensive lines in the east on Monday (local time), preparing for a hard new phase in the war as President Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia's victory in the months-long battle of Luhansk.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/07/ukraine-invasion-ukrainian-forces-take-up-new-positions-as-russian-president-vladimir-putin-proclaims-victory-in-luhansk.html
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Category : News
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Analysis - Is New Zealand suddenly softening its more pro-Western foreign policy - and its tougher line on China?

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/470340/is-jacinda-ardern-rethinking-her-china-strategy
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Category : News
Author: RNZ

China's Ambassador to Tonga Cao Xiaolin has dismissed allegations that his government is exploiting the kingdom and other Pacific Island states.

Cao told Tongan journalists at a press conference in Nuku'alofa that trade relations were mutually beneficial.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/07/china-not-exploiting-pacific-island-nations-ambassador-claims.html
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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 : News
Author: Luke Malpass

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will travel to Australia this week, leading a 30-strong trade delegation during a trip that will seek to sell New Zealand Inc, while also holding high-level bilateral meetings.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129160783/pm-jacinda-ardern-to-lead-trade-delegation-to-australia-this-week
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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?

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