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Scientists at the University of Otago released a suprising new study on Friday which reveals where New Zealand's early cases of coronavirus came from.
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Read more: Otago study reveals surprising continent most cases came into New Zealand from
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/08/covid-19-otago-study-reveals-surprising-continent-most-cases-came-into-new-zealand-from.html
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President Trump announces a ban on TikTok and WeChat. Coronavirus PPP loan relief for small business ended up going to Chinese companies. And pandas are destroying the environment. That and more on this week's China news headlines.
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Read more: China Threatens “Mortal Combat” Over TikTok
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The global military drone market is growing rapidly and as New Zealand looks to the future of its defense force we must ask ourselves if we see drone technology there. Public perception of UAVs is often negative and associated with issues like the war on terror and armed drone strikes. However, drones also have many meaningful uses, including search and rescue, maritime surveillance, humanitarian assistance and communications support.
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Read more: Should NZDF Opt For A Drone Based Future?
- Article: https://theowp.org/reports/should-nzdf-opt-for-a-drone-based-future/
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The DCP 2019 states it will be looking at drones to supplement the P-8A's and other surveillance aircraft. NZ EEZ and SAR areas are huge, and drones will help supplement any search as a cheaper option once up and running that a full flight P-8A.
They still have a human element involved with it's operation. They have longer loiter time and you can change pilots mid-flight. It also means, if in the time of conflict and drone is shot down there is no loss of life.
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The recent mapping of New Zealand's continental crust could redefine maritime boundaries in the Pacific.
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Read more: New Zealand at the centre of big power play
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Bringing the navies of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom together under common command would make for a formidable naval force.
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Read more: All the Queen's Ships
- Article: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/january/all-queens-ships
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Spanish shipbuilder Navantia announced that NUSHIP Supply, a new AOR (Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment) vessel for the Royal Australian Navy departed from the Ferrol shipyard to start initial sea trials.
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Read more: Navantia-Built AOR ‘Supply’ Starts Sea Trials In Spain
- Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/08/navantia-built-aor-supply-starts-sea-trials-in-spain/
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Members of the American military have arrived in Christchurch ahead of their deployment to Antarctica.
A C-17 plane – from McChord Air Force Base in the State of Washington – landed at Christchurch Airport on Friday morning, before the 30 personnel were transported to one of the city’s five quarantine hotels.
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Read more: US military in managed isolation in New Zealand ahead of Antarctica trip
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122376826/us-military-in-managed-isolation-in-new-zealand-ahead-of-antarctica-trip
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OPINION: I grew up in Christchurch, always dreaming of bigger cities, more people, being where the action is.
I turned 18 a week after the February 2011 earthquake. Having spent early adulthood amongst the rubble, I was fed up with a small, broken town as well as the National government under John Key. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
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Read more: A Kiwi in Melbourne: I used to love Australia, but now I'm looking at NZ with longing
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/122374485/a-kiwi-in-melbourne-i-used-to-love-australia-but-now-im-looking-at-nz-with-longing
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