- Details
- Category: News
MV Edda Fonn – soon to be HMNZS MANAWANUI (A09 – the fourth of her name) has arrived in New Zealand. The english translation of the ship’s Maori name according to many is “to be brave or steadfast.” However, another translation is ‘Patience.’ Both seem particularly apt for describing the way in which current and former members of the Royal NZ Navy have conducted themselves. This vessel represents, in a political sense, everything that is wrong with the way successive governments deal with national security.
- Hits: 1012
- Article: https://unclas.com/2019/05/13/hmnzs-patience/
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
After much agonising, the P-3K2 Orion replacement platform was announced on 9 July. Our fleet of 6 Orions will be replaced by 4 Boeing P-8A Poseidon in a staggered delivery between 2023 and 2025/6.
- Hits: 1641
Read more: Poseidon – So What?
- Article: https://unclas.com/2018/07/12/poseidon-so-what/
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
Search and rescue missions are tense for Squadron 5; silent. Crew members keep a close eye out the windows, looking for signs of movement;strange objects. Counter-piracy missions, and anti-warfare training are louder. There's constant chatter: is the ship a threat, whose is it, what's it doing, what happens next.
- Hits: 1249
Read more: New sub-killer planes may never fire in anger but Govt wants the option
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/105452173/new-subkiller-planes-may-never-fire-in-anger-but-govt-wants-the-option
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
This is an older article.
- Details
- Category: News
Young New Zealand First has forced the party's caucus to reevaluate its policy on drug testing at festivals.
- Hits: 1003
Read more: New Zealand First to reconsider its policy against drug testing pills at festivals
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/10/new-zealand-first-to-reconsider-its-policy-against-drug-testing-pills-at-festivals.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Politics
Winston Peters will "live on as a hero for generations to come" if he fires Iain Lees-Galloway and take control of immigration, says Vision NZ.
- Hits: 442
Read more: Hannah Tamaki's Vision NZ sets sights on NZ First voters
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/10/hannah-tamaki-s-vision-nz-sets-sights-on-nz-first-voters.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Defence
The computer-generated renders are only representative, but they are the first tantalising look at what the future sailor can expect in terms of living and working aboard the RNZN’s largest ship in history.
- Hits: 1046
Read more: Behind the Scenes of Aotearoa
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/feature-behind-the-scenes-of-aoteaoa-b981465c5652
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
While this is an older article, I thought I would post it as the timing of HMNZS Aotearoa now being fitted out in South Korea
- Details
- Parent Category: News
- Category: Politics
New Zealand First's members have voted for the party to look into giving 100 hours of compulsory community service to all teenagers.
- Hits: 485
Read more: Compulsory community service for teens? NZ First members say yes
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12277973
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
- Details
- Category: News
The Prime Minister has turned Police Minister Stuart Nash's 'aspirational' target of hiring 1800 new police officers into an ironclad promise.
- Hits: 979
Read more: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern puts pressure on to reach police staff targets
- Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/164591-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-puts-pressure-on-to-reach-police-staff-targets.html
- :
- Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
Subcategories
Politics
General Politics
Defence
General Defence Articles
Science
Sciencey stuff
World
World News
Page 673 of 798
