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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: World; Published: 20 August 2023

Category : News

China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a "serious warning" to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Vice President William Lai's visit to the United States, drawing condemnation from Taipei.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/496166/china-launches-drills-around-taiwan-in-angry-response-to-vp-s-us-trip

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 19 August 2023

Category : News

Author: Alecia Rousseau

The last aircraft to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s latest fleet has hit the tarmac in Ōhakea.

All four Boeing P-8A Poseidon were lined up at the base on Friday marking the final chapter in what has been a five-year journey to bring the planes to New Zealand.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300952255/p8a-poseidon-final-aircraft-joins-maritime-surveillance-fleet

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 19 August 2023

Category : Opinion

Author: Dr Simon Ewing-Jarvie

I read the recently released government documents on strategic foreign policy assessment, national security strategy, defence policy and strategy statement, future force design principles and the security threat environment – three times.

Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2023/08/16/hybrid-interference-cure-worse-than-the-disease/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 19 August 2023

Category : Defence

Author: Story courtesy of Ministry for Primary Industries.

Our Royal New Zealand Air Force’s new P-8A Poseidon aircraft has been deployed on Operation Nasse for the first time.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/more-than-20-fishing-vessels-inspected-during-new-zealand-led-south-pacific-fisheries-patrol/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: World; Published: 17 August 2023

Category : Analysis

Author: CNN

Ukrainian marines have advanced for the second time in two weeks on the southeastern frontlines, towards the key port city of Mariupol, with the recapture of the village of Urozhaine appearing to have been partially aided by the use of controversial cluster munitions.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/08/russia-ukraine-war-controversial-cluster-bombs-aid-kyiv-s-counteroffensive.html

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: World; Published: 17 August 2023

Category : Defence

Author: RNZ

Afghans who fled from the Taliban to New Zealand in the past two years have a new way to bring family over.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/496010/immigration-nz-opens-pathway-for-evacuated-afghans-to-bring-family

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Politics; Published: 17 August 2023

Category : Analysis

Author: Phil Pennington

A new national national intelligence and security agency has not yet been established despite it being a key recommendation from the Christchurch mosque attacks inquiry.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/468345/govt-yet-to-set-up-national-security-agency-18-months-after-royal-commission-recommendation

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 17 August 2023

Category : Defence

Author: Nick Lee-Frampton

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand plans to create another intelligence agency to help the government more rapidly react to and better coordinate its response to security threats.

Article: https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2023/08/10/new-zealand-to-create-intel-agency-recommended-over-two-years-ago/

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China launches drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP's US trip

P-8A Poseidon: Final aircraft joins maritime surveillance fleet

Hybrid Interference – Cure Worse than the Disease?

More than 20 fishing vessels inspected during New Zealand-led South Pacific fisheries patrol

Russia-Ukraine war: Controversial cluster bombs aid Kyiv's counteroffensive

Immigration NZ opens pathway for evacuated Afghans to bring family

Govt yet to set up national security agency 18 months after Royal Commission recommendation

New Zealand to create intel agency recommended over two years ago

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