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In this exclusive interview, Defence Minister Peeni Henare talks with Line of Defence Editor-at-Large Dr Peter Greener about future peacekeeping, prioritising spending, the Pacific, and a Labour focus on Defence.
PG: Minister, acknowledging the confluence of your roles as Minister of Defence and Associate Minister of Health, how important has the contribution of the NZDF been to the battle against COVID-19 in New Zealand, and do you see further opportunities for the NZDF to expand co-operation with Ministry of Health activities and the NGO sector?
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Read more: The Interview: New Zealand Defence Minister Peeni Henare
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/05/31/defence-minister-peeni-henare/
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a stern message to "those who would seek to undermine" the trans-Tasman relationship - "they will not succeed."
Morrison joined his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern in Queenstown on Monday at a press conference which was dominated by questions addressing speculation of differences in Australia and New Zealand's approach to China.
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OPINION: Emissions pricing and congestion pricing have a lot in common. The economics of both are straightforward. And the politics of both are a mess.
Like carbon charging, congestion charging simply makes sense. About 90 per cent of economists surveyed endorsed carbon and congestion charging – a decade ago. And the case for both has not got weaker with time.
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Read more: The case for a congestion charge
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has arrived in Queenstown for a meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, despite visiting COVID-hit Melbourne just 10 days ago.
Morrison has been vaccinated and New Zealand officials are comfortable in trusting he hasn't brought the virus with him.
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Read more: Scott Morrison arrives in Queenstown to grateful Queenstown locals
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ANALYSIS: The second-class treatment of New Zealanders in Australia remains a “pebble in the shoe”. The insistence on deporting criminals continues to corrode. And China’s rise remains the major conundrum for the New Zealand-Australia relationship.
There will be plenty on the agenda for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, when they meet on Sunday, their first face-to-face since the pandemic closed borders and committed leaders to Zoom calls.
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Read more: Can the rift be healed? Beneath the tension in the New Zealand-Australia relationship
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OPINION: New Zealand's foreign minister is ruffling feathers. International analyst Geoffrey Miller explores Nanaia Mahuta's orientation to her job, Beijing, and Belarus.
Nanaia Mahuta's comments on China in a Guardian interview this week brought a veiled rebuke from Beijing – and a new wave of international headlines. It was a fresh reminder that the foreign minister's words are being closely watched – and not just by China itself.
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China’s Defence Ministry has labelled the Australian government’s warnings on the threat of war over Taiwan as irresponsible and accused it of inciting confrontation over the democratic island.
The comments from defence ministry spokesman and senior colonel Tan Kefei in Beijing on Thursday are the first official response from the Chinese military to a flurry of concerns from Australian leaders in April and May.
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The New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) flagship aircraft used for VIP transport, peacekeeping and disaster relief aren't always available for use.
Chief of Airforce Andrew Clark says "anything can go wrong on an aeroplane at some stage".
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Read more: Defence Force Boeing 757 fleet unavailable for 156 days since 2019
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