Category : Opinion
Author: Simon Ewing-Jarvie

The assault, capture and subsequent withdrawal from Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli between 6 and 10 August 1915 is established as a milestone in New Zealand history. Kiwi troops briefly held the heights on 8 August. The carnage numbed the country. Anzac Day was established a year later.

Article: https://unclas.wordpress.com/2023/08/08/national-security-strategy-documents-have-little-effect/
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Category : Opinion
Author: Thomas Manch

The family of New Zealand humanitarian Andrew Bagshaw say he appears to have been executed by Russian or Wagner forces on the frontline in Ukraine, in an apparent war crime.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/132709644/kiwi-humanitarian-andrew-bagshaw-is-possible-war-crimes-victim-family-says
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Category : News
Author: T-SPLY

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Category : Opinion
Author: John Moremon

New Zealanders have been put on notice that defence and security are among the bigger challenges the country faces this century.

The assessment earlier this year by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Navigating a Shifting World-Te whakatere i tētahi ao hurihuri, warned “the future looks grim” geopolitically. The release last week of a new national security strategy and defence policy strategy statement underscored the urgency of the required response.

Article: https://theconversation.com/the-number-8-wire-days-for-nzs-defence-force-are-over-new-priorities-will-demand-bigger-budgets-211182
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Category : Analysis
Author: Tim Fish

"These documents represent a clear statement of intent by the New Zealand Government to step up its foreign policy and military efforts in the Pacific," one analyst told Breaking Defense.

Article: https://breakingdefense.com/2023/08/new-zealands-national-security-strategy-greater-regional-presence-aussie-ties-and-questions/
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Category : Opinion
Author: Andrew Tillett
Category : Analysis
Author: Jamie Ensor & Lloyd Burr

Foreign interference linked to China "in and against New Zealand" is labelled an "intelligence concern" by the country's spies in their first-ever comprehensive assessment of threats against Aotearoa published publicly.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/08/new-zealand-spies-call-out-foreign-interference-including-by-china-in-first-of-its-kind-report.html
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So government knew this report was coming and decided a week before hand state that we need to up the NZDF including misinformation, cyber attacks and the like and the general security of the nation with the first NSS - National Security Strategy... hmmmm

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Category : News
Author: Katie Ham

The Royal New Zealand Navy formed part of an international drug bust in the Middle East that saw $495 million worth of drugs seized.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300947897/nz-navy-part-of-international-drug-bust-that-saw-495-million-worth-of-drugs-seized
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