Category : Defence
Author: Anneke Smith

The government will invest $12 billion over the next four years for a "modern, combat-capable" New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557432/government-unveils-12-billion-defence-capability-plan
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Category : News
Author: Ellen O'Dwyer

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has made it easier for people to apply for a job in a bid to get more boots on the ground.

Documents obtained by RNZ show last year it quietly removed some entry requirements for NCEA levels 1 and 2.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/557355/nzdf-drops-entry-requirements-in-bid-to-boost-numbers
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Category : News
Author: Niva Chittock

The New Zealand government said it granted consent for a Chinese research vessel to undertake joint marine research in New Zealand waters - the same one the Australian Prime Minister said he'd prefer not to have in his country's waters.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/556959/chinese-ship-granted-consent-from-government-to-undertake-research
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Category : Analysis
Author: Pacific Waves

A geopolitics analyst says New Zealand joining AUKUS would further intensify geopolitical tensions, which the Pacific region does not need.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/544059/nz-joining-aukus-would-make-geopolitical-waves-expert
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Category : Defence
Author: RNZ

The UK has launched a parliamentary inquiry into the AUKUS military arrangement between it, Australia and the US.

AUKUS Pillar One aims to deliver nuclear powered submarines to Australia while Pillar Two has seen the trio beginning to engage in advanced military tech development and sharing under reduced US military trade barriers.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/557336/uk-parliament-to-consider-aukus-progress-and-challenges
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Category : News
Author: TVNZ

"A series of human errors" and a culture that prioritised accomplishing missions over safety are among factors deemed to have led to the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa last October.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/04/manawanui-sinking-final-report-points-to-a-series-of-human-errors/
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Wait soooo?... who's head is going to roll... sounds like a bit of a whit wash. The buck stops where? At the end of the day the buck stops at the captain, she was in charge of the ship, in charge of the safety of ship and crew... and she failed.

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Category : News
Author: RNZ

The crew - and the Commanding Officer - of the Navy ship Manawanui were under trained and the boat was not up to the task it was doing when it grounded on a Samoan reef.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557180/crew-on-manawanui-during-sinking-were-under-trained-ship-not-up-to-task-report
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Wait soooo?... who's head is going to roll... sounds like a bit of a whit wash. The buck stops where? At the end of the day the buck stops at the captain, she was in charge of the ship, in charge of the safety of ship and crew... and she failed.

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Category : Opinion
Author: Jo Moir

A new RNZ poll reveals about half of voters think New Zealand should increase its defence spending.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/poll/556896/new-rnz-reid-research-poll-half-of-kiwis-want-defence-spending-to-increase
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