Category : Analysis
Author: Lloyd Burr

Auckland's got sinkholes, the rest of the country has potholes, and in Wellington, National's being accused of having a fiscal hole in its transport plan. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/08/election-2023-national-leaves-door-open-to-china-funding-new-new-zealand-roads.html
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Well he lost my vote... not that he ever had it... However he better not... as Andrew Little, the GCSB and NZSIS minister, said: "You might have to talk to other countries that have a lot of Chinese construction going on in them."

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Category : Defence
Author: tvnz
Category : Defence
Author: Amber Schultz

The Australian military helicopter involved in a horror crash off the coast of Queensland, leaving four feared dead, has a problematic history with nearly a dozen recorded safety incidents linked to MRH-90 Taipan helicopters.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/300938744/crashed-australian-military-chopper-has-history-of-safety-issues
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Category : Defence

About 800 defence and emergency services personnel in Australia have joined the search for four crew members after a helicopter involved in a multi-national military exercise crashed off Queensland's coast on Friday night.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/494765/exercise-talisman-sabre-helicopter-wreckage-found-after-crash-search-continues-for-crew
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Category : News
Author: William Hewett & Emma Cropper

Concerns are growing for four missing Australian Defence Force members after their army helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of Queensland, near Hamilton Island, overnight. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/07/four-australian-defence-force-members-missing-after-helicopter-crash-near-townsville-during-exercise-with-new-zealand-troops.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Tim Fish

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) is struggling to complete its major equipment acquisition programs despite introducing new capabilities to the NZDF.

Article: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/nzdf-projects-remain-unfinished-as-platforms-enter-service
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Category : Defence
Author: Ben Felton

It will be the first time in more than a decade that a New Zealand warship has fired any kind of missile and marks an important milestone in certifying the New Zealand frigate force for operations.

Article: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/07/new-zealand-frigate-arrives-in-australia-for-rare-missile-firing/
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