Author: Nigel Pittaway

MELBOURNE, Australia — The builder of the Royal Australian Navy’s new Hunter-class frigates has told Defense News that the ship’s design remains “within agreed weight and space envelopes,” despite a recent report in Australian media claiming recent changes have caused concern.

Article: https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/07/02/australian-shipbuilder-pushes-back-against-reports-of-frigate-design-concerns/
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Author: Peter Griffin

OPINION: We’ve heard so much about the shovel-ready projects getting funding as part of the pandemic recovery, but what about the pipette-ready research?

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/300098921/pandemic-recovery-means-big-money-for-shovelready-projects-but-what-about-science
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Author: Emma Cropper

New COVID-19 testing rules for people working at New Zealand's border are coming into effect on Sunday evening, but there are concerns the exemptions leave holes in the system where the virus could come in.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/09/coronavirus-concerns-new-border-testing-exemptions-leave-holes-in-system.html
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Author: Scott Palmer

National's health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti has released the five steps he says the Government can take immediately to keep New Zealanders safe from the coronavirus.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/09/dr-shane-reti-s-five-steps-to-protect-new-zealand-from-covid-19.html
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Author: Crystal Wu

Advance New Zealand leader Jami-Lee Ross says our COVID-19 strategy has been "simply unsustainable" for New Zealanders, criticising the Government's decision to lockdown after cases reemerged in the community.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/09/coronavirus-jami-lee-ross-lashes-out-at-the-government-for-locking-down-the-country.html
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Author: Rob Hitchings

It was 20 years ago today that a small SAS detachment from the New Zealand Defence Force took part in a daring mission to safely remove dozens of United Nations personnel from hostile territory in West Timor. And their reward? Coca-Cola and chocolate bars. In his own words, Lieutenant Colonel Rob Hitchings, New Zealand’s Chief of Staff on the Brigade HQ in East Timor at the time recalls the planning and execution of the risky mission.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122568724/the-untold-story-of-the-daring-nz-sas-mission-to-rescue-un-personnel-in-west-timor
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

There are five new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday, four of which were detected in the community.

The remaining case was in an Auckland managed isolation facility, the Ministry said.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/09/coronavirus-five-new-covid-19-cases-in-new-zealand.html
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