Category : Analysis
Author: Thomas Manch, Laura Walters and Daniel Smith

The Defence Force does not know how many serving New Zealand soldiers may be fighting in Ukraine, without permission.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129678619/defence-force-unsure-how-many-nz-soldiers-are-fighting-in-ukraine
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Category : News
Author: RNZ

The government intends to charge GST on fees paid on KiwiSaver accounts from April 2026, potentially netting it hundreds of millions more in taxes.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/government-s-plan-to-charge-gst-on-kiwisaver-fees-a-wealth-tax-fund-manager.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Benjamin Felton

A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-3K2 Orion undertook a rare surveillance flight over the South China Sea last week. The Orion involved, NZ4202, is one of only three Orions that remain in RNZAF service pending the arrival of the P-8A. 

Article: https://www.overtdefense.com/2022/08/29/aotearoa-new-zealand-conducts-rare-patrol-in-south-china-sea/
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Category : News
Author: Amelia Wade

The Government's spending watchdog has taken a swing at the cost of living payment, saying he has a number of concerns.

It comes ahead of the second instalment of the payment on Thursday and this time there'll be screening tests to weed out Kiwis who aren't actually living in New Zealand.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/cost-of-living-payment-david-parker-suggests-upcoming-cost-of-living-payment-could-still-go-to-the-dead.html
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

New Zealand's government spending watchdog has lashed the delivery of the cost of living payment, saying "good stewardship of public money required greater care".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/cost-of-living-payment-auditor-general-raises-major-concerns-over-rollout.html
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Category : News
Author: Logan Church

It shows a small Earth in the centre, surrounded by countless moving dots. That is the space junk in orbit around the Earth – not all of it, only the stuff big enough to track.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/28/could-earths-orbit-become-unusable-maybe/
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Category : Analysis
Author: Sian Troath

ANALYSIS: Australia’s recently announced defence review, intended to be the most thorough in almost four decades, will give us a good idea of how Australia sees its role in an increasingly tense strategic environment.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300673110/australias-pursuit-of-killer-robots-could-put-the-transtasman-alliance-with-new-zealand-on-shaky-ground
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Author: Larissa Howie

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has started contacting all 94 personnel on unpaid leave reminding them they cannot go to Ukraine, but said it does not know how many staff are already there.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/27/nzdf-remind-on-leave-soldiers-they-cannot-go-to-ukraine/
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