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Author: The Project

There is an increasing fear of another world war as the East and West gather allies, making the world very tense. Might New Zealand have to pick a side in the next war?

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/05/world-war-iii-warning-for-new-zealand-as-global-tensions-increase.html
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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: MoD

A 500 tonne roof has been lifted into place 33 metres above the ground at Base Ohakea, a very visual sign of progress being made on the $250 million infrastructure build to support the P-8A Poseidons.

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Category: Defence
Category : Defence
Author: MoD

New Zealand’s fleet of C-130H Hercules have been a visible presence in the skies around Aotearoa and further afield since 1965.

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Category: World
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Author: RNZ

Kiribati formalised up to 10 agreements with China "to further elevate cooperation" between the two countries following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the island last Friday.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/468164/kiribati-signs-multiple-deals-to-work-more-closely-with-china-govt-says
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Author: Michael Morrah

China's Foreign Minister has just finished his meeting with Fiji's Prime Minister, calling it a "success".

But a sweeping region-wide security and economic deal with multiple Pacific nations has been shelved with several island nations expressing concern.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/china-finishes-successful-meeting-with-fiji-as-nanaia-mahuta-plans-meeting-in-solomon-islands-following-signing-of-controversial-security-deal.html
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Category: Politics
Category : Analysis
Author: Geoffrey Miller

ANALYSIS: As a new 'Great Game' for control of the Pacific escalates, New Zealand's foreign minister is coming under pressure from all sides.

For those keeping score, China has now signed co-operation agreements with Samoa and Kiribati, while the US has convinced Fiji to join its new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/analysis-nanaia-mahuta-under-pressure-as-pacific-s-geopolitical-great-game-heats-up.html
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Author: Newshub

British intelligence bosses claim Russian President Vladimir Putin may already be dead with a body double taking his place, according to reports.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/05/mi6-bosses-claim-russian-president-vladimir-putin-may-be-dead-with-body-double-taking-his-place.html
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Author: TVNZ: 1News

China analyst Rodney Jones, a principal of Wigram Capital Advisors, said that "the geopolitical standoff has moved from the South China Sea to the South Pacific" and called for a rethink of New Zealand's security policy.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/29/new-focus-on-nzs-security-policy-needed-china-expert/
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