"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.
Read more: Manawanui sinking: Final report points to a 'series of human errors'
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.
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.
Read more: Crew on Manawanui during sinking were under-trained, ship not up to task
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.
A new RNZ poll reveals about half of voters think New Zealand should increase its defence spending.
Read more: New RNZ-Reid Research poll: Half of Kiwis want defence spending to increase
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed defence “burden sharing” with Foreign Minister Winston Peters, according to the US State Department.
Read more: Washington wants defence 'burden sharing' from New Zealand
Minister for Veterans Affairs Chris Penk left the Whakatāne Returned Services Association on Friday with a precious taonga burning a hole in his pocket.
Read more: Willie Apiata hands VC to minister in hope of veterans’ law change
But frigates, destroyers are seen as lacking, with Beijing’s warships expected in Australasia more often.
Read more: P-8a's worked overtime during nearby Chinese naval drills
The main fuss was the very limited notice of the live firing not that they sent ships...
The international system is rapidly changing. Not only are the superpowers now in a period of full blown strategic competition, but the global hegemon is undergoing a profound political evolution. With the re-election of Donald Trump, and the entrenchment of Trumpism within the American political landscape, the fundamental principles which have underpinned U.S. foreign policy are being seriously challenged.
Read more: CANZUK: A Great Power of the 21st Century?
Experts say a budget boost for our cash-strapped, underfunded, overspent defence force can’t come soon enough.
Read more: Our defence budget under scrutiny
I/We have been putting the defence budget under scrutiny for years. It has over the last 30 years been stripped, shrunk and made toothless over that time. Even when the DCP2019 came out it was a start but not enough to make a recovery. We have no strategic plan that both the left and right can agree on to continuously fund... and we are running out of time (I would say run out of time). Click here to read more
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