The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is required to monitor this vast EEZ, which is even larger when the maritime territories of the Cook Islands and Niue, which are in free association with New Zealand, are added.
Read more: New Zealand Navy eyes a unique opportunity to revamp its fleet
Ships stuck at docks, around a third of uniformed staff leaving since 2021 and a plane more often infamous for breaking down than its politician cargo.
The New Zealand Defence Force is in crisis.
Read more: Why NZSAS and the Defence Force are struggling and what it will take to fix
A Defence Force employee says proposed cuts to its civilian workforce to fill a $30 million budget hole are “a real kick in the guts”.
Read more: Defence Force cuts: ‘We’re already operating on the smell of an oily rag’
Christopher Luxon's first trip to the US is over, one he spent trying to deepen New Zealand's relationship with "like-minded countries with very similar values", particularly on the issue of international security.
The prime minister has been at the latest NATO summit. New Zealand is not a member, but is a global partner of the security alliance, which for more than two years has been assisting Ukraine in its defence against Russia.
Read more: Christopher Luxon reflects on first US trip
"No one is in a worse position than the Chinese," Peter Zeihan, a top geo-political strategist, says.
Read more: Why New Zealand needs to prepare now for a future in 'a world without China'
For the third year in a row, New Zealand’s prime minister attended the alliance’s annual summit.
Read more: New Zealand Forges Deeper Ties with NATO
Analysis - The US Navy ship, the USS Tarawa, was first launched into service in the mid-1970s.
Read more: US leads international military exercise to sink old warship
The Government’s upcoming Budget will contain $571 million of new funding to boost pay for Defence Force staff, upgrade its NH90 helicopter fleet and replace dated military vehicles.
Read more: Government commits $571m for Defence Force pay, helicopter and vehicle upgrades
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