'Insidious' loss of capability: The Defence Force's struggle to respond to emergencies big and small
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Grounded aircraft, mothballed naval ships. The Defence Force has repeatedly warned the Government it has struggled to respond to even small-scale emergencies. But, as countries hike their defence spending, it’s not clear NZ can solve its woes with billion-dollar defence assets. Thomas Manch reports.
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Defence Minister Peeni Henare up there with being one of the weakest Defence Ministers the NZDF has ever had...
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One of New Zealand's largest supermarket chains is temporarily freezing prices on 500 items in response to what's being called a cost of living crisis.
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Read more: Countdown freezing prices on 500 essential items over winter
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The New Zealand Defence Force mission is underway in Europe.
A Hercules aircraft and crew flew from a UK airbase on Wednesday (NZ time) to deliver much-needed aid to Ukraine.
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Read more: Russia-Ukraine war: New Zealand Defence Force mission underway in Europe
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Complaining that the West is "stuffing Ukraine with weapons”, Russia pounded railroad stations and other supply-line points across the country, as the European Union moved to further punish Moscow for the war Wednesday (local time) by proposing a ban on oil imports, a crucial source of revenue.
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Read more: Russia targets supply of Western arms as EU proposes ban on oil imports
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International analyst Geoffrey Miller reads between the lines of Jacinda Ardern's speech to this week's US business summit in Auckland.
Jacinda Ardern is slowly but surely shifting New Zealand's foreign policy towards the West.
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Read more: Jacinda Ardern continues to forge a more US-friendly foreign policy
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New Zealand and Australia have expressed concern over a new security deal between China and Solomon Islands. The Detail takes a closer look at whether that concern is warranted, or whether it's geopolitical business as usual.
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Read more: Should NZ be worried about the China-Solomons security deal?
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The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has launched a tirade in parliament, suggesting Australia and its allies are deliberately trying to undermine his government, criticising the Western response to Russia's invasion and praising China's treatment of Christians.
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A new round of sanctions imposed by the government on Russian politicians and defence entities target 170 members of the upper house of Russia's parliament, known as the Federation Council, as well as six companies and organisations in the defence sector.
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Read more: New sanctions target Russia's Federation Council and defence organisations
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