Category : Analysis
Author: Reuters

BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - China's Fujian maritime safety administration launched a three-day special joint patrol and inspection operation in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Strait that includes moves to board ships, it said on its WeChat account.

Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-inspect-ships-taiwan-strait-taiwan-says-wont-cooperate-2023-04-06/
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Author: CNN

Highly classified Pentagon documents leaked online in recent weeks have provided a rare window into how the US spies on allies and foes alike, deeply rattling US officials, who fear the revelations could jeopardize sensitive sources and compromise important foreign relationships.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/04/five-eyes-doing-damage-assessments-after-pentagon-documents-leaked-online.html
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Author: NZDF

Two former Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Inshore Patrol Vessels, Rotoiti and Pukaki, are about to embark on a journey to their new home port in Ireland, leaving an economic boost in their wake.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/sale-of-former-royal-new-zealand-navy-vessels-provides-26-million-boost-to-local-economy/
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Author: Caley Callahan

Andrew Little has walked straight into his first battle as Defence Minister - keeping personnel.

Newshub can reveal nearly 3000 regular force and civilian staff have resigned over the past 18 months.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/04/defence-force-staff-leaving-in-droves-majority-unhappy-with-pay-and-housing-assistance.html
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Author: Reuters

Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday (local time), its flag unfurling outside the military bloc's Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of "counter-measures".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2023/04/finland-joins-nato-in-historic-shift-russia-threatens-counter-measures.html
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Author: Sam Sachdeva

As debate grows over the future role of New Zealand's military, Andrew Little says we shouldn't confuse independence with isolation when it comes to foreign policy. Sam Sachdeva speaks to the defence minister about fixing high attrition, finding money for more investment, and rethinking the risks around us.

Article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/pro/defence-minister-independence-is-not-isolationism
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Author: Hon Andrew Little

A secure facility that will house protected information for a broad range of government agencies is being constructed at RNZAF Base Auckland (Whenuapai), Public Service, Defence and GCSB Minister Andrew Little says.

Article: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/secure-all-government-facility-be-built-whenuapai
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Author: Rachel Sadler

The New Zealand living wage has increased to $26 an hour.

The 2023/24 rate is an increase of $2.35, or 9.9 percent, on the 2022/23 rate. It means a full-time worker who earns the new living wage rate is paid $54,080 before tax annually.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2023/04/new-zealand-living-wage-rate-increases-to-26-an-hour.html
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