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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Politics; Published: 23 February 2025

Category : Opinion

Author: Phil Pennington

The Defence Minister Judith Collins says she has not been entirely taken by surprise by the US's pivot away from security backstop to Europe towards the Indopacific.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/542610/trump-moves-toward-pacific-not-surprising-collins-says

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 23 February 2025

Category : Opinion

Author: Lauren Crimp

An international relations professor is warning China's activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent military presence in the Pacific, and New Zealand must prepare for that.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542714/expert-says-china-s-military-exercise-in-tasman-sea-serves-as-serious-threat

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 22 February 2025

Category : Defence

Author: RNZ Online

Minister of Defence Judith Collins said that China has launched a live firing activity in the Tasman Sea following a warning on Friday and Saturday.

"We are aware of reporting from the New Zealand Defence Force that the Chinese naval Task Group has advised of a second window for live firing activity, on Saturday afternoon New Zealand time," Collins said.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542679/china-begins-second-military-exercise-in-tasman-sea

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 22 February 2025

Category : Defence

Author: Ed Scragg

China has conducted a second live firing exercise from a warship in the Tasman Sea.

Defence Minister Judith Collins’ office confirmed the Chinese naval task force notified the Defence Force of the activity on Saturday afternoon.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360590592/pm-christopher-luxon-says-china-warships-something-different

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 21 February 2025

Category : News

Some flights over the Tasman Sea have reportedly been forced to change routes after fears Chinese naval vessels were carrying out live-fire drills in the region.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/21/airlines-warned-of-chinese-navy-live-fire-exercise-in-tasman-sea/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 21 February 2025

Category : Defence

Author: Andrew Greene and Stephen Dziedzic

Unexpected Chinese naval activities in the Tasman Sea that forced commercial airlines to divert from possible live fire exercises, have sent top New Zealand and Australian politicians seeking answers and information.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/542642/nz-gathering-more-information-after-chinese-military-exercise-disrupts-tasman-sea-flights-judith-collins

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Politics; Published: 20 February 2025

Category : Opinion

Author: Q+A

Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has advice for New Zealand as it considers joining defence and technology agreement AUKUS.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/15/scott-morrison-the-company-that-could-give-nz-a-big-aukus-boost/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Politics; Published: 20 February 2025

Category : Analysis

Author: ROD McGUIRK

The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission, officials said Thursday.

The Australian government revealed a week ago that the warships had traveled through Southeast Asia and the Coral Sea and were approaching northeast Australia.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360588914/australian-and-new-zealand-militaries-monitoring-chinese-warships-australian-coast

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