Category : Defence
Author: Zane Small

A peace lobby group has condemned the Government's plan to spend NZ$20 billion on defence out to 2030 now that it's been revealed global military spending has topped US$2 trillion.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed this week that the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia were the top five defence spenders in 2021, together accounting for 62 percent of global expenditure. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/04/peace-movement-aotearoa-condemns-plan-to-spend-20-billion-on-new-zealand-defence-as-global-military-spending-tops-2-trillion.html
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Even with this boost from the previous governments, and the $20b Defence Capability Plan, New Zealand needs to spend at least 2% of GPD on Defence at present it sits about 1.6%.  Now is not the time to make cut backs... it is the time to increase spending on defence.

People don't understand, that if you want to be a neutral country you better be able to defend that neutrality because no one is coming to your aid... and at the moment we can't even defend  ourselves without the help of allies and partners and whether they would help is now even questionable. The NZDF has no offensive weapon capability and the best defence is going on the offense.

 

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Category : News
Author: Frances Mao

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has found former leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption, the latest verdict in a series of secret trials.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/466013/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-sentences-ex-leader-to-jail-for-corruption
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Category : News
Author: Anna Burns-Francis

Ukraine's allies are continuing to pour military aid into the country, as its fight against Russia continues.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/27/australia-agrees-to-send-weapons-to-ukraine/
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Category : Defence
Author: Akhil Kadidal
The five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30s Super Hercules to be built for New Zealand will have advanced ISTAR and communications systems (photo : Lockheed Martin Aeronautics)

Article: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/nz-c-130js-to-get-specialist-equipment-advanced-sensors
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Category : News
Author: TVNZ: 1News

An immunologist has warned that while rare, some Kiwis could be reinfected with Covid-19 as new variants continue to emerge.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/26/covid-19-expert-warns-of-reinfection-as-new-variants-emerge/
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Category : News
Author: Craig McCulloch

Power Play - The prime minister's trip abroad was billed as a "trade mission," but was most productive leader-to-leader behind closed doors.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/465786/power-play-face-time-makes-all-the-difference-for-ardern
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Category : News
Author: BBC

The board of Twitter has agreed to a US$44 billion takeover offer from billionaire Elon Musk.

Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, has claimed he is the right person to "unlock" the social media firm's "extraordinary potential".

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/465895/twitter-board-agrees-to-44b-takeover-by-elon-musk
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

The United States and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine during a meeting on Tuesday (local time) at a German air base, brushing off a threat from Moscow that their support for Kyiv could lead to nuclear war.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/ukraine-invasion-us-allies-shrug-off-russian-nuclear-war-warning-promise-heavy-arms-for-ukraine.html
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