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Over the next five years New Zealand will face its biggest foreign policy challenge since the nuclear free issue of 35 years ago. As with that issue, the essence of the challenge will be the relationship that New Zealand has with its traditional partners and allies.
The dichotomy is easily described. As the Prime Minister notes, Australia is our oldest and most important ally. However, an increasingly assertive China is our most important trading partner.
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Read more: New Zealand’s emerging Five Eyes challenge
- Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/08/21/five-eyes-challenge/
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Dr Wayne Mapp writes that a new cold war has broken out and that New Zealand cannot avoid being drawn in. Staying on the right side of history will require deft diplomacy and smart strategy.
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The New Zealand Defence Force has been assisting in the evacuation of New Zealand citizens and their families from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.
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Read more: Update on Afghanistan evacuations
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Driven by the requirement to expand maritime surveillance and tactical airlift competence, New Zealand’s defence budget is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.76 percent from US$2.9 billion in 2021 to US$3.3 billion in 2026, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, New Zealand Defense Market – Attractiveness, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2026, reveals that the country’s capital defence budget accounted for 27.2 percent of the country’s total defence budget in 2021, an increase of 5.6 percent from 2020.
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Read more: Maritime surveillance, tactical airlift to drive NZ defence spending
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Mandatory sign-ins are being introduced for busy places and large gatherings to ensure the government can contact trace quickly, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced today.
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Read more: Mandatory sign-ins now required for most events, businesses
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Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says case numbers of the Delta variant of Covid-19 are tracking as expected, but it's too early to tell how high they will go.
Professor Baker said it remained possible that those infected with the strain had travelled to other parts of the country and it could spread outside of Auckland and Wellington.
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Read more: Too soon to be optimistic over size, spread of outbreak - epidemiologist
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Australia ran four flights into Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday night, evacuating more than 300 people, including Australians, Afghan visa holders, New Zealanders, US and British citizens, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday.
The news came after the United States and Germany told their citizens in Afghanistan to avoid travelling to Kabul airport, citing security risks as thousands tried to flee almost a week after Taliban Islamists took control.
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Read more: Australia evacuates more than 300 overnight from Afghanistan including New Zealanders
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Taliban fighters have reportedly set a woman on fire for "bad cooking" as others are allegedly being forced into sex slavery.
A respected former Afghan judge and activist Najla Ayoubi has described her experience in the capital saying she had to "flee" for her life after promoting women's rights.
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Chris Hipkins give Covid-19 update
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Read more: Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Chris Hipkins give Covid-19 update
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