Category : News
Author: Phil Pennington

A New Zealand military attache has been taking part in talks in Paris about Ukraine peacekeeping, but a soldier who was deployed in Afghanistan says NZ would have to scramble to raise a single company.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/544495/any-nz-peacekeeping-in-ukraine-would-be-a-one-hit-wonder-veteran
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Category : Analysis
Author: Phil Pennington

Analysis: The 2 percent GDP spend on the military that New Zealand is being urged to match has had its share of detractors recently.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544807/how-much-can-nz-boost-its-military-spending-really-and-is-it-really-needed
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Category : News
Author: 1News Reporters

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will join a phone call with other world leaders tomorrow night to discuss the potential deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of the "coalition of the willing".

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/03/14/luxon-to-join-ukraine-coalition-of-the-willing-peacekeeping-call/
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The government says New Zealand is not among a group of about 15 countries that have committed to join the coalition of the willing on Ukraine.

Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/nz-not-among-ukraine-coalition-willing-collins
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Category : News
Author: David Fisher

The deaths of three military veterans by suspected suicide over just three weeks has one support group trying to crowd-source similar cases to plug a data hole and come up with a system that will show the extent of self-harm among those who served.

Article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/veteran-suicide-three-in-three-weeks-but-no-database-to-track-deaths-and-no-idea-how-bad-it-is/GJGP6L7VLNG4XGAQIUV3WNFH5Y/%3F
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Category : News
Author: Reuters

China's embassy in New Zealand on Thursday accused Wellington's top spy of lying after the intelligence chief warned of security risks posed by Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/544726/china-accuses-new-zealand-s-top-spy-of-spreading-false-information
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Category : Defence

Now is a good time to consider building on our defence relationship with Canada, writes retired New Zealand Army Lieutenant Colonel and director and co-founder of Latent, Josh Wineera.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2025/03/12/canadian-technology-helps-nz-navy-track-chinese-ships/
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From Hawaii to the South China Sea, HMNZS Aotearoa’s 2024 Operation Crucible deployment has been a successful reaffirmation of New Zealand’s partnerships on the water.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/aotearoa-completes-indo-pacific-mission/
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