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On 11 November 2021, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) reported that NH90-TTH with serial NZ3302 (construction number 1206) reach 2,000 flying hours. With this milestone, the RNZAF NH90 is the first in the world of this type to reach this number of flying hours.

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Article: https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/milestone-rnzaf-nh90
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To be fair it's serial construction number 1206 ... and it is the first in the world to reach 2000 flying hours... it means the NH-90's are over worked and we don't have enough air frames to spread the work load out over the entire fleet. No something to be proud of really.
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Author: Barbara Dreaver

The Kiribati Government has decided to open up one of the world’s largest marine reserves to commercial fishing and de-register it as a World Heritage site.

The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) spans over 400,000 square kilometres and borders US waters.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/11/fears-over-chinas-involvement-in-kiribatis-ditching-of-marine-reserve/
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Author: Andrew Watts.

Future maritime conflict will be conducted in the grey zone. It’s a reality that New Zealand cannot ignore, and it has implications for the next generation of naval capability, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal New Zealand Navy Officer Andrew Watts.

I once tried to explain to a very intelligent person what the Navy was for. I described how it protected our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Extended Continental Shelf (ECS), and that 90% of our trade by value and 99% by volume travelled in ships and thus needed to be protected, as did the 90% of our information traffic with the wider world that passes along undersea cables. 

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Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2021/11/10/royal-new-zealand-navy-and-the-grey-zone/
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Author: Zane Small

Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a warning to Asia Pacific nations not to "relapse into the confrontation and division of the Cold War era" during his APEC address. 

The President was the second world leader after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to speak at the APEC CEO Summit, hosted in Auckland. Media were alerted late on Wednesday night that Xi Jinping would speak in the opening session. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/apec-chinese-president-xi-jinping-warns-asia-pacific-nations-against-confrontation-and-division-of-the-cold-war-era.html
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Author: Agence France-Presse

China has built what appear to be full-scale outlines of American warships including an aircraft carrier, satellite imagery showed, possible targets to practice striking some of the most potent US weapons deployed in the Pacific.

The US Navy’s carrier battle groups — centered around massive aircraft carriers — are among the most powerful weapons in the American arsenal.

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Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/satellites-spot-us-warship-mock-ups-at-apparent-china-weapons-range-77481/
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Author: Associated Press

A court in Myanmar sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party to 90 years and 75 years in prison on Tuesday (local time) after finding them guilty of corruption, their lawyer said

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/09/myanmar-court-sentences-arrested-politicians-to-75-90-years/
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Author: Katie Todd

Staff in MIQ hotels are being told not to walk alone - and getting security escorts to visit certain guests - because of an increased risk of violence.

Their unions say they're being lashed out at, and abused through the hotel phones.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/455434/staff-at-miq-hotels-report-increased-violence-and-aggression-from-guests
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Author: Mitchell Alexander

New Zealand's national security advisors have issued a blunt warning - COVID-19 has increased the risk of a terror attack in New Zealand.

In documents obtained by Newshub advisors admit further restrictions or vaccination programmes could be triggers for violent extremists to conduct an act of terror.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/national-security-advisors-warn-covid-19-restrictions-and-vaccine-rollout-could-trigger-terror-attack.html
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