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A sunken timebomb? Samoa fears long-lasting damage from wrecked New Zealand navy ship

Samoa says 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked into the sea after HMNZS Manawanui hit a reef, with officials now racing to remove tons more fuel ahead of cyclone season

The Guardian - AU

Meth disguised as lollies sent to 400 Auckland families

Up to 400 families in Auckland have received food parcels containing "potentially lethal" lollies, sparking an effort to warn those affected.

AAP

NZ’s commercial rocket industry is taking off, but national space law needs a boost

News of a potential new rocket launch site in Canterbury has largely been enthusiastically received. Boosts to the regional and national economies, and to New Zealand’s competitiveness in a crowded sector, have been welcomed.

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NZDF plane fails again, strands delegation in PNG

Dozens of senior New Zealand business leaders were stuck in Papua New Guinea overnight after a plane failure hit the mission led by Prime Minister Chris Luxon.

AAP

Australia looks to rob allies of soldiers amid a global shortage

Suppose they called a war and nobody came? Australia is far from the only country to face a defence recruitment shortfall.

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Defence budget boost as New Zealand looks to 'step up'

Foreign affairs and defence will get a funding boost in the first budget of New Zealand's new government despite campaign pledges to shrink the public service.

AAP

Loaned bugle shows bonds, as NZ cancels Anzac service

A loaned bugle from the Australian Defence Force to their New Zealand counterparts in Gallipoli for commemorations underscores the Anzac bonds.

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Lost luggage leaves New Zealand’s band without instruments for Anzac Day at Gallipoli

Bags went missing in Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dress uniforms for defence force musicians

The Guardian - AU

Lost luggage hampers New Zealand Anzac commemorations

New Zealand defence force personnel will commemorate Anzac Day on the Gallipoli peninsula without band instruments after losing their luggage in transit.

AAP

NZ Defence Forces turning tide on attrition woes

New Zealand's defence minister says there is more work to do rebuilding the country's military as headcount grows for the first time since the pandemic.

AAP

'Not ideal': NZ Defence Force plane lets down PM Luxon

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon is scrambling to make his way to Melbourne on commercial flights after a breakdown of his Defence Force plane.

AAP

Australia 'singularly focused' on China: NZDF chief

New Zealand's outgoing defence force chief says Australia has been "very open and frank" about its expectations of the Kiwi military.

AAP

The 'number 8 wire' days for NZ's defence force are over – new priorities will demand bigger budgets

New Zealanders have been put on notice that defence and security are among the bigger challenges the country faces this century.

The Conversation

Australia and New Zealand armies expand their military co-operation with Plan Anzac, sharing intelligence and technology

The new "Plan Anzac" cooperation agreement will allow both armies to share operational intelligence and technology as New Zealand's new PM prepares to meet Anthony Albanese in Australia.

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Defence Minister: 'Independence is not isolationism'

Andrew Little on turning around high attrition, whether the Government can find more money for military investment, and rethinking the risks around us.

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NZ rejected Ukrainian request for military vehicles

The Ukrainian Ambassador wrote to the Prime Minister asking for surplus light armoured vehicles, Marc Daalder reports.

Reuters

New Zealand Defence Force to retire P-3 Orion planes 5 months early

New Zealand Defence Force on Tuesday said it would retire its five P-3K2 Orion aircraft five months earlier than planned due to staff shortages, leaving it short of planes to undertake search and surveillance operations in the short term.

France 24

On visit to Kherson, Zelensky calls liberation 'the beginning of the end of the war'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Russian withdrawal from Kherson “the beginning of the end of the war” on Monday as he met soldiers in the newly liberated city, days after Russian forces were forced to retreat following months of occupation. Read FRANCE 24’s live blog for all the latest…

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Plane woe strands Ardern on Antarctica

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hitched a ride with an Italian aircraft from Antarctica on Saturday after her NZDF Hercules flight failed to take off.

ABC News

New Zealand soldier who died in Ukraine may never be repatriated, Jacinda Ardern says

It might not be possible to bring home the body of a New Zealand soldier who was killed fighting in Ukraine, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Newsroom.co.nz

Foreign fighting a diplomatic minefield

The death of a Kiwi fighting in eastern Ukraine raises questions about how even lawful foreign enlistment with another country’s military can prove sensitive.

The Conversation

With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it harder for volunteers to go?

Dominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first serving soldier to be killed fighting in Ukraine. His death puts renewed focus on the status of foreign fighters in that war.

AAP

NZ soldier died defending Ukraine

The Kiwi soldier who died fighting in Ukraine while on leave from the New Zealand Defence Force has been named as Christchurch-based Corporal Dominic Abelen.

ABC News

New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine while on leave from NZ Defence Force

The soldier was on leave without pay and was not on active duty at the time of their death.

Reuters

New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine while on leave

A New Zealand soldier on leave from the armed forces has reportedly been killed in Ukraine, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said on Wednesday.

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