New Zealand joins Ukraine coalition to pledge more air defence for Kyiv
Macron also announced that the Multinational Force for Ukraine, which would be deployed once the fighting has ended,…
Letters to the Editor: Dismay at declining defence capabilities, school lunches, solar loan policy
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has also evolved into an organisation with little true combat capability. The…
US ambassador has his head in the mushroom clouds; in defence of Michael Laws – Audrey Young
He claimed that in talks, Iran would agree to have no nuclear weapons, only to deny to the…
Grenade alert at Whangārei port revealed to be harmless toy, NZDF says
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Australia welcomes NZ joining Pacific defence alliance
Australia’s foreign minister has welcomed plans by New Zealand to join a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji.…
NZ to ‘explore joining’ Fiji-Australia defence alliance – PM
New Zealand will explore joining Australia and Fiji’s new defence pact, days after its signing was followed by…
New Zealand to explore joining Fiji-Australia defence alliance; announcement follows China missile launch
The final decision on joining the alliance will be taken by the Cabinet, followed by the usual parliamentary…
Trump again demands Greenland as NATO leaders meet
President Donald Trump today insisted that the United States should be in control of Greenland rather than NATO…
Whangārei port ship discovery: Police call in Defence Force bomb team
The New Zealand Defence Force bomb disposal team has been called to Whangārei after what is believed to…
Barbara Dreaver: China’s missile test sends unmistakable Pacific message
Analysis: The time of publicly tiptoeing around China’s geopolitical push in the Pacific appears to be over, writes…
Wimbledon: Alexandra Eala stuns Iga Swiatek with straight-sets win
“I’m really emotional and maybe for someone like Iga who has won so many Slams, or someone like…
Jefferson’s vision of individual liberty shows New Zealand’s constitutional gap – David Harvey
Jefferson’s sentence is not merely a historical artefact. It is a revolutionary act of prioritising the individual –…