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New Zealand is seeking to expand Asia-Pacific military deployments in its quest to show it was now "pulling our weight" with ...
The budget announced by New Zealand’s right-wing coalition government on May 22 represents a major escalation in the assault ...
The right-wing government aims to double military spending while cutting public healthcare, driving down wages, reducing ...
Australia's Defence Minister, Richard Marles, emphasized the need for greater transparency from China regarding its military ...
Counter-drone systems received funding in this year's Budget, but this did not include maritime drones which the government's ...
There is also a profound mental health crisis, particularly affecting young people. A May 14 report by UNICEF revealed that New Zealand had the worst youth suicide rate of the 36 countries in the OECD ...
Thanks to overwhelming demand on both sides of the Tasman, an extra Auckland show has been added to the 2026 run of The Royal ...
Australia has in recent times pledged to boost its missile defence capability amid China's nuclear weapons buildup and its ...
The European Union's diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas has said the continent is beefing up defence spending after "tough love" ...
Australia is on track to reach defence spending levels of 2.33 per cent of GDP by 2033-34 but for months the Trump ...
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Saturday that China plans to "invade" Taiwan in 2027 and warned that any attempt ...
That is the reaction from one Bay of Plenty meal provider after the Government gave community foodbanks $15 million for a ...