How NZ plans to modernise defence while holding on to peace ideals.
The Budget increases defence funding, including critical maintenance on the Anzac-class frigates. Photo / NZDFNZME.By Gerard DaleLast week’s Budget was notable for one of the largest uplifts in capital spending on New Zealand’s defence capability in recent years.
Yet barely was the ink dry on those announcements when our Defence Minister, Chris Penk, heard from the US Secretary
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