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Showing posts with label Royal New Zealand Navy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Royal New Zealand Navy. Show all posts

Saturday, August 1, 2026

David Farrar: Does Labour want a navy without combat ships?


Labour managed to remove any combat ability from the Royal NZ Airforce in 2000. Now it seems they want to do the same with the navy!

The Post reports:

The Labour Party is open to the idea of a frigate-less Defence Force, saying it’s yet to take a position on replacing the ageing Anzac-class fleet.

Friday, February 23, 2024

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 23/2/24



Comings and goings – McClay heads for Abu Dhabi while our leaders prepare to welcome Indonesia Vice-president

Not too long after we posted Geoffrey Miller’s article about the challenge facing Trade Minister Todd McClay in Abu Dhabi, the minister announced he will be travelling today to attend the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation where he will take up his role as Vice Chair of the negotiations.

The government’s official website today also features news that Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf will visit New Zealand next week.