A commentary advocating for increased New Zealand defence spending in response to global geopolitical tensions, including China's expansion and the vulnerability of key shipping routes, while highlighting outdated military equipment and the need for modern, affordable defence科技.
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Well, you heard Wayne Mapp when he was on with me yesterday morning, he said, Well, like we're at the bottom of the ocean, but bottom of the world, there's all this ocean, we've got nothing to worry about. But I think your wife made a very good point this morning uh is that uh we've got to protect our shipping routes. Look what's happened to the Strait of Hall Moose. What happens if this happens uh in the South China Seas?
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urgent and strategic concern about regional instability
Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on Pete Hegseth accusing New Zealand of freeloading off the US militarycritical risk from geopolitical disruptions in key sea lanes
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Hegseth's comments shouldn't upset New ZealandSpotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
