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‘Unusual’ presence: Chinese Navy exercise disrupts transtasman flights
The Chinese Navy ships are now 218 nautical miles east of Tasmania.

Judith Collins warns public sector leaders: Don’t speak gobbledegook, go easy on the flow charts
'Keep your superior language skills for those who will appreciate them.'

Revealed: NZ’s elite soldiers were required to ‘look after’ 501s in MIQ
"They did not join to do MIQ, but they did it."

Tech Insider: The portfolio you get demoted to; Survey rates the business usefulness of Microsoft’s Copilot AI
Surprising pros and cons of our new robot overlords.

China ‘changed the game’: Defence plan impacted as ‘things got worse in world’, Collins says
The plan has been repeatedly delayed.

Judith Collins' update on the Manawanui sinking
The initial findings into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa last month have been revealed. Video / NZ Herald

Watch: Damning report reveals cause of HMNZS Manawanui's sinking off Samoa
The interim Court of Inquiry’s report blames incident on 'human error'.

Simon Wilson: Why the Solicitor-General should resign and the PM should scrap Act's Treaty bill
OPINION: Principles? How about we see some in the abuse-in-care response and Treaty bill?

Defence Minister uses 'extraordinary' power during NZDF strike
About 1000 civilian workers have ramped up industrial action in the last week.

'Missed the mark': Govt’s top legal adviser backs down over controversial Māori prosecution guidelines
Attorney-General Judith Collins refused to endorse the guidelines.

Matthew Hooton: Time for a 12.5% company tax rate?
OPINION: Glad-handing and dating services will never attract the major investment we need.

Exclusive: British warship finds crucial evidence from wreck of HMNZS Manawanui
The record book should show all that happened on the bridge, including orders given.

Audrey Young: Solicitor-General and Attorney-General clash over prosecution guidelines
COMMENT: Judith Collins expressed disquiet about the new guidelines.

Editorial: The sinking of the Manawanui and a Defence Force in dire straits
OPINION: It's clear the NZDF will need even more of a funding boost.

HMNZS Manawanui crew returned to New Zealand last night aboard RNZAF C-130J
A total of 75 people were rescued from HMNZS Manawanui over the weekend, 72 of whom returned to RNZAF Base in Whenuapai last night along with a C-130H Hercules. Video / NZ Herald

PM vows to do 'everything it takes' to reduce environmental impact after navy ship sinks
Christopher Luxon said clean-up teams and spill kits were sent to Samoa.

Crew abandoned stricken ship in darkness, rescued from lifeboats in heavy seas
All 75 aboard the ship have been accounted for.

Focus: Defence Minister Judith Collins gives update on sinking of HMNZS Manawanui
The HMNZS Manawanui sank this morning after fire took hold of the listing vessel, which ran aground near Upolu, Samoa.

HMNZS Manawanui sinking: Commander credited with saving lives after Navy ship ran aground
All 75 aboard the ship have been accounted for.

Govt agrees ‘in principle’ for Niwa to absorb MetService
Minister says merger would make NZ better equipped to respond to severe weather events.

'Should not have been said': Peters sides with Collins over Jones' 'communist' judge remark
Winston Peters has made his thoughts clear.