Phil Pennington
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- Sep 24, 2026
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New Zealand agrees to put almost $24m into military satellite US is building (opens the original)
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A artist's rendering of one of Boeing's satellites. Image / Boeing New Zealand has agreed to put almost $24 million into a military satellite the United States is building. It is one of 10 international partners helping to expand the Pentagon’s 11-strong Wideband Global SATCOM network (WGS). The 12th satellite is scheduled for launch in 2028 at the earliest at a total cost of more than half a billion dollars. Like the 11th satellite, it will have tech that protects “communications for tactical w
NZ halves time to launch rockets in space goldrush (opens the original)
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Rocket Lab's Māhia spaceport is so busy that last year New Zealand ranked third-equal with Russia for total launches. Photo / Rocket Lab The Government has halved the time it takes to approve rocket launches as it chases the biggest global space boom in history. National security and other checks on rocket payloads now take just over five weeks on average instead of 11 weeks. The checking process still provides for the Space Minister to raise issues or for the spy agencies to order extra checks
Fire and Emergency NZ spends $90k on PR and lawyer for inquiry into vehicle fleet (opens the original)
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Fire and Emergency Stock Image. Photo / NZME Fire and Emergency New Zealand has spent $90,000 on a PR person and lawyer for the inquiry into the state of their vehicle fleet. MPs have demanded answers from Fire and Emergency leaders and the board’s new chair over the spending. They have appeared at the latest hearing of a four-month-long select subcommittee inquiry – triggered by fire truck breakdowns and MPs’ anger over a series of convoluted answers about a seven-year process that has so far f
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