In the short to medium term the future looks grim. This year’s Strategic Foreign Policy Assessment warns: Regional insecurity is also an issue, as rising waters and adverse weather events from global warming threaten Pacific countries. The 2018 Strategic Defence Policy Statement warned of military, cybersecurity, transnational crime and terrorism threats. P-8As will be able to conduct searches and drop life rafts and survival equipment – but they were ordered to meet future defence and security challenges. Maritime conventions also make New Zealand responsible for search and rescue over an extraordinary 4.5 million square nautical miles (15.4 million square km) of the South Pacific and Southern Ocean. Nukes, allies, weapons and cost: 4 big questions NZ's defence review must address They also help other South Pacific neighbours secure their own EEZs. ![]() Intelligence, border security and resources agencies monitor commercial shipping and recreational boating in the EEZs of New Zealand, Niue and Raratonga. Its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) covers 4.4 million square km of ocean, a staggering 15 times larger than the land mass. We think of New Zealand as a small country, but geographically it is a large maritime nation.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |