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Month: March 2026

Trojan Compass
Air

Ex Trojan Compass: RNZAF working hand-in-hand with Australian counterparts

March 27, 2026

For the first time a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130J Hercules has been flying under an Australian call sign, while being embedded in a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron. The No. 40 […]

Serco CMO
Defence

From stress inoculation to nutrition and sleep: Building healthy, resilient warriors

March 26, 2026

Serco CMO Dr Derrick Tin says wellbeing is shaped by leadership culture and that prevention and performance optimisation deliver greater impact than reacting to injury or burnout after the fact. There are only a small […]

Loneliness
Infosec

Weaponised Loneliness: How isolation has become a global security threat

March 26, 2026

A new report charts the rise of a global ecosystem of violent extremism, hate, and child sexual exploitation and harm, and its being driven by loneliness, writes Nicholas Dynon. Loneliness has long been treated as […]

Substance abuse
Persec

Substance Abuse: Cocaine detections up 148% nationally, cannabis most prevalent

March 25, 2026

Employers are facing increasing and shifting substance use risks across New Zealand’s regions, according to a recent quarterly report from The Drug Detection Agency (TDDA). TDDA recommends that companies review and update substance use policies […]

WHAI
Defence

An Australasian First: EDGE Defence unveils new all-electric jet powered USV

March 24, 2026

EDGE Defence has unveiled WHAI, Australasia’s first all-electric jet powered Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for defence and security operations. Last Friday saw EDGE Defence Ltd showcase their latest development of WHAI, a next-generation all-electric Uncrewed […]

NZ Cybersecurity Strategy
Cyber Security

Just published: New Zealand’s Cybersecurity strategy to 2030

March 10, 2026

Digitising Government New Zealand and the National Cyber Security Summit 2026, both being staged in Wellington next week, will continue the critical national conversation shaped recently by the release of the NZ Cybersecurity Strategy. The […]

Judith Collins
Defence

Wayne Mapp: New Zealand needs a Defence shopping list

March 6, 2026

New Zealand still has no specific plan for how it will reach its 2% of GDP Defence spend target, writes Wayne Mapp. But in order to spend an additional $16.5 billion over the next eight […]

SYOS
Defence

SYOS Aerospace to deliver NZDF multi-domain autonomous vehicles

March 6, 2026

SYOS awarded contract to supply the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) with a portfolio of air, land and sea uncrewed autonomous platforms and services. The contract will see SYOS provide multi‑domain uncrewed autonomous platforms to […]

LoD Autumn 2026
2026

Line of Defence Magazine – Autumn 2026

March 6, 2026

Kia ora and welcome to the Autumn 2026 edition – and 39th issue – of Line of Defence Magazine! Yes, that’s right, we’re just one magazine away from our milestone 40th issue and 10th anniversary […]

OSPAs
Electronic Security

New Zealand Outstanding Security Performance Awards open for nominations

March 5, 2026

The NZ Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) have returned for a fifth consecutive year, and nominations are now open. “Celebrating excellence in security is vital, and the OSPAs are dedicated to recognising those who go […]

Swedish
Features

Good corporate security is good for the nation: Takeaways from Sweden’s crisis and war preparedness framework

March 5, 2026

A recently published Swedish government document urges businesses to get resilient. It’s no humdrum promotion of corporate best practice, writes Nicholas Dynon, but rather a call to urgent action in the face of Russian aggression. […]

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