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New Zealand to spend $3bn upgrading helicopters and ‘embarrassing’ defence planes
(www.theguardian.com)
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But if that is the case, a couple of new helicopters isn't going to help. Any potential invader that wants to take NZ is likely going to have a much stronger force than we can muster. That's why we traditionally have relied on our allies for military strength.
It's not likely we will face a full scale invasion, but commerce raiding like we saw during ww2, or illegal fishing in our waters is quite possible.