Water, water everywhere: NZ’s maritime security threatsBERNARD HICKEY/NEWSROOM There are a number of maritime security challenges facing New Zealand, as outlined at a Centre for Strategic Studies conference. As an island nation, water looms large for New Zealand on the security front. Climate change, drug trafficking and countries competing for influence were among the concerns raised at a conference to discuss threats in our maritime environment. Opening the Centre for Strategic Studies' conference on our maritime security environment, NZ Navy Chief Rear Admiral John Martin likened New Zealand to a body with its organs on the outside. So what are the main threats to our maritime environment, and what is being done to tackle them?

Source: Stuff May 01, 2018 22:52 UTC