{
  "id": 12053836,
  "title": "New Zealand walks away from multi-billion dollar Defence Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/new-zealand-walks-away-from-multi-billion-dollar-defence-bank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:39:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Pacific",
    "slug": "rnz-pacific",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/1743288/new-zealand-walks-away-from-multi-billion-dollar-defence-bank"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MFAT officials advised ministers against taking up the offer to join the Canada-led initiative, noting an initial contribution of $100m, with costs expected to run up from there.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}