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Comrades, it is time to take action. The Aerospace Summit continues to rear its bloody head in Ōtautahi Christchurch, the Peace City of Aotearoa, despite continuous action and its undeniable ties to state-sanctioned murder and genocide. So this year, we are escalating.
More than 100 activists from up and down the motu will gather outside Te Pae on October 8th this year. We will stand together to deny entry to war criminals, war profiteers and the genocide-deniers that fund and support the conference of weapons and military partnerships disguised as aerospace companies. Will you stand for justice, peace, and an end to the deplorable links between the aerospace industry HERE AT HOME, and global mass destruction?
We need your support. Sign our conditional commitment form here – https://form.jotform.com/252521198000042 – we are already halfway to our goal! Invite your friends, family, anyone who like you takes a stance against violence and the murder of innocents. No more war profiteering on this soil!
Upcoming events related to this blockade:
If you need more information, proof, convincing or simply riling up – check out our recent posts on @peace.action.otautahi, and the below information:
Companies present at the 2025 NZ Aerospace Summit:
Nova systems
“Nova Systems is currently engaged on the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter project to assist in undertaking Test & Evaluation (T&E) of this critical sovereign capability.” (F-35 fighter jets are used in Israel to bomb Gaza)
RAM3D
“We have been collaborating with Oceania Defence, a world leader in firearms suppressors since 2012. Oceania Defence relocated it’s business to RAM3D’s bespoke factory in Tauranga, NZ in July 2019, and the business relationship continued to go from strength to strength.” From https://www.ram3d.co.nz/defence/
Newspace Systems
“As warfare evolves and decisions become more data-driven, NewSpace will be central to keeping defense forces connected, adaptable, and ahead of the curve. By working closely with private companies, defense organizations can stay agile, resilient, and ready to confront the unpredictable challenges of the future. In this new era of defense, NewSpace is not just a supplement but the backbone of military operations.” From https://spacewatchafrica.com/newspace-the-new-backbone-for-defense/
NZAero
“With a proud heritage supporting the Royal New Zealand Air Force, NZAero Precision Engineering have expanded globally, partnering with industry leaders like Boeing, the RAAF and the US Navy. We offer solutions for a multitude of aircraft, including agricultural and military as well as aerospace projects.”
(Boeing is another massive weapons company)
Merlin partners with Northrop Grumman (massive weapons company): https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250729781601/en/Merlin-Signs-Agreement-with-Northrop-Grumman-Corporation-to-Advance-Next-Generation-Autonomous-Flight
Rocket Lab launches spy satellites for the US, also implicating us in violations of our Nuclear-Free policies: https://rocketlabmonitor.com/2022/10/14/rocket-lab-and-mbie-claims-contrary-to-us-military-and-contractors-statements/
More on Rocket Lab: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/09-07-2025/what-is-rocket-lab-launching-into-space-and-why-are-people-angry-about-it
And: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/15/rocketlabs-mahia-launches-linked-to-israeli-military-intelligence/
Wage peace, disrupt war.
NIOA are a sinister weapons company and Australia’s largest privately owned firearms and munitions supplier. They are the key supplier of weapons for New Zealand’s police and defence forces, directly producing and selling the munitions police use to brutalise the public (at disproportionately high rates).
NIOA provides the IOF with its “preferred” sniper rifles – guns used to ruthlessly kill Palestinians and their children – and takes pride in doing so. NIOA is actively complicit in violating international law and perpetrating human rights abuses.
NIOA opened its “central hub” in Ōtautahi Christchurch in 2023, and has been profiting off of the business of war in Rolleston ever since. Their headquarters are a warehouse and distribution centre for a company hell bent on proliferating weapons presence across our region.
NIOA CEO Rob Nioa standing in front of a sniper rifle, wearing a blue suit and smiling at the camera in war criminal glee. Reused image from Disrupt Land Forces’ article, see sources below.
Their expansion of business to Ōtautahi Christchurch means war criminals are welcomed to do their business here.
PAO member Joseph Bray asserted to Scoop Media: “The abundant evidence that war crimes and breaches of international law are committed against Palestinians using NIOA supplied weapons means it is our moral duty to shut them down in our city – and if the government wont, the people will.”
We urge you to read the below sources to understand the gravity of NIOA’s barbarity. We stand in solidarity with Disrupt Land Forces and each comrade resisting NIOA’s war profiteering.
Keep an eye out for future posts detailing how Peace Action Ōtautahi is shutting down NIOA’s war profiteering in our city.
Sources
Bernard Keane’s “IDF sniper rifle supplier to feature at government-backed arms expo” (2024), explaining NIOA’s deep ties to the IOF in Crikey:
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/06/12/israeli-sniper-rifles-australian-government-backed-expo/
Disrupt Land Forces information of NIOA’s origins, influence and complicity in genocide:
https://disruptlandforces.org/noia/
NIOA’s own declaration of business in Otautahi Christchurch:
https://www.nioa.co.nz/latest-news/nioa-new-zealand-opens-new-headquarters-in-christchurch
Scoop Media’s “Bridge Of Remembrance Peace Protest” for Joseph’s quote:
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2412/S00832/bridge-of-remembrance-peace-protest.htm
Wage Peace Disrupt War Australia’s “NIOA – Arming the Intervention”, explaining NIOA’s role in the militarisation of Australian police and enabling of state violence against First Nations people:
https://wagepeaceau.org/2022/06/14/nioa-arming-the-intervention/
Updated: 04/07/2025
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