Welcome to The Ministry of Defence

Naumai ki te Manatū Kaupapa Waonga

We are the Government’s lead civilian advisor on defence. We also purchase major equipment which becomes a capability when it is used by service men and women of the New Zealand Defence Force.

Ko mātou ngā kaitohutohu matua ki te kāwanatanga mo ngā kaupapa waonga. Nā mātou hoki, ngā taputapu nunui i hoko, hei āheitanga i roto i ngā ringa o ngā tāne me ngā wahine o Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa.

Who we are

A civilian agency giving advice to Government on Defence matters

What we do

We deliver capability and provide strategic advice

Industry working with Defence

We work together with industry to deliver Defence capability

Work for us

Our staff profiles and current vacancies

Featured & recent publications

Ngā whakaaturanga hou

Defence Capability Plan 2019

The Defence Capability Plan 2019 sets out the planned investments in the New Zealand Defence Force out to 2030, while further identifying potential investments to be made after 2030.

2019 Deployment in Support of United Nations Security Council Sanctions against North Korea

Network Enabled Army Programme: Tranche Two - Release of Cabinet material

Surge Request for a New Zealand Defence Force Electrical Audit Team into the Multinational Force and Observers Mission

Opportunity to Participate in the Australian Command of the Combined Maritime Forces Combined Task Force 150 – Release of Cabinet Material

Ministerial Overseas Travel 18 09 19 to 22 09 19

Release of Papers: Ministerial Overseas Travel 18-09-2019 to 22-09-2019 – Release of Cabinet Material

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The latest from The Ministry

Ngā pānuitanga hou o te wā

Release of Cabinet material relating to the 2019 Deployment in Support of United Nations Security Council Sanctions against North Korea

In October 2019 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence announced the Government’s decision to again deploy a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 maritime patrol aircraft to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions against North Korea: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-announces-further-p-3-deployment-support-un-sanctions (external website).

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Next stage of Network Enabled Army programme to begin

The Minister of Defence has issued a press release about the Network Enabled Army: Tranche Two. This is available from the Beehive website: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/next-stage-network-enabled-army-programme-begin.

Publication

Proposal to Nominate a Candidate for the Role of Multinational Force and Observers’ Force Commander – Release of Cabinet material

The Minister of Defence issued a press release regarding the selection of Major General Evan Williams as Force Commander, which is available from the Beehive website: www.beehive.govt.nz/release/senior-nzdf-officer-lead-peacekeeping-mission-sinai-peninsula-egypt (external link).

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