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 White Paper 2016

Sets out the Government’s expectations for Defence over the coming decades.

Deployment to United Nations Mission in South Sudan2

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS): Deployment Cabinet Paper and Minute

Further Deployment of RNZN Patrol Vessels to Fiji in 2018

Further Deployment of Royal New Zealand Navy Patrol Vessels to Fiji in 2018: Deployment Cabinet Paper and Minute

Minister of Defence Awards-Category 1-3-nomination-form-2018

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Minister of Defence Awards-Health-and-Safety-Citation-nomination-form-2018

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Minister of Defence Awards-Special Award-nomination-form-2018 (1)

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The latest from The Ministry

Ngā pānuitanga hou o te wā

Deployment to United Nations Mission in South Sudan

Deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

The Cabinet paper and associated minute have been published on Cabinet's February 2018 approval to deploy a senior Defence Force officer to be Chief of Staff to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for one year from May 2018.

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Further Deployment of Royal New Zealand Navy Patrol Vessels to Fiji in 2018

The Cabinet paper and associated minute have been published on Cabinet's March 2018 agreement to deploy two Royal New Zealand Navy Patrol Vessels in 2018, in support of Fiji's programme of maritime and fisheries surveillance.

Publication

Deployment to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

The Minister of Defence has issued a press release on the deployment of a senior New Zealand Defence Force officer to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) for one year from March 2018. Information on Cabinet's decision has been released.

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