10 Jul 2025
Ministerial Briefings for the 2025 Defence Capability Plan
This publication provides 10 Ministerial briefings that supported development of the 2025 Defence Capability Plan.
10 Jul 2025
Ministerial Overseas Travel: Hon Judith Collins KC - April 2025
This publication provides the Cabinet Minute of Decision and submission on Hon. Judith Collins KC’s travel over the period 28 April to 2 May to Manila, Republic…
05 Jun 2025
New Zealand Assistance for Ukraine: Military Options 2025/2026
This paper outlines the Cabinet decision on the future of the New Zealand Defence Force deployments to Europe in support of Ukraine (Operation TĪEKE).
05 Jun 2025
New Zealand Assistance to Ukraine: Change in Location of New Zealand Defence Force Engineering Training Support
This publication provides the July 2024 joint New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and Ministry of Defence (the Ministry) briefing to the Minister of Defence seekin…
15 May 2025
Defence Capability Plan 2024: Strategic Context and Framework
This publication provides the Cabinet paper and associated minute of November 2024, in which Cabinet agreed to defence policy settings, including three new stra…
15 May 2025
Defence Capability Plan 2025: Public Release, Defence Industry and Communications
This publication provides the April 2025 Cabinet paper and associated minute of decision, in which Cabinet agreed to publicly release the Defence Capability Pla…
15 May 2025
Ministerial Overseas Travel 12-02-2025 to 18-02-2025
This publication provides the Cabinet Minute of Decision and submission on Hon. Judith Collins KC’s travel over the period 12 to 18 February to Munich, Germany …
29 Apr 2025
Consultation on the Ministry of Defence's Long-Term Insights Briefing Topic
This publication is seeking public feedback on the proposed topic for the Ministry of Defence’s Long-term Insights Briefing: How technology innovations are like…
07 Apr 2025
Overview 2025 Defence Capability Plan
A two page overview of the 2025 Defence Capability Plan.
07 Apr 2025
2025 Defence Capability Plan
The Defence Capability Plan 2025 is the Government’s plan to rebuild the NZDF and prepare for an increasingly volatile world.