16 Nov 2016
2016 Defence Capability Plan
The Defence Capability Plan, last released in 2014, has been updated to reflect the capability decisions of the Defence White Paper 2016.
19 Oct 2016
NZDF Annual Procurement Plan October 2016
NZDF Annual Procurement Plan October 2016
01 Sep 2016
Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2016
The Ministry of Defence's Annual Report 2015-2016.
01 Sep 2016
Statement of Intent 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2020
The Ministry of Defence's Statement of Intent for 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2020.
05 Jul 2016
Extension of New Zealand Training Support to the Afghan National Army Officer Academy
The New Zealand Defence Force's commitment of trainers to Afghan National Army Officer Academy has been extended by 18 months to 30 June 2018. As part of this, the number of New Zealand personnel has been increased by two to a total of 10. Since late 2013, the Defence Force has contributed eight personnel to the Academy to assist in building the capacity of the Afghan National Army. This contribution is part of United Kingdom-led work at the Academy, and NATO's Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. The decision to extend the New Zealand commitment aligns with NATO's decision to extend the Resolute Support Mission beyond 2016. In June 2016, Cabinet considered the proposal to extend the commitment by 12 months and to increase the number of personnel by two. Cabinet agreed that the commitment be extended by 18 months, and to the increase in personnel.
01 Jul 2016
Recruitment: Barriers and opportunities for military candidates
This review examines in detail the Defence Force recruitment process to understand challenges and opportunities for applicants, in particular women and different ethnic groups.
20 Jun 2016
Extension of the Iraq deployment
On 20 June 2016, the Government decided to extend New Zealand's contribution to the Building Partner Capacity mission to 30 November 2018.
08 Jun 2016
Defence White Paper 2016 Public Consultation Summary of Submissions
This report summarises the main themes that arose from the public consultation process administered by the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force between 5 May and 22 June 2015. It covers the background on submissions received from the consultation process, major themes that arose, a summary of key points raised in each of the nine consultation questions, as well as the supplementary section. A pack providing copies of the submissions themselves is available separately: Submissions for the Defence White Paper 2016.
08 Jun 2016
Defence White Paper 2016 Summary of Capability Decisions
This chart outlines decisions on defence capabilities from the Defence White Paper 2016. The White Paper itself is available separately.
08 Jun 2016
Defence White Paper 2016
The Defence White Paper 2016 sets out the Government’s expectations for Defence over the coming decades and includes a 15-year modernisation plan worth nearly $20 billion to ensure the New Zealand Defence Force has the capabilities it needs to meet the country’s security and defence challenges.