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This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s August 2022 decision to deploy two New Zealand Defence Force training teams of up to 120 personnel, to the United Kingom, until 30 November 2022.
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This publication provides documents on the decision to establish a Ministerial Advisory Panel in support of the Defence Policy Review.
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This publication provides documents on Cabinet's 16 March 2021 agreement to attach one New Zealand Defence Force analyst to the Counter Terrorism Information Facility (CTIF) in Singapore for a period of fifteen months, from April 2021 to June 2022.
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This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s 22 March 2021 decision to extend the mandate for New Zealand’s multi-agency deployment to Operation Gallant Phoenix for two years, until 30 June 2023.
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This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s November 2021 agreement to a series of People, Infrastructure and Pacific priorities for the Defence portfolio. Cabinet also noted refreshed principles for Defence (Angitu, Kotahitanga, Mana and Pono, and Kaitiakitanga).
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This publication provides the Cabinet documents associated with Cabinet's October 2021 decisions on the confirmation of Defence authorisations for deployments. These papers relate to the approval and notification settings for deployments, and updates authorisations for supplementary activities.
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This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s June 2021 decisions to extend the mandate for the deployment of New Zealand Defence Force personnel to the United Nations Command (UNC) and the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission deployment in the Republic of Korea, and to increase the contribution to the UNC Headquarters.
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This publication provides documents associated with Cabinet’s May 2021 decisions on extensions to three peace and security leadership mandates: the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Force Commander contingent; the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Chief of Staff role; and the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150) maritime security Command Team.
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This publication provides a March 2022 submission from the Ministry of Defence informing the Minister of Defence of the decision taken by Defence to defer work on the Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel project and the intent to inform industry of this decision. Due to the impact COVID-19 has had on the discal environment and emerging personnel pressures from other projects, and decision was made to defer this work.
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