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This publication provides documents which supported Cabinet’s June 2020 decision to renew the mandates for New Zealand’s contribution to peace support deployments in the Middle East and Africa to September 2022.
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This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s June 2020 decision to renew the mandate for New Zealand’s contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers to September 2022.
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This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s June 2020 decision to renew the mandate for New Zealand’s contribution to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation to September 2022.
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This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s June 2020 decision to renew the mandate for New Zealand’s contribution to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to June 2022.
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This publication provides documents on Cabinet’s October 2019 decision to deploy an additional three NZDF personnel to the existing United Nations Command and United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission deployment in the Republic of Korea from May 2020 until 31 August 2021.
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This publication provides the briefing to the Minister for Economic Development and the Minister of Defence requesting an exemption to border restrictions to allow the delivery of the Maritime Sustainment Capability ship, AOTEAROA, to New Zealand.
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This Biodefence Defence Assessment examines Defence’s role across the spectrum of biological hazards and threats facing New Zealand, including how the New Zealand Defence Force supports other government agencies’ biodefence activities. It also considers the context of the wider impacts of biological threats to the security of New Zealand and the wider Pacific in a changing strategic environment.
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On 7 October 2020, the Minister of Defence announced the establishment of an Expert Review Group to review a number of aspects of the New Zealand Defence Force’s structure, information management and record-keeping. This forms part of the government’s work in response to the Report into the Inquiry into Operation Burnham.
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This Defence Assessment takes a snapshot of the issue of extreme fire and climate change, and the New Zealand Defence Force's role in supporting Fire and Emergency New Zealand when called upon.
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