Defence Assessment 2021: he moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka / a rough sea can still be navigated was released on 8 December 2021 by the Secretary of Defence alongside the Minister of Defence. The document provides a comprehensive review of the challenges to New Zealand’s strategic defence interests, as well as defence officials’ advice to Government on changing New Zealand’s defence policy settings.
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The Principles for Defence were released on 8 December 2021 by the Minister of Defence alongside the Secretary of Defence.
The four new Principles for Defence reinforce the diversity and values of New Zealand’s defence agencies.
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The Ministerial Priorities for Defence were released on 8 December 2021 by the Minister of Defence alongside the Secretary of Defence.
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