Release of Cabinet material regarding the Increasing Defence Diplomatic Presence in the Pacific

23/09/2020 Publication

In July 2020, the Minister of Defence announced the Government’s decision to establish a resident Defence Adviser in the Kingdom of Tonga.

A press release regarding this announcement is available from the Beehive website: https://beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-increasing-defence-diplomatic-presence-pacific(external link) (external link)

The Cabinet paper and associated minute for the May decision are now available here.(external link)