Welcome to The Ministry of Defence

Naumai ki te Manatū Kaupapa Waonga

We are the Government’s lead civilian advisor on defence. We also purchase major equipment which becomes a capability when it is used by service men and women of the New Zealand Defence Force.

Ko mātou ngā kaitohutohu matua ki te kāwanatanga mo ngā kaupapa waonga. Nā mātou hoki, ngā taputapu nunui i hoko, hei āheitanga i roto i ngā ringa o ngā tāne me ngā wahine o Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa.

Who we are

A civilian agency giving advice to Government on Defence matters

What we do

We deliver capability and provide strategic advice

Industry working with Defence

We work together with industry to deliver Defence capability

Work for us

Our staff profiles and current vacancies

Featured & recent publications

Ngā whakaaturanga hou

Defence Capability Plan 2019

The Defence Capability Plan 2019 sets out the planned investments in the New Zealand Defence Force out to 2030, while further identifying potential investments to be made after 2030.

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Ministerial Overseas Travel 30-05-2019 to 03-06-2019 – Release of Cabinet Documents

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Ministerial Overseas Travel: 30-06-2019 to 05-07-2019 – Release of Cabinet Documents

Ministry of Defence Manatū Kaupapa Waonga - Annual Report 2019

Women, Peace and Security Summit Report 2019

Defence Capability Plan 2019 Cabinet Documents

Defence Capability Plan 2019 – Release of Cabinet Documents

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The latest from The Ministry

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Ministry of Defence co-hosts Women, Peace and Security Summit with Samoa

Samoa and New Zealand co-hosted the inaugural Women Peace and Security Summit in Apia, 22-23 August 2019 to promote the visibility and implementation of the global Women, Peace and Security agenda in the Pacific region.

News

Defence Capability Plan 2019 – Release of Cabinet Documents

On 11 June 2019, the Minister of Defence launched the Defence Capability Plan 2019 that sets out the indicative planned investment in the New Zealand Defence Force out to 2030, while further identifying potential investments to be made after 2030. The Cabinet documents supporting this publication are now available.

Publication

Publication of Cabinet documents associated with reviews of the Afghanistan and Iraq deployments

The Government has now published the Cabinet documents supporting Cabinet decisions from June 2019 regarding the deployment of New Zealand Defence Force personnel to Afghanistan and Iraq.

Publication

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