Publications

The Ministry of Defence publishes a range of reports and publications. Please contact us if you are seeking these documents in an alternative format.

Ka whakaputaina e te Manatū Kaupapa Waonga tētahi whānuitanga o ngā pūrongo, o ngā whakaputanga hoki. Tēnā whakapā mai ki a mātou mēnā e kimihia ana ēnei tuhinga ki hōputu kē.

Results 21 - 30 of 422

19 Mar 2026

MOD-OIA-129 Response to Information Request - Persistent Surveillance (Air) Project Opportunities Workshops

This is a response to an Official Information Act request seeking details relating to the Persistent Surveillance (Air) Project Opportunities Workshops held by the Ministry in January 2026.

19 Mar 2026

Briefing: NZDF Hazardous Substance Audit

This briefing provides the Minister of Defence with a summary of the key findings from the audit into the New Zealand Defence Force's management of hazardous substances at North Island sites.

19 Mar 2026

MOD-OIA-138 Response to Information Request - Hazardous Substance Audits

This is a response to an Official Information Act request requesting information about what the Ministry audits in its Hazardous Substance and New Organism audits.

19 Mar 2026

Defence Audit and Assessment: Audit of NZDF's Hazardous Substance Controls and Compliance - Phase 1

This memorandum presents the Minister of Defence with a summary of the key findings from the audit into the New Zealand Defence Force's management of hazardous substances at South Island locations.

17 Mar 2026

Ministerial Overseas Travel - Japan December 2025

This publication provides the Cabinet proposal and report back on Hon Judith Collins KC’s travel over the period 18 to 20 December 2025 [CAB-25-MIN-0439 and CAB-26-MIN-0004] to Tokyo to sign the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement between New Zealand and Japan.

10 Mar 2026

MOD-OIA-131 Response to Information Request - Aide Memoires

This is a response to an Official Information Act request seeking three documents as identified in the proactive release of titles of briefings provided to the Minister of Defence. 

24 Feb 2026

Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement Between New Zealand and Japan

This publication provides the December 2025 Cabinet approval of the text of an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement Between New Zealand and Japan [ECO-25-MIN-0206 and ECO-25-SUB-0206]. The Agreement sets out the legal conditions and practical arrangements necessary for reciprocal logistical support within each other's territories. The Agreement was subsequently signed on 19 December 2025. Details of this are available from the Beehive website: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-japan-sign-defence-and-security-agreements

24 Feb 2026

Minister's Overseas Travel - Association of South East Asian Nations

This publication provides the October 2025 Cabinet proposal and report back on Hon Judith Collins KC’s travel over the period 30 October to 3 November 2025 [CAB-25-MIN-0366 and CAB-25-MIN-0459] to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to attend the 12th Association of South East Asian Nations Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM+).

24 Feb 2026

MOD-OIA-126 Response to Information Request - HSNO Documentation and Correspondence

This is a response to an Official Information Act request for documentation and correspondence relating to environmental or airborne hazards on the defence estate, as it pertains to the Ministry of Defence.

16 Feb 2026

MOD-OIA-132 - Response to Information Request - waiata and karakia groups

This is a response to an Official Information Act request for documents relating to the operation of waiata and karakia groups.