Release of Cabinet Documents Regarding September 2018 Decisions to Extend Deployments

21/12/2018 Publication

Documents have now been published regarding Cabinet's September 2018 decisions on five deployments.

In September 2018 the Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence announced:

  • the extension of the training deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq
  • the renewal of the three peacekeeping missions to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) mission, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO).

The press release for this announcement is available from the Beehive website: www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-extend-nzdf-deployments-iraq-and-afghanistan-and-3-peacekeeping-missions%C2%A0(external link) (external website).

Copies of the associated Cabinet papers and minutes for the September 2018 decision are now available: