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Watch live: Coalition unveils $12 billion Defence Capability Plan: Christopher Luxon speaks to media after today's Cabinet meeting.
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Government unveils $12 billion Defence Capability Plan: Of the $12 billion of spending, $9 billion is new money that will equate to a significant boost in annual ...
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NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers: The Defence Force has made it easier for people to apply, and it's seeing a surge of applicants.
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Govt set for $12b defence investment: The government will invest $12 billion dollars over the next four years for a "modern, combat-capable" New ...
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NZDF drops entry requirements in bid to boost numbers: The New Zealand Defence Force has made it easier for people to apply for a job in a bid to get more boots ...
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Dunedin Army Hall to get new owners: Dunedin Army Hall to get new owners
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Chief of Defence Force Tony Davies resigns after ‘errors of judgement’, having ‘inappropriate relationship’
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NZ's double defence spend still not enough for the US: Today from The Detail: The US Secretary of War put NZ's defence spending in the spotlight last ...
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NZ Defence Force tests SpaceX's Starshield system: The NZDF is looking at using SpaceX's dedicated military and government service to support its operations.
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New Zealand and Cook Islands sign a defense pact, easing tensions over a China deal
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How NZ military plans to ramp up drone use: The NZ Defence Force says it will prioritise local companies and supply chain resilience as it develops new ...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/23/how-nz-military-plans-to-ramp-up-drone-use/

NZ and Australia boost military co-operation over decade: Winston Peters and Judith Collins met their counterparts in Canberra on Tuesday as part of annual talks ...
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Is NZ defence and intelligence policy aligning with AUKUS in all but name?: While strengthening its security partnerships and expanding military capabilities ...
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Defence Force 'dusting off the history books' to copy recruitment strategies from 1930s
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Govt unveils defence industry push to double spending, grow Kiwi firms: Defence Minister Judith Collins and Associate Minister Chris Penk say the strategy will ...
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The dumbing down of the Defence Force: A military historian castigates cuts to the Defence Force library services.
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New planes, helicopters for Defence Force: MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and Airbus A321XLRs will replace ageing Seasprites and Boeing 757s as part of the Defence ...
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The Pentagon, NZ and the new nuclear overlap: The US is modernising its nuclear weapons command and control system - but what does that mean for New Zealand?
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A surplus of defence riches, but lack of skill and experience: Analysis - The minister of defence, space and spies has at least $9b of new money to spend ...
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US cuts back on generals to boost 'lethality' - should NZDF follow suit?: Critics say the NZ Defence Force is top heavy and combat light.
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More than $2b to be spent on new NZDF helicopters: Defence Minister Judith Collins has announced $2 billion from the Budget has been set aside to replace the ...
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Defence Force can't service Poseidon planes, sends them to Australia instead: The agency knew when it spent $2.3 billion on the four Poseidons that servicing ...
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Government turns to tech firms to boost NZDF: A rapidly deteriorating global security environment has spurred the government to reach out to high-tech companies ...
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