8 March, 2010
Thank you for the invitation to this re-opening ceremony. It’s always a great pleasure to attend NZCF events and tonight is particularly special because the re-opening of a unit represents growth in one of the best investments that the Government can make in our young people.
Read full speech >>27 February, 2010
Hon Heather Roy speech to the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the 4TH Otago and Southland Battalion Group; Saturday, February 27 2010.
Read full speech >>26 February, 2010
Today is an important day for the Marlborough community. It is also an important day for aviation in New Zealand.
Read full speech >>19 February, 2010
Hon Heather Roy speech to the Territorial Force Commissioning Course and Initial Officer Training Graduation Parade; Waiouru Army Camp, Waiouru; Friday, February 19 2010.
Read full speech >>18 February, 2010
The Navy has taken possession of the first of the Protector fleet Offshore Patrol Vessels, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy said today.
Read full release >>17 February, 2010
The first of the Air Force's five new A109 helicopters has taken to the air in Italy.
Read full release >>2 February, 2010
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp leaves today to attend a meeting of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Defence Ministers in Istanbul, Turkey.
Read full release >>2 February, 2010
New Zealand's strong defence ties with Singapore were cemented during last week's visit by the Singapore Minister of State for Defence, Associate Professor Koo Tsai Kee, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp said today.
Read full release >>15 January, 2010
Young people will have more chances to challenge and test themselves this year through an expanded Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) course says Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett.
Read full release >>14 January, 2010
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy have extended their deepest condolences to the wife and family of flying instructor and Red Checkers pilot Squadron Leader Nick Cree, who was killed in a plane crash near the Ohakea Air Force base this morning.
Read full release >>17 December, 2009
The successful return flight of a Royal New Zealand Air Force 40 Squadron Boeing 757 aircraft from Christchurch to Antarctica is a highlight in a very successful ice season for the New Zealand Defence Force, says Defence Minister Wayne Mapp.
Read full release >>13 December, 2009
Hon Heather Roy speech to the Inaugural NZDF Reservist of The Year Awards Dinner; Defence House, Aitken St, Wellington; Saturday December 12 2009.
Read full speech >>13 December, 2009
Associate Minister of Defence Heather Roy today congratulated Lance Corporal Deborah Kendon on being named the first ever New Zealand Defence Force Reservist of the Year.
Read full release >>12 December, 2009
Hon Heather Roy address to Mess Dinner to Honour veterans of the Battle of the River Plate; The Wellington Club, The Terrace, Wellington; Friday, December 12 2009.
Read full speech >>11 December, 2009
New Navy junior officers and sailors are today's custodians of the values that distinguished New Zealand sailors fighting in the Battle of the River Plate, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp told a graduation parade at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland today.
Read full release >>11 December, 2009
Hon Heather Roy address to 17 (City of Christchurch) Squadron Air Training Corps; Squadron Headquarters, Oxford Road, Wigram, Christchurch; Thursday, December 10 2009.
Read full speech >>10 December, 2009
Associate Minister of Defence Heather Roy will this weekend announce the inaugural New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Reservist of the Year at a special award ceremony in Wellington.
Read full release >>3 December, 2009
Today is an important day for Thailand. It marks the 82nd birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Aduyadej and the National Day of Thailand.
Read full speech >>2 December, 2009
Hon Heather Roy address to the Territorial Force Employer Support Council (TFESC) Canterbury Regional Employer Awards; Air Force Museum, Wigram, Christchurch; Wednesday, December 2 2009.
Read full speech >>30 November, 2009
The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, and the Chief of Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott, have been reappointed for a further year from 1 May 2010. Their current terms of office end on 30 April 2010.
Read full release >>20 November, 2009
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp is on his way to Canada for a formal bilateral Defence visit and a Research, Science and Technology visit.
Read full release >>19 November, 2009
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy today extended the Government's deepest sympathies to the wife and family of Air Force Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster, killed in a routine explosive ordnance demolition task at Waiouru this morning.
Read full release >>13 November, 2009
Three of the Army's Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAVs) and their crews are to be deployed to Afghanistan, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp announced today.
Read full release >>11 November, 2009
Hon Heather Roy address to the Territorial Force Employer Support Council (TFESC) Cocktail Function; Ohakea Air Force Base, Manawatu; Wednesday, November 11 2009.
Read full speech >>8 November, 2009
Today we remember the end of what used to be known as the Great War - the War to End Wars.
Read full speech >>7 November, 2009
Thank-you for inviting me to address this Mess Dinner – an invitation I am very pleased to accept as both Minister of Defence and local MP, but one I suspect would not have been extended to me in my former capacity as a Captain in the New Zealand Army Reserves!
Read full speech >>23 October, 2009
Hon Heather Roy speech to Malayan Veterans' Association 21st Reunion; Manurewa RSA, Auckland; Friday, October 23 2009.
Read full speech >>21 October, 2009
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp is on his way to Bratislava, Slovakia today for a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting, after visiting New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed in Afghanistan.
Read full release >>16 October, 2009
Associate Minister of Defence Heather Roy today on behalf of the Government congratulated New Zealand Army Colonel (retired) Brian Chippindale, who will tonight be presented with a US Bronze Star with Valour Device for gallantry during the Vietnam War.
Read full release >>15 October, 2009
Next week will be the last opportunity that New Zealanders have to express their views on the capability requirements of the New Zealand Defence Force as the public consultation phase of Defence Review 2009 draws to a close, Associate Minister of Defence Heather Roy said today.
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