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Cabinet has confirmed the retention of Whenuapai as an active Air Force base.

Hon Heather Roy speech to the 22nd Annual United States Pacific Command Military Law & Order Conference; Monday, March 30 2009.

Speech to the Defence Industry Association Luncheon Meeting; Sea Cadet Headquarters, Evans Bay, Wellington; Thursday, March 26 2009.

Thank you for inviting me here tonight. 

Speech to the New Zealand Defence Force Joint Junior Staff Course Graduation Dinner; Trentham Military Camp, Trentham, Upper Hutt; Thursday, March 19 2009.

 Your Worship the Mayor of Hamilton, Bob Simcock; Dame Cath Tizard, Honorary Colonel of the 3^rd Auckland Northland Battalion Group; my parliamentary colleagues David

Speech to Territorial Force Commissioning Course Graduation Parade; Waiouru, Tuesday, February 17 2009.

Speech to Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal Presentation Ceremony; Premier House, Wellington; Monday, February 16 2009.

Bom dia, tena koutou katoa, greetings,

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp leaves tomorrow [EDS: Monday 16 February] to attend the annual International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Defence Ministers meeting in Krakow, Poland, next Thursday.

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp will spend a day with South Island Army reservists training in the field near Christchurch on Sunday 15 February.

President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta will next week honour six New Zealanders for their role in New Zealand's peacekeeping response to the violence that broke out in Timor-Leste in April and M

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp flies to Sydney this afternoon for his first meeting with his Australian counterpart, Joel Fitzgibbon.

The Air Force's second Boeing 757 arrived at the Whenuapai air force base late today after modifications in the United States.

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 year from May 1.

Associate Minister of Defence Heather Roy was today at Waiouru's National Army Museum's to launch 'Te Mata Toa' ('Through the Eyes of the Warrior') - a new brand designed, in part, to display

Today marks the start of a new era in aviation in New Zealand.  One of the most innovative global carriers, Emirates, is using the world's largest aircraft, the Airbus A380, for scheduled

"The decision by Waitakere City to discontinue proceeding with their proposed district plan change relating to Whenuapai Airbase is a sensible response to Government policy," says Defence Minister

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp is visiting the air force's Whenuapai base and the Devonport naval base this week.

"Labour's legacy of mismanagement has been laid bare in briefing papers handed to the Incoming Minister of Defence," says Defence Minister Wayne Mapp.

Chief of Defence Force, distinguished guests, staff of the Command and Staff College, and of course, graduates. Good evening.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and Defence Minister Wayne Mapp are urging all parties to show restraint during whaling protests in the Antarctic this season.