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Minister of Defence Mark Burton today announced appointments to two senior Defence positions.

The Cabinet has approved several Army acquisition projects outlined in the Defence Long Term Development Plan

Our NZDF service personnel, Police, and civilians are making a very important contribution to re-establishing safety, security, and infrastructure in both Iraq and the Solomon Islands.

We can now offer the families of those who lost their lives serving New Zealand appropriate acknowledgement of their loved ones’ service.

Minister of Defence and Tourism Mark Burton returned today from a highly successful two-week programme in the United Kingdom.

New Zealand’s military contingent in the Solomon Islands will decrease over coming months

Equipping our forces with the NZLAV is a fundamental part of taking an Army equipped for the 1960’s into the 21st Century.

Minister of Defence Mark Burton will today officially accept the first of New Zealand’s new Light Armoured Vehicles (NZLAVs)

The public is being consulted over the future of Whenuapai Air Base

It is vital that we put a process in place that will enable consultation with all interested central and local government agencies, as well as local communities.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Defence Minister Mark Burton today farewelled 53 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel deploying to Southeast Iraq.

Minister of Defence Mark Burton today presented the New Zealand General Service Medal (Solomon Islands) to officers of the Vanuatu Police Force.

Acting Leader of the House Mark Burton today demanded the National leader Bill English force his MP, Shane Ardern, to apologise for his act of ‘reckless stupidity’ in driving a tractor without a roll bar up Parliament’s front steps yesterday.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Defence Minister Mark Burton will today present the New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) to 49 next of kin of New Zealanders who were killed or died in military operations since 1945.

Today marks the completion of training that began seven months ago

Minister of Defence Mark Burton is thankful that the injuries sustained by Major Todd Hart are not life threatening.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Defence Minister Mark Burton have asked the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to help locate family members of New Zealanders who lost their lives in post World War II military operations.

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Defence Minister Mark Burton announced today that an engineering detachment of 61 New Zealand Defence Force personnel will be deployed in late September to work alongside the United Kingdom forces, and the forces of other

More than 90% of NZDF personnel are satisfied with their employment.

Wayne Mapp must be suffering from severe amnesia.

Minister of Defence, Mark Burton, welcomed the crew of HMNZS Te Mana home today.

The first batch of seven Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVIIIs) is en route to New Zealand, and should arrive in Auckland on August 10.

New Zealander Peter Noble will be the Deputy Coordinator of the strengthened assistance programme to the Solomon Islands, Foreign Minister Phil Goff and Defence Minister Mark Burton announced today.

Minister of Defence Mark Burton today farewelled the first group of NZDF personnel deploying to the Solomon Islands.