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The Minister of Defence, Max Bradford, today announced that the Governor- General has approved six-month extensions of appointments for the Chief of Defence Force and the Chief of Air Staff.

Seventy percent of New Zealanders want a strong and effective national armed force, according to an annual UMR-Insight poll released today by Defence Minister Max Bradford.

Defence Minister Max Bradford today announced the formal recognition of two new Cadet Force Units.

Defence Minister Max Bradford has deplored the latest action by Pakistan in exploding five nuclear devices.

ANZAC Day is a timely reminder of the importance of working together with our friends and neighbours to ensure peace and security, writes Defence Minister Max Bradford.

The Government has given the Ministry of Defence the go-ahead to issue tenders for a range of new and updated equipment for the NZ Defence Force, which was agreed as part of the Defence White Paper

The Government has agreed to make a grant of $100,000 towards Parade '98-Vietnam Remembered, a programme of events which will pay tribute to the men, women and families whose lives were affected by

The Minister of Defence, Max Bradford, today announced that New Zealand's contribution to the Multinational Coalition being assembled to pursue Iraq's compliance with United Nations obligations wou

Defence Minister Max Bradford today announced that Navy Captain David Anson had been appointed as Senior National Adviser (New Zealand) for Operation GRIFFIN, New Zealand?s contribution to the Mult

Defence Minister Max Bradford, in releasing the Defence briefing papers, said today his first priority as new Minister was to ensure our forces had the people and equipment to do the job - in peace

The Government has not been asked to consider, nor has it considered sending a frigate to the Persian Gulf, Defence Minister Max Bradford said today.

Defence has been added to the portfolios of Labour, Energy, Immigration and Business Development Minister Max Bradford.

The Government's intention to dispose of the New Zealand Defence Force's entire block of land at Takapuna Head in Devonport was announced today by the Minister of Defence, Paul East.

Minister of Defence, Paul East, today described the Alliance's defence assessment as a retreat into isolationism

The Government has no intention of replacing the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Boeing 727s with VIP jets for Ministerial travel, Defence Minister Max Bradford said today.

The $30 million-plus it could cost to convert HMNZS Charles Upham into an effective military sealift vessel was not additional expenditure, Minister of Defence, Hon Paul East, said today.

Minister of Defence, Paul East, said today he was confident the Royal New Zealand Navy was taking positive steps to eliminate sexual harassment within its ranks.

Minister of Defence, Paul East, is calling on Labour's Ross Robertson to take up with the Human Rights Commission his latest allegation of sexual harassment in the Navy.

Security issues in the Asia/Pacific region will be the focus of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) triennial conference of Defence Ministers which Minister of Defence, Paul East, will atten

Minister of Defence, Paul East, is challenging Labour's Ross Robertson to back up his claims in Parliament that the New Zealand Defence Force paid hush money to complainants of alleged sexual haras

Minister of Defence, Paul East, announced today that the Government was increasing its support for international demining operations and extending New Zealands contribution to peacekeeping in the f

"New Zealand's defence capability will be greatly enhanced by the Government's decision to purchase four new helicopters for the Royal New Zealand Navy," Minister of Defence, Paul East, said today.

Minister of Defence, Paul East, leaves for Hawaii tomorrow where he will meet with the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces in the Pacific, Admiral Prueher.

The Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Youth Affairs announced today that the minimum age for recruitment into the armed forces had been raised from 16-and-a-half to 17 years.