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Ministerial Diary - May 2020

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  • Hon Ron Mark

A massive joint effort between New Zealand Government agencies, employers, and the Vanuatu Government is underway to repatriate over 1000 Vanuatu nationals stranded in New Zealand, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark say.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Defence
  • Foreign Affairs

The Coalition Government has confirmed five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft will be purchased to replace the existing fleet, Defence Minister Ron Mark announced today.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister for Veterans Ron Mark has welcomed the First Reading of a Bill that will make legislative changes to further improve the veterans’ support system. 

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Veterans

Ministerial diary - April 2020

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  • Hon Ron Mark

The Coalition Government has approved a business case for $206 million in upgrades to critical infrastructure at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea, with the first phase starting later this year, Defence Minister Ron Mark announced today.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister for Veterans Ron Mark has announced the launch of a national conversation that aims to find out whether New Zealanders think there should be a formal agreement between service people, the Government, and the people of New Zealand.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Veterans

Budget 2020 provides a boost of $1.77 billion in operating and capital funding to enable Defence to continue to deliver on the tasks expected of it.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Australia and New Zealand have agreed to further strengthen defence cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 on both sides of the Tasman and in our Pacific neighbourhood.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Ministerial diary - March 2020

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  • Hon Ron Mark

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark have announced that a New Zealand Defence Force C-130 Hercules will fly to Fiji tomorrow carrying relief supplies to support New Zealand’s response to Tropical Cyclone Harold.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Defence
  • Foreign Affairs

New Zealand Defence Force personnel who have been in isolation since returning to New Zealand from Iraq last month, will be reunited with their families starting from today, announced Defence Minister Ron Mark.  

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark today announced that New Zealand will provide a further package of assistance to Vanuatu, to support the response to Tropical Cyclone Harold.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Defence
  • Foreign Affairs

Following the successful conclusion of the Building Partner Capacity (BPC) mission at Taji, New Zealand defence personnel are returning to New Zealand from Iraq, in accordance with the Cabinet decision made in June 2019, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark announced today.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Defence
  • Foreign Affairs

Ministerial Diary - February 2020

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  • Hon Ron Mark

Defence Minister Ron Mark today announced that Defence has signed a contract with Babcock NZ Ltd to replace the New Zealand Defence Force’s fixed high frequency (HF) radio capability. 

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Ministerial Diary - January 2020

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  • Hon Ron Mark

Ministerial Diary - December 2019

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  • Hon Ron Mark

Minister of Defence Ron Mark met with United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper today.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The Minister of Defence, Ron Mark, departed today for the United States and Canada where he will meet with his counterparts.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The NZDF continues to support the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as it battles fires in Victoria and New South Wales, including by transporting Republic of Fiji Military engineers from Nadi to Australia, announced Defence Minister Ron Mark.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is sending an Environmental Health Team, a Primary Health Care Team and a Chaplain to Australia, boosting New Zealand support for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as it battles bush fires in Victoria and New South Wales, Defence Minister Ron Mark announced today.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark today announced New Zealand is sending three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters and crew, and two NZ Army Combat Engineer Sections as well as a command element to support the Australian Defence Force efforts in tackling the Australian fires.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Ministerial Diary - November 2019

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  • Hon Ron Mark