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Thank you very much for coming today.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw have today released a Defence Assessment on the security implications of climate change.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change
  • Defence

New Zealand is deploying New Zealand Defence Force assets to Papua New Guinea to assist with security at the APEC Leaders’ Week this month.

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

Minister of Defence Hon Ron Mark met with General Ngo Xuan Lich, Viet Nam Minister of Defence, in Wellington today for a counterpart visit.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The Minister of Defence Industry Awards of Excellence for 2018 were presented in Palmerston North last night.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark attended a successful Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting – Plus (ADMM-Plus), which was held on 19 and 20 October in Singapore.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e rau rangatira mā

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark will today open the annual International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centre conference.  This year the conference is being held in Auckland.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters, and Defence Minister Ron Mark have announced an extension of the New Zealand Defence Force military training deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a renewal of three peacekeeping missions in the Middle East and Africa.

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

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters, and Minister of Defence Ron Mark, have announced the New Zealand Government’s decision to deploy a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 maritime patrol aircraft to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions imposing sanctions against North Korea.

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

Defence Minister Ron Mark has today announced the next commander to lead New Zealand’s joint military operations and exercises. 

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Two separate technical issues with regards to New Zealand Defence Force deployments have been identified and remedied by the Coalition Government. 

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The Government has approved the purchase of a dive and hydrographic support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Two separate technical issues with regards to New Zealand Defence Force deployments have been identified and remedied by the Coalition Government. 

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The Government has approved the purchase of a dive and hydrographic support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Defence Minister Ron Mark has today announced the appointment of new Service Chiefs for the Navy, Army and Air Force after the completion of a recruitment process led by the State Services Commission.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The Government has approved the purchase of a new simulator for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopters.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The coalition Government has agreed to purchase four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from the United States Government. 

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark has today announced the release of the Review of Defence Procurement Policies and Practices for Major Capability Projects.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Defence Minister Ron Mark has today launched the Government’s Strategic Defence Policy Statement 2018.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Welcome, and thank you for being here today.

At the outset, I would like to acknowledge the women and men of the New Zealand Defence Force that are here today.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark has congratulated Air Marshal Kevin Short who today took over the role of New Zealand’s Chief of Defence Force.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Good afternoon colleagues, my fellow panellists, ladies and gentlemen.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence