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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

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

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

Minister of Defence Ron Mark and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw have announced the release of a Defence Climate Change Implementation Work Plan, titled Responding to the Climate Crisis: An Implementation Plan.

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

Minister of Defence Ron Mark turned the first sod of earth on the infrastructure works for the new P-8A Poseidon fleet at RNZAF Base Ohakea today.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

The Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence for Industry and Employer Support for 2019 were presented at Parliament last night.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

It is my pleasure to be hosting the Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence for Industry and Employer Support at Parliament for the very first time.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Defence Ministers Ron Mark and Dr Ng Eng Hen today conducted their third annual Singapore-New Zealand Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Singapore.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark will travel to Singapore today to conduct a counterpart visit and to co-chair the third annual Singapore-New Zealand Defence Ministers’ Meeting with his counterpart, Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

I would like to welcome our honoured Pacific partners—official representatives from Pacific countries and Pacific organisations.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark will today launch the Advancing Pacific Partnerships 2019 Defence Assessment  during a speech at Te Papa. 

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Defence Ron Mark has signed a certificate exempting the activity of engine testing at Whenuapai Airbase from the Resource Management Act 1991.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and Minister of Defence Ron Mark have announced the New Zealand Government’s decision to again deploy a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 (P-3) 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

Minister of Defence Ron Mark has today announced Major General Evan Williams of the New Zealand Defence Force has been selected as the commander of a significant, longstanding peacekeeping mission in the Middle East.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

New Zealand will contribute five Defence Force personnel to a multinational taskforce based in Bahrain focused on countering terrorist activity, narcotics, smuggling and piracy from December 2019, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark have announced.

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

Minister of Defence Ron Mark will meet with Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, and Assistant Minister of Defence, Alex Hawke in Auckland tomorrow.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark have announced that New Zealand will continue its current deployment of six New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel to South Korea.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Leader of the House
  • Defence
  • Foreign Affairs

Minister of Defence Ron Mark has announced the launch of a Pacific Defence Gender Network to promote the meaningful participation of women in Pacific defence forces through annual seminars and increased collaboration.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence

Defence Minister Ron Mark has today announced Tranche Two of the Network Enabled Army programme has been approved and will commence this year.

  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Defence