Northland Civil Defence chair Kelly Stratford says the Government must step in to force telecommunications companies to build ...

To put it in perspective, Defence cost New Zealand about $6 billion in 2024-2025. That is more than we spent on Justice, Corrections, Conservation, and Police combined. The extra $9 billion dwarfs ...

New Zealand has released its delayed Defence Capability Plan (DCP). The government blueprint lists priorities and investments ...

The UAE has issued a new civil defence law which is governed by federal decree-law No. (35) of 2024 on the reorganization of the civil defence authority. This new civil defence law aimed at ...

New Zealand is not exactly known as a major military power. For decades the country has relied on its geographical isolation and the reassuring presence of the Australian Defence Force on its ...

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The frigate HMNZS Te Mana prepares to dock during a ceremonial homecoming at Devonport Naval Base on July 8, 2022, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Dave Rowland/Getty Images) WELLINGTON, New Zealand ...

New Zealand has released its Defence Capability Plan 2025, where it outlined its commitment to spending NZ$12 billion (US$6.68 billion) over the next four years to improve its defence capabilities. Of ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made clear that even more money will be made available, telling the media the $12 billion figure is the floor, not the ceiling, of funding for our defence force.

New Zealand said on Monday it would boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next four years, and aim to ...

WELLINGTON-New Zealand said on April 7 it would boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion (S$6.7 billion) over the next four years, and aim to nearly double spending to 2 per cent as a share of gross ...

New Zealand’s Defence Force has struggled with systemic underspending over the past several decades, which amounts to just over 1% of GDP now. High attrition in recent years has seen the force idle ...