Budget 2026 allocates $880m in operating and $700m in capital funding for activities and priority projects in the Defence ...

New Zealand could move faster towards its target of spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence if security conditions warrant it, ...

"The rules-based global system is under strain. Countries are boosting their spending on defense," said Finance Minister ...

Minister Penk described the investment as essential for protecting New Zealand’s national interests in an increasingly ...

New Zealand has announced a 2026 defence budget of NZD6.2 billion (USD3.7 billion), representing a nominal increase of about 6% from NZD5.9 billion in 2025.

The Defence Force's project to transform the way the army operates has made some key choices after a decade of research, design and groundwork, government papers show.

A New Zealand Army warrant officer who led emergency engineering responses to both a light aircraft crash and a deadly ...

The Philippines and New Zealand deepened defense cooperation by discussing the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) ...

But Pacific-focussed policy work will be cut as the government seeks to reduce the size of the public sector, as the Ministry ...

A defence commentator says it is good to see Budget funds for training recruits, but he questions where the acceleration of ...