The plan includes NZ$12bn of funding and prioritises investments that are deemed critical over the next four years.

New Zealand is not exactly known as a major military power, but it plans to nearly double its defence spending. What is ...

The Defence Capability Plan places a strong emphasis on enhancing the combat readiness of the NZDF, aiming to increase the ...

New Zealand has announced a multi-billion-dollar overhaul of its defence force with the goal of increasing lethality in what is becoming an increasingly volatile world. The defence capability plan ...

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 (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Monday it would boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next ...