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

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

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

Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we’re insignificant,” said Minister of Defence Judith Collins. “We’re a maritime nation ...

New Zealand has announced a multi-billion-dollar overhaul of its defence force with the goal of increasing lethality in what ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defence Force, divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa, after the Manawanui ran aground and sank on Oct. 6.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters wasted no time in sacking the former Labour leader, saying people in Goff's position are not ...

Mr Rutte said Nato is worried about China’s military exercises near Taiwan and “we follow them very closely”. Japan considers China as a threat in the region and has in recent years accelerated ...

SYDNEY, - A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ... military as its armed forces struggle with ageing equipment and a shortage of manpower. Plans to increase spending on defence, which is less that ...

The Foreign Office said the Foreign Secretary will tell allies at a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday ...

Australia's opposition Liberal Party abandoned on Monday a plan to force government workers to return to the office full-time ...

The coalition's central element is a reassurance force that will be made up of Western soldiers and eventually aim to be ...