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

New Zealand has released its Defence Capability Plan 2025, where it outlined its commitment to spending NZ$12 billion ...

What is driving this strategic shift and what are the implications for Australia and the broader Pacific region?Why is New ...

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

Some of the most expensive projects are replacing maritime helicopters (estimated to cost at least $2b), investment in ...

New Zealand’s National Party-led government released a multi-billion dollar Defence Capability Plan last week, which will nearly double the country’s military spending from just over 1 percent ...

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 ...

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 ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and four other nations have joined forces in Malaysia and Singapore for Exercise Bersama Shield, which is designed to enhance cooperation and interoperability ...

The new spending is a significant boost to Defence Force spending of just under NZ$5 billion in 2024/25. New Zealand's first national security review in 2023 called for more military spending and ...