Much of what is heralded as ‘new’ for Defence in Budget 2024 is actually old news, and it fails to provide new investment necessary to address pressing challenges, writes Hon Peeni Henare.
Read more: Time to commit to real, substantial investment in capabilities
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The New Zealand Defence Force includes more than 8,700 uniformed personnel, with nearly half serving in the Army, which Maj. Gen. John Boswell has commanded since September 2018.
Read more: New Zealand Army chief on modernizing tech, lingering pandemic problem
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is required to monitor this vast EEZ, which is even larger when the maritime territories of the Cook Islands and Niue, which are in free association with New Zealand, are added.
Read more: New Zealand Navy eyes a unique opportunity to revamp its fleet
Ships stuck at docks, around a third of uniformed staff leaving since 2021 and a plane more often infamous for breaking down than its politician cargo.
The New Zealand Defence Force is in crisis.
Read more: Why NZSAS and the Defence Force are struggling and what it will take to fix
A Defence Force employee says proposed cuts to its civilian workforce to fill a $30 million budget hole are “a real kick in the guts”.
Read more: Defence Force cuts: ‘We’re already operating on the smell of an oily rag’
Analysis - The US Navy ship, the USS Tarawa, was first launched into service in the mid-1970s.
Read more: US leads international military exercise to sink old warship
The Government’s upcoming Budget will contain $571 million of new funding to boost pay for Defence Force staff, upgrade its NH90 helicopter fleet and replace dated military vehicles.
Read more: Government commits $571m for Defence Force pay, helicopter and vehicle upgrades
The number of operational SH-2G(I) Seasprite naval helicopters in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has been reduced from eight to five, it has emerged.
Read more: NZDF reduces Seasprite helicopter fleet
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