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ANZMIN
Beyond Pacific

ANZMIN 2+2: NZ and Australian Defence and Foreign Ministers take aim at China

February 2, 2024

Trans-Tasman Ministers’ meeting in Melbourne delivers a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to alliance, praising value of AUKUS and Quad, and singling out China. New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston […]

Peeni Henare
Defence

Peeni Henare: Bipartisan support crucial to provide stability for our Defence Force

January 6, 2024

Opposition Spokesperson for Defence Hon Peeni Henare reflects on the achievements of the previous government and sets out his approach to constructively challenging the new government on Defence matters. During the 2023 election campaign the […]

Judith Collins
Defence

Judith Collins: Innovation, opportunities and being better together

January 5, 2024

We need to work well with others, to contribute, to innovate and to look for opportunities to be better together. AUKUS Pillar II may provide additional opportunity for New Zealand, writes Defence Minister Judith Collins, […]

Peeni Henare
Defence

New Zealand Defence Minister visits Ukraine and Poland

November 21, 2022

New Zealand Defence Minister Peeni Henare has visited Ukraine and Poland, reaffirming New Zealand’s support for the Ukrainian defence against Russia’s invasion. According to a government media release, the minister’s visit  demonstrated New Zealand’s ongoing […]

Peeni Henare
Defence

The Interview: New Zealand Defence Minister Peeni Henare

May 31, 2021

In this exclusive interview, Defence Minister Peeni Henare talks with Line of Defence Editor-at-Large Dr Peter Greener about future peacekeeping, prioritising spending, the Pacific, and a Labour focus on Defence. PG: Minister, acknowledging the confluence of […]

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