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At a Glance

The At a Glance section provides an illustrative summary of the NZDF.

• Linkages to Government Policy
• Outcomes and Objectives
• Employment Contexts
• Military  Capability
• Forces and Locations
• Personnel Summary
• Minister of Defence
• Legislation Administered by NZDF - Acts, Regulations and Orders,  Royal Warrants.
• Output Expenses
  • Output Expense 1 - Military Policy Development Co-ordination and Advice
  • Output Expense 2 - Naval Combat Force
  • Output Expense 3 - Naval Support Forces
  • Output Expense 4 - Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and MCM Diving Forces
  • Output Expense 5 - Naval Patrol Forces
  • Output Expense 6 - Military Hydrography, and Hydrographic Data Collection and Processing for LINZ
  • Output Expense 7 - Land Combat Forces
  • Output Expense 8 - Land Combat Support Forces
  • Output Expense 9 - Land Combat Service Support Forces
  • Output Expense 10 - Special Operations Forces
  • Output Expense 11 - Naval Helicopter Forces
  • Output Expense 12 - Maritime Patrol Forces
  • Output Expense 13 - Fixed Wing Transport Forces
  • Output Expense 14 - Rotary Wing Transport Forces
  • Output Expense 15 - Miscellaneous Support Activities
  • Output Expense 16 - Operationally Deployed Forces
• Deployments
  • Overview
  • Sea
  • Air
  • Land
  • Support Services
  • Other NZDF Activities

News

• What’s New
• Media Releases
• Feature Stories
• Image Gallery
• Op Valour
• Aircraft in Action
• Antarctica
• Ceremonial Events
  • Duke of York visit
  • ANZAC Day
  • King of Tonga Coronation
  • Malaysia Tattoo 2007
  • 90th Anniversary of Battle of Messines
  • Passchendaele
  • Armistice Day
  • Searchlight Tattoo 2008
  • Waitangi 2008
  • Tribute08
  • Supporting Sir Ed's State Funeral
  • Medals return home
  • Princess Anne visits Burnham Camp
  • State Opening of Parliament
  • Hamilton Memorial
  • Hyde Park Memorial
  • Freedom of the City
  • Return of the Unknown Warrior
  • D-Day Commemorations
  • PM of Tonga Welcome Ceremony
  • State Welcome for King and Queen of Spain
  • Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal Ceremony
• Deployments
  • Arabian Gulf
  • Afghanistan
  • Egypt 
  • Iraq
  • Korea
  • Lebanon 
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sudan
  • Syria and Israel 
  • Timor Leste
  • Tonga
  • Tsunami Relief
  • Pre Deployment Training
  • Deployed Troops celebrate Xmas 2007
  • Deployed Troops celebrate Xmas 2008
• Our People
  • Corporal Willie Apiata, VC Recipient
  • Army Artist
  • Daily Life
  • Photo Essay - Old Sailors and New
  • NZSAS
  • 1st NZ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron Opening
  • Book launch - Service from the Sea
  • Exercise Thunder Warrior 2008
  • Movember
  • Ohakea Open Day 2008
  • Queenstown $10 Challenge
  • Wings over Wairarapa 09
  • Exercise Boss Lift
  • Exercise Tropic Twilight
  Limited Service Volunteer Company
  • TFESC Awards
  • Whenuapai Air Show and Open Day
• Historical Images: NZ Soldiers in Belgium and France
• Ships and their crews
•  HMNZS TE MANA
• Project Projector
• HMNZS TE KAHA
• Pacific Partnership 08
• Photo essay
• Ship Life
• Competitions
• Operation Kiwi
• Operation Warpaint
• Sporting Events
• Pacific Nations Military Rugby Tournament
• Publications
  • One Force 
  • Army News
  • Navy Today
  • Air Force News
• Defence Force Library
• Website links - web sites of interest
• NZ general links,  NZ Military History, Overseas General and Military History, Military Arts and Sciences.
• Bibliography of New Zealand Military History
• New Zealand Military History
• Anzac Day Reference Material
• Related Sites
  • Royal New Zealand Navy
  • Navy Museum
  • Navy Hyperbaric Unit
  • Navy Hospital
  • New Zealand Army
  • Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Veterans' Affairs New Zealand
  • New Zealand Cadet Forces
  • NZDF Reserves 
  • The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association 
  • Unknown Warrior
  • RSS News Feed
  • NZ Forces Radio
• Events
• Upcoming Events
• Annual Events
  • ANZAC
  • Armistice Day
• Historical Events
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• Queenstown $10 Challenge
• Le Quesnoy
• Pacific Nations Military Rugby Tournament
• Competitions
• Operation Anzac Spirit - Competition
• Operation KIWI Competition
• Operation Warpaint - Competition

Corporate

This section of our site details the structure and personnel who command the Defence Force, and presents in-depth information about the functions of Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force.

• Cultural Values
• Defence Force Commitment
• The Business of Defence
• Capital Equipment Acquisition
• Defence Expenditure
• Corporate Structure
• Governance Structure
• Personnel Branch in Detail
• Appointments
• Key Personnel
  • Chief of Defence Force
  • Vice Chief of Defence Force
  • Chief of Navy
  • Chief of Army
  • Chief of Air Force
  • Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
  • Maritime Component Commander
  • Land Component Commander
  • Air Component Commander
  • General Manager for Organisational Services
  • Warrant Officer, Navy
  • Warrant Officer of the New Zealand Defence Force
  • Warrant Officer of the New Zealand Army
  • Warrant Officer of the Air Force
  • HQ JFNZ Key Personnel
• HQ NZDF
  • Chief of Defence Force
  • Vice Chief of Defence Force
  • Personnel Branch
  • Development Branch
  • Strategic Commitments and Intelligence Branch
  • Planning Branch
  • International Defence Relations Branch
  • Inspector General
  • New Zealand Defence College
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organisational Support Branch
  • Directorate of Coordination
  • Executive Leadership Team 
  • Directorate of Services
• NZDF Procurement
  • Commercialisation of Defence Ideas
  • Defence Attaches
  • Defence Requirements
  • Export Facilitation
  • Export Controls
  • New Zealand Defence Industry Association
  • Operation of Free Trade Agreements
  • Procurement Processes
  • Procurement Structures
  • Relationships with Other Agencies
  • The Royal New Zealand Navy
  • The New Zealand Army
  • The Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • Sources of Other Information
• Joint Geospatial Support Facility
• Badges of Rank - Badges of Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Rank
  • RNZN Officers Rank Slides
  • RNZN Ratings Rank Slides
• Command and Staff College
  • Our vision and values
  • History
  • Staff Course
  • Junior Staff Course
  • Warrant Officer Advanced Course  
  • Contact Information
  • Massey University
• Veterans' Affairs NZ
  • Questions and Answers

Careers

• Current Vacancies
• Military Careers 
• Guide for Applicants
• Recruitment Process
• NZDF Fact Sheet
• NZDF Locations

Overseas Operations

• Deployments Overview
• HQ Joint forces NZ
  • HQ JFNZ Key Personnel
  • Commander Joint Forces New Zealand Introduction
  • Structure HQ JFNZ
• Deployments
  • Afghanistan
  • Antarctica
  • Arabian Gulf 
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Egypt
  • Iraq
  • Korea
  • Kosovo
  • Lebanon
  • Middle East
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sudan
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tonga
  • United States
  • United Nations
  • Other NZDF Activities
• Support Services - services in support of the government and the community
  • Govt Inter-agency Support  
• CWID

Public Documents

Public documents in this site are available in both HTML and in .pdf format. To view the documents in pdf format you will require Adobe Acrobat.  This is available free to download at www.adobe.com.

• Introduction
• Defence Expenditure: Budget Documents
• NZDF Strategic Plan 2007-2011
• NZDF Annual Report
•  Annual Report 2008
• Annual Report 2007
• Statement of Intent
•  Statement of Intent 2009
• Statement of Intent 2008
• Statement of Intent 2007
• Defence Long-Term Development Plan
• Foundations of Military Doctrine
• Public Consultation
  • Medal Survey
  • Veterans' Consultation
  • Whenuapai 
• Concerns of Viet Nam Veterans
• Public Documents Archive

Personnel Records

• Personnel Branch
• NZDF Archives
  • Accessing Military Service Records
  • What's in the files?
  • Charges and Copyright
  • Other sources of information 
  • How to Find / Contact Us
  • Resources
  • Bibliography

Media Centre

• Contact Information
• Media Kit
•  Medals Return Ceremony
• Review into the acquisition of HMNZS Canterbury
• Canterbury - Court of Inquiry
• Operation Valour
• Passchendaele
• Victoria Cross
• Key Personnel

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