As at 1 July 2010 484 New Zealand Defence Force personnel are deployed on 16 operations, UN missions and defence exercises in 11 countries around the world. All overseas deployments are co-ordinated and run by Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand. Once deployed, NZDF personnel come under the control of Commander Joint Forces New Zealand.
| Afghanistan |
231 |
| Arabian Sea |
6 |
| Iraq |
1 |
| Middle East |
8 |
| Republic of Korea |
3 |
| Sinai |
29 |
| Solomon Islands |
44 |
| Sudan |
3 |
| Timor-Leste |
155 |
| USA |
4 |
| NZDF Total |
484 |
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Antarctica
Varies throughout the year, rising to approx 95 personnel during January/ February. |