Other than current deployed forces on operations, most of the NZDF’s day-to-day activities, and for which it is funded, involve the preparation of force elements of the Navy, Army and Air Force to contribute to operations as approved by the Government [i.e. training to the Directed Level of Capability (DLOC)2], the provision of a range of services to multi-agencies within New Zealand, and strategic shaping services through military diplomacy. This makes the NZDF different from most other government departments in that those departments, in their day-to-day activities, are actually delivering their ‘end product’ (their services), whereas the NZDF’s ultimate ‘end product’ is the effective contribution of NZDF force elements to operational missions - through the NZDF Output Expense Operationally Deployed Forces. The primary focus of what the NZDF does, therefore, is geared to preparing for and delivering this ultimate ‘end product’ or goal.
At first glance only a small percentage of the total NZDF personnel strength is actually involved in delivering this at any one time. For example, as at 1 April 2010 just under 5% of the total NZDF Regular Force strength was deployed on Output Expense Operationally Deployed Forces operations. But this is not the whole picture - added to this are the following:
- Those personnel who are undergoing specific training for the next deployment (twice per year based on deployments of six months) – 10%;
- Those personnel who have just returned from an operational mission (twice per year based on deployments of six months) – 10%;
- Those personnel in New Zealand who have, as part of their job, a responsibility for directly supporting personnel on deployed operations (especially logistic and human resource personnel) - 10%; and
- Those personnel involved, on a day-to-day basis within the New Zealand environment, in conducting Multi-Agency Operations and Tasks (MAO&T) - such as patrolling and surveillance of our EEZ, support to NZ Customs Service and the NZ Police, etc - 10%.
The above therefore helps to illustrate that, over the course of a year, about 45% of the total NZDF Regular Force personnel strength (about 4,400 out of around 9,800) are related, in some way or other, to deployed operations overseas and MAO&T in the New Zealand environment. This also illustrates the high activity tempo being experienced by the NZDF.
The impacts the NZDF aims to achieve through the delivery of current NZDF Outputs are shown in the following table:
Intended Impacts
| Intended Impacts for which the NZDF is Appropriated |
Appropriations for Output Expenses |
- A better informed government and public, as appropriate, in the areas of:
- Military Intelligence
- Military Policy
- Operational Military Policy Advice
- Ministerial Correspondence and Parliamentary Questions
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Military Policy Development, Coordination and Advice (OE 1) |
- A Defence Force that has the capacity to deliver an appropriate range of military response options to the Government for deployment on operations. (This is achieved through the generation of levels of capability preparedness of the force elements of the Navy, Army and Air Force.)
- A Defence Force that has the capacity to deliver the required levels of support to other government departments and agencies for Multi-Agency Operations and Tasks (MAO&T), and community support when not otherwise committed.
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- Naval Combat Forces (OE 2)
- Naval Support Forces (OE 3)
- Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and MCM Diving Forces (OE 4)
- Naval Patrol Forces (OE 5)
- Military Hydrography and Hydrographic Data Collection and Processing for LINZ (OE 6)
- Land Combat Forces (OE 7)
- Land Combat Support Forces (OE 8)
- Land Combat Service Support Forces (OE 9)
- Special Operations Forces (OE 10)
- Naval Helicopter Forces (OE 11)
- Maritime Patrol Forces (OE 12)
- Fixed Wing Transport Forces (OE 13)
- Rotary Wing Transport Forces (OE 14)
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- A Defence Force that has the capacity to deliver high quality support to a range of programmes and services within and outside the NZDF.
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Multi-Class Output Appropriation - Miscellaneous Support Activities (OE 15):
- Support to Mutual Assistance Programme (MAP)
- Support to NZ Cadet Forces
- Support to Service Military Service Museums
- Support to Youth Development (Limited Service Volunteer Scheme, Youth Life Skills programme and Military-style Activity Camps)
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- Government military contributions to United Nations missions and other government-supported multi-national force operations are valued and seen as New Zealand being a good international citizen.
- Defence Force contributions to government-approved operational missions and deployments are of a high standard in terms of personnel and equipment; personnel and equipment that is Ready, Combat Capable, Deployable and Sustainable.
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Operationally Deployed Forces (OE 16) |
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