The New Zealand Defence Force Strategic Plan 2007-2011 is NZDF’s first corporate-level strategic plan. Its seventeen pages outline the three themes that the New Zealand government and the New Zealand Defence Force believe are paramount to the NZDF: agility, resourcefulness, and being a valued partner.
The Agile Force
Agility sits at the core of the culture and strategy of the New Zealand Defence Force. The NZDF must be agile in its thinking, planning, training, and on operations. Our capacity to plan and execute operations rapidly, flexibly and effectively is vital. Being a small but highly professional Defence Force we consider agility to be an essential operating concept. The concept of agility compliments NZDF’s core values of Comradeship, Commitment, Courage and Integrity.
Resource Efficiency
Efficiently and effectively using the resources we already have will ensure we continue to improve and develop the modern Defence Force that New Zealand requires. We have initiated a series of internal reviews around the themes of resource allocation and management work programmes.
Being a Valued Partner
Being a valued partner links closely with our intention to be the best in everything we do. Operationally we look to work alongside our coalition partners with confidence. Organisationally we aim to sustain the trust of our stakeholders, both internal and external. Culturally we aim to do the “right thing” by those who serve with us. The NZDF expects professional excellence, high ethical standards and team work from both its service and civilian personnel.
The Strategic Plan is a guiding document for the Defence Force as we continue to improve as a modern, agile military for New Zealand. It does not replace the existing single Service plans, but instead acts as a guiding document that these plans link into. This is in line with the NZDF vision of Three Services as One Force.
The Strategic Plan is a living document that will be updated regularly as the Defence Force changes and improves.
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