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This guide is for managers wanting to prepare for, and manage flexible working, and for all members of the NZDF wanting to apply for flexible working. You’ll
find practical information that helps both managers and members to navigate the process and guidance on how to set up for success.
The Women in the NZDF Report is an annual report providing transparency around the participation of women in the NZDF. The report includes NZDF’s gender-related strategic initiatives and highlights successes.
This volume of the Manual of Armed Forces Law explains the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) obligations binding all members of the NZDF through New Zealand’s treaty obligations and international law.
This Defence Assessment explores the links between climate change and security, and how climate change will be a driver for future Defence Force operations, particularly in the South Pacific region. It identifies actions Defence can take as part of a broader New Zealand Government work programme on climate change and sustainability, and underscores the importance of continuing to work with and learn from our Pacific partners in understanding and responding to the intensifying impacts of climate change.
NZDDP-D is the capstone NZDF doctrine publication, introducing the philosophical concept of military doctrine and its application by the NZDF. It focuses on the doctrinal components of New Zealand’s military strategy, but also describes the New Zealand approach to military activity at all levels. The fifth edition is current.
The Strategic Defence Policy Statement recognises the full scope of value that Defence provides for New Zealand, across the Community, Nation, and World. The Policy Statement also articulates a set of principles to describe the Government's expectations for Defence and provide enduring policy guidance, examines developments in the strategic environment, and updates the Defence Force outcomes, principal roles, and priorities.
Annual Report of the New Zealand Defence Force Te Ope Kaatua o Aotearoa for the year ended 30 June 2018, and Report by the Minister of Veterans on selected non-departmental appropriations for the year ended 30 June 2018, and Financial statements of the Veterans’ Medical Research Trust Fund for the years ended 31 March 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
This Statement of Intent sets in place the foundation for how the Defence Force will deliver the Integrated Defence Force strategy by 2025. It focusses on the first phase of the 2025 journey.
Support material for NZDF personnel returning from deployment and families of NZDF personnel returning from deployment.