

Release of the Defence Assessment 2021, Ministerial Priorities for Defence and Principles for Defence
On 8 December 2021 the Minister of Defence, alongside the Secretary of Defence, released the below documents.
09 December, 2021
Defence Assessment 2021 : he moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka
Defence Assessment 2021: he moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka / a rough sea can still be navigated was released on 8 December 2021 by the Secretary of Defence alongside the Minister of Defence.
The document provides a comprehensive review of the challenges to New Zealand’s strategic defence interests, as well as defence officials’ advice to Government on changing New Zealand’s defence policy settings.
View more information: Defence Assessment 2021: he moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka
Ministerial Priorities for Defence 2021
The Ministerial Priorities are People, Infrastructure, and The Pacific.
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People are Defence’s greatest asset. Defence needs to ensure that personnel are ready and supported to face the challenges ahead, including those identified in Defence Assessment 2021.
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The focus on infrastructure will ensure members of the Defence Force can live and work in buildings that are healthy, safe and fit-for-purpose both now and in the future.
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The Pacific priority reflects the importance that this Government places on Pacific resilience and the important role Defence has in supporting this.
View more information here: Ministerial Priorities for Defence 2021
Principles of Defence 2021
The Principles are:
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Angitu – success, effort and striving
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Kotahitanga – unity, togetherness and collective action
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Mana/Pono – influence, trust and integrity in Defence and
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Kaitiakitanga – Defence’s work as guardians and stewards.
View more information here: Principles for Defence 2021.


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