The US says NZ has been able to demonstrate that a "small capability in relative terms, can contribute disproportionately to collective space activities".

Chinese ballistic missile tests and naval forays will become a "persistent" feature of the Pacific as Beijing expands its ...

The New Zealand Defence Force bomb disposal team has been called to Whangārei after what is believed to be an old grenade was ...

As China’s military expansion shakes up the Indo-Pacific region’s security order, it is becoming harder to argue that distance offers a form of protection for New Zealand. A recent Lowy Institute ...

New Zealand Army personnel test a small UAV at Waiouru Military Camp, located in central North Island. (NZDF) New Zealand is intensifying research and development (R&D) of emerging and disruptive ...

SINGAPORE, May 29 (Reuters) - New Zealand is aiming for "smooth and steady" rises in defence expenditure to meet its target of spending 2% of GDP on the military within 8 years, its new defence ...

Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 11:00 CET | 14:00 - 17:00 HK/SG New Zealand Defence Minister Chris Penk discusses a potential deal to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La ...

New Zealand is aiming for "smooth and steady" rises in defence expenditure to meet its target of spending 2 percent of GDP on ...

Anzac Day 2026 arrives in tumultuous times: unresolved conflict in the Middle East, the erosion of the old international order, the famous Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than ever before.