Papua New Guinea and New Zealand have committed to deeper defence cooperation, particularly in the maritime domain.

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 ...

Defence is running 18 months behind on upgrading a major fuel depot crucial to national reserves.

Photo: Nick Monro/RNZ By Phil Pennington of RNZ New Zealand has joined a project to accelerate artificial intelligence warfighting capabilities that the United States calls "pivotal" and the ...

WELLINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - New Zealand's government has allocated NZ$1.58 billion ($924.62 million) in new defence funding in its 2026 budget, with a strong focus on maritime security, including ...

PM Modi said the growing India-New Zealand defence cooperation reflects 'deep strategic trust'. The two nations agreed to strengthen maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, institutionalise defence ...

General John Howard, a retired military leader who was Chief of Defence Intelligence for the New Zealand Defence Force says ...

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.