Ministry of Defence (New Zealand)

Ministry of Defence
Manatū Kaupapa Waonga
Agency overview
Formed1964
JurisdictionNew Zealand
HeadquartersLevel 2, Defence House,
34 Bowen Street,
Wellington
Annual budgetVote Defence
Total budget for 2019/20
$766,047,000[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Andrew Bridgman,
    Chief Executive and Secretary of Defence
Websitewww.defence.govt.nz

The Ministry of Defence (Māori: Manatū Kaupapa Waonga) is the public service department of New Zealand responsible for advising the government on strategic defence policy, acquiring military equipment to meet defence capability and conducting audits and assessments of the New Zealand Defence Force.[2]

  1. ^ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury.
  2. ^ SSC (September 2012). "Performance Improvement Framework: Formal Review of the Ministry of Defence" (PDF). www.ssc.govt.nz.