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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1964 |
Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
Headquarters | Level 2, Defence House, 34 Bowen Street, Wellington |
Annual budget | Vote Defence Total budget for 2019/20 $766,047,000[1] |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Website | www |
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]