Links

Defence links

The following are links to other defence sites within New Zealand and overseas.

The Ministry of Defence is not responsible for the contents of the linked web sites and has no control over availability of the linked pages. These other sites may contain information that is the copyright of third parties and subject to restrictions on reuse. Permission to use copyrighted materials from other web sites must be obtained from the copyright owner and cannot be obtained from the Ministry of Defence.

Minister of Defence

• View the Defence portfolio on the New Zealand Government web site for the latest Press Releases, Speeches, Features and Newsletters (www.beehive.govt.nz)
• Read more about Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, Minister of Defence on the New Zealand Parliament web site (www.parliament.nz)
• Contact the Minister of Defence
• Postal Address:
  Minister of Defence
  Parliament Office
  Private Bag 18888
  Parliament Buildings
  Wellington 6160

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF)

The New Zealand Defence Force is a separate organisation comprising the Royal New Zealand Navy, the New Zealand Army and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and is responsible for:

• Managing the armed forces day-to-day.
• Delivering the Government's defence policy.

For queries relating to the NZDF visit their website listed below or contact:

• NZDF website - Home web page (www.nzdf.mil.nz)
• Contact NZDF
• Phone (04) 4960 999
• Postal Address:
  Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force
  2 - 12 Aitken Street
  Private Bag
  Wellington

Navy, Army and Air Force websites

• Royal New Zealand Navy website (www.navy.mil.nz)
• New Zealand Army website (www.army.mil.nz)
• Royal New Zealand Air Force website (www.airforce.mil.nz)

Medals

• View the NZDF medals website - information on applying for medals
  (medals.nzdf.mil.nz/info/applyingformedals.html)
  • For information regarding medals contact NZDF:
    Email: medals@nzdf.mil.nz
    Phone: (04) 527 5271
    Main Phone: (04) 527 5999

Military Service/Personnel Records

• NZDF website - information on accessing military service records
  (www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/accessing-military-service-records.htm)
  • For information regarding Military Service Records contact NZDF:
    Email: personnel.archives@nzdf.mil.nz
    Phone: (04) 527 5280
    Main Phone: (04) 527 5999

Other New Zealand Defence links

• Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve web site (www.navy.mil.nz/naval-reserve/default.htm)
• New Zealand Government Online web site (newzealand.govt.nz)

International Defence links

• United Nations web site (www.un.org/index.html)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Official web site (www.nato.int)
• Australian Department of Defence web site (www.defence.gov.au)
• U.S. Army web site (www.army.mil)
• The British Army web site (www.army.mod.uk)