NZDF

Welcome to NZDF

The New Zealand Defence Force has a total of 13,652 people. This includes 8,518 Regular Force, 2,319 Reserve Force, and 2,815 civil staff members across the armed services of Navy, Army and Air Force.

Latest News 

MHOV

A new fleet of state of the art trucks represents a capability leap forward for the New Zealand Defence Force, says the Vice Chief of Defence Force, Major General (MAJGEN) Tim Keating.

The Government announced a $135 million contract had been signed with the Rheinmetall MAN company for the purchase of up to 200 new trucks.

Truck Deal Driving Defence Into The Future

Media Releases

This section offers the latest Defence Force news. We regularly issue statements and background information to the media.

Personnel archives.

Personnel Records at NZDF Archives

This section provides information about how to apply for military service records from NZDF Archives, what to expect from the files and where to go for further information.

Deployment map.

Overseas Deployments

There are currently 340 New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed on 18 operations, UN missions and defence exercises across 10 countries.