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]
The Defence Act, passed on 17 November 1964, established a new Ministry of Defence. Under the Act the three Service departments were combined into the new Ministry. The central core of the new Ministry of Defence was the central Defence Office.[3]
A Defence Council was established which consisted of:
Minister of Defence
Chief of Defence Staff
Secretary of Defence
Chiefs of Staff from the three Services
Co-opted members if required (especially the Secretaries of External Affairs and Treasury)
The Defence Council was responsible for:
Administering and commanding the Services
Advising the Minister on defence policy
Integrating common functions where desirable and practical
The boards for each service continued to exist, but they acted under delegated power from the Defence Council. The Chiefs of Staff Committee was retained, but as a committee of the Defence Council. (The Defence Council was later abolished under the Defence Act 1990).[4]
In 1969-71 moves were implemented to provide a fully centralised administration in control of all non-operational functions previously within the responsibility of the three services. These changes were embodied in a further Defence Act that came into effect on 1 April 1972. The Service Boards were abolished and their functions divided between the Chiefs of Staff and a central Defence Headquarters that replaced the Defence Office. The disadvantage of the continued existence of the Service Boards had been one that the one Service could still express its views to the Minister independently of the other Services. Policy formation and planning, logistics and supply, personnel, administration, finance, civil management, and management services were transferred to the central Defence Headquarters. Each Chief of Staff and their separate Headquarters were now only concerned with operational matters.
In 1989 Defence was separated into two separate bodies – the Ministry of Defence headed by the Secretary of Defence, the senior civilian officer and the New Zealand Defence Force headed by the Chief of Defence Force (CDF), the senior military officer. Both are equally answerable to the Minister of Defence for their individual elements.
Under the CDF are the three service chiefs who, as the senior officers of their individual services, act as advisors to CDF and provide forces as required.
Responsibilitiesedit
Former Defence House in Wellington. The Ministry moved to a new site in 2018 due to damage sustained to the old building in the 2016 earthquakes.
In 1999 James Rolfe described in The Armed Forces of New Zealand the then structure of the Ministry of Defence. It numbered only about 70 people in total, with three divisions involved in policy: Policy Division, Acquisition Division, and Evaluation Division. Also part of the structure were Corporate Services Division and Corporate Finance Division.[5] The Ministry is responsible for the following functions:[6]
Providing advice to the New Zealand Government on the Defence of New Zealand and its national interests,
Acquisition of Military Equipment,
Assessment and audit of the New Zealand Defence Force functions, duties and projects.
^"Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury.
^SSC (September 2012). "Performance Improvement Framework: Formal Review of the Ministry of Defence" (PDF). www.ssc.govt.nz.
^Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force, Appraisal Report: New Zealand Army Disposal Schedule, accessed via Archives New Zealand, July 2014. 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^"Defence Act 1990". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office.
^Rolfe, James Grant. The armed forces of New Zealand. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin, 1999, 41-43.
^. Defence.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
Further readingedit
James Rolfe, Defending New Zealand: A Study of Structures, Processes and Relationships. Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, 1993.
External linksedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ministry of Defence New Zealand news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message The Ministry of Defence Maori Manatu 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 Ministry of DefenceManatu Kaupapa WaongaAgency overviewFormed1964JurisdictionNew ZealandHeadquartersLevel 2 Defence House 34 Bowen Street WellingtonAnnual budgetVote DefenceTotal budget for 2019 20 766 047 000 1 Minister responsibleHon Judith Collins Minister of DefenceAgency executiveAndrew Bridgman Chief Executive and Secretary of DefenceWebsitewww wbr defence wbr govt wbr nz Contents 1 History 2 Responsibilities 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editThe Defence Act passed on 17 November 1964 established a new Ministry of Defence Under the Act the three Service departments were combined into the new Ministry The central core of the new Ministry of Defence was the central Defence Office 3 A Defence Council was established which consisted of Minister of Defence Chief of Defence Staff Secretary of Defence Chiefs of Staff from the three Services Co opted members if required especially the Secretaries of External Affairs and Treasury The Defence Council was responsible for Administering and commanding the Services Advising the Minister on defence policy Integrating common functions where desirable and practical The boards for each service continued to exist but they acted under delegated power from the Defence Council The Chiefs of Staff Committee was retained but as a committee of the Defence Council The Defence Council was later abolished under the Defence Act 1990 4 In 1969 71 moves were implemented to provide a fully centralised administration in control of all non operational functions previously within the responsibility of the three services These changes were embodied in a further Defence Act that came into effect on 1 April 1972 The Service Boards were abolished and their functions divided between the Chiefs of Staff and a central Defence Headquarters that replaced the Defence Office The disadvantage of the continued existence of the Service Boards had been one that the one Service could still express its views to the Minister independently of the other Services Policy formation and planning logistics and supply personnel administration finance civil management and management services were transferred to the central Defence Headquarters Each Chief of Staff and their separate Headquarters were now only concerned with operational matters In 1989 Defence was separated into two separate bodies the Ministry of Defence headed by the Secretary of Defence the senior civilian officer and the New Zealand Defence Force headed by the Chief of Defence Force CDF the senior military officer Both are equally answerable to the Minister of Defence for their individual elements Under the CDF are the three service chiefs who as the senior officers of their individual services act as advisors to CDF and provide forces as required Responsibilities edit nbsp Former Defence House in Wellington The Ministry moved to a new site in 2018 due to damage sustained to the old building in the 2016 earthquakes This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message In 1999 James Rolfe described in The Armed Forces of New Zealand the then structure of the Ministry of Defence It numbered only about 70 people in total with three divisions involved in policy Policy Division Acquisition Division and Evaluation Division Also part of the structure were Corporate Services Division and Corporate Finance Division 5 The Ministry is responsible for the following functions 6 Providing advice to the New Zealand Government on the Defence of New Zealand and its national interests Acquisition of Military Equipment Assessment and audit of the New Zealand Defence Force functions duties and projects See also editMinister of Defence New Zealand New Zealand Defence Force Defence Diplomacy Military history of New ZealandReferences edit Total Appropriations for Each Vote Budget 2019 The Treasury SSC September 2012 Performance Improvement Framework Formal Review of the Ministry of Defence PDF www ssc govt nz Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force Appraisal Report New Zealand Army Disposal Schedule accessed via Archives New Zealand July 2014 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Defence Act 1990 New Zealand Legislation Parliamentary Counsel Office Rolfe James Grant The armed forces of New Zealand St Leonards Allen amp Unwin 1999 41 43 About Us Ministry of Defence NZ Defence govt nz Archived from the original on 6 February 2006 Retrieved 26 August 2015 Further reading editJames Rolfe Defending New Zealand A Study of Structures Processes and Relationships Institute of Policy Studies Victoria University of Wellington 1993 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ministry of Defence New Zealand Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ministry of Defence New Zealand amp oldid 1187010728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
