New Zealand First says the Auditor-General’s report on the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Civilianisation Project is a damning indictment on the failed defence policies of the National-led Govern
New Zealand First says the Government’s announcement of a pay rise for Defence personnel, coupled with a rise in rents to market rates, will make recruitment and retention issues worse.
New Zealand First says the latest round of Defence redundancies coupled with the adoption of the cutbacks and other restructuring heralded in the 2010 Defence White Paper reveals a level of incompe