Christopher Luxon firmly backs NZ’s defence spending after Pete Hegseth’s ‘freeloading’ accusation
He said spending 2.5% of the country’s GDP on defence was “a start and a good place for…
Ex-Defence Minister Wayne Mapp pushes back on US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s ‘freeloading’ claim
“The pressures are different.” Wayne Mapp was New Zealand’s Defence Minister from 2008 to 2011. Photo / Mark…
Defence Minister Chris Penk defends New Zealand military spend after US criticism at Shangri-La Dialogue
Hegseth’s comments come just two days after New Zealand laid out a financial plan aimed at boosting defence…
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth slams New Zealand for ‘freeloading’ on defence
New Zealand journalist and foreign affairs expert Anna Fifield – who writes the Between Giants global affairs newsletter…