DEFENCE WHITE PAPER 2015 - Public Consultation Doc

[suthg]

This document was released 5th May 2015.

www.defence.govt.nz/pdfs/dwp2015/dwp-public-consultation-document-final.pdf

This covers the whole of the MOD and the current thinking. There are means to respond with a submission at below link...

www.defence.govt.nz/defence-white-paper-2015.html

The Government has directed that a review of its defence policy be conducted over the course of 2015. The Government last updated its defence policy through the Defence White Paper 2010.

The Defence White Paper 2010 represented the first comprehensive articulation of New Zealand’s defence policy this century. Since publication it has provided Defence with the direction it needs to be able to effectively prioritise the roles and tasks it undertakes, both at home and overseas, and guide the modernisation of many of the Defence Force’s military capabilities.

Defence policy has continued to develop and adapt since 2010. The Defence White Paper 2015 will provide an opportunity to take stock of changes to New Zealand’s strategic circumstances over the past five years.

The Defence White Paper 2015 will focus on the contribution of the Defence Force and Ministry of Defence towards New Zealand’s security, resilience and prosperity. It will set out New Zealand’s defence policy and how policy will be implemented to advance the nation’s national security and interests. In this regard the Defence White Paper 2015 will provide the basis for the Defence Force’s and Ministry of Defence’s strategy and planning from 2015 onward.

There is also a Defence Asssessment 2014 paper ...

www.defence.govt.nz/pdfs/dwp2015/defence-assessment-2014-public.pdf


It may make interesting reading!!

GS

[thelensofhistory]

Thank You for posting this. Would there be any objections if I posted my submission on the boards? It will appear in my blog. 

[thelensofhistory]

For anybody who may be interested my submission can now be found on my blog. 

[Parrotfish]

May 26, 2015 0:30:08 GMT 12 thelensofhistory said:

For anybody who may be interested my submission can now be found on my blog. 

While I may only agree with a couple of your points, you may like to change the Royal New Zealand Army to New Zealand Army. The 'Royal' title goes to individual corps/units/regiment not the army over all.

[thelensofhistory]

May 26, 2015 17:26:50 GMT 12 Parrotfish said:

May 26, 2015 0:30:08 GMT 12 thelensofhistory said:

For anybody who may be interested my submission can now be found on my blog. 

While I may only agree with a couple of your points, you may like to change the Royal New Zealand Army to New Zealand Army. The 'Royal' title goes to individual corps/units/regiment not the army over all.

Thank you for the correction , its not something that I caught while gathering my thoughts.

[flyinkiwi]

I've just attended the meeting held at the University of Waikato, the Hamilton public meeting starts at 1730 this evening in town at the Museum. I strongly recommend that people submit their views in written form, as the meetings do not appear to be much more than a public service announcement and they hold little real value. Even the Govt representatives will tell you to send in a written submission, so don't waste your petrol or bus fare.

[macnz]

Defence White Paper (DWP) reported to be delayed until 2016.

Full Article: www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/2015/08/17/new-zealand-2015-white-paper-release-date-uncertain/31715467/

Based on how the consultation process is going, obviously some consultants must be being paid handsomely for the whole year while bureaucrats manage the process in true Yes Minister fashion. Funny Quilter observation about publication release likely to be compromised due to Christmas. Who realistically plans to finish and publish a report on Dec 31? 

Excerpts:
Defence Secretary Helene Quilter, reported in the August issue of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's magazine Air Force News that the 2015 DWP would be published "next year. [...] When New Zealand's 2010 DWP was published, the government promised further iterations every five years. The 2010 DWP was eight months late and didn’t appear until November that year. That delay was announced and explained by the Defence Ministry in early 2010."

"Asked about this year's apparent delay, Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee's office told Defense News that it had always been intended that the white paper would be completed by the end of 2015 and published thereafter." Quilter echoed the minister’s statement. Our plan has always been to have a completed DWP by the end of the year with publication to follow," she told Defense News. "We are working hard to achieve publication by Dec. 31, but given it’s the Christmas and New Year period when people are on holiday and printing firms are closed, it may be that publication would follow."

"Earlier in the year, Brownlee, both in print and orally, spoke of publishing the DWP this year. Whether it appears this year or next, the forthcoming DWP will address a number of expensive choices that are on the horizon:

• A replacement for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s fleet tanker/replenishment ship is due to enter service by mid-2019, and the two Anzac-class frigates have already passed the midpoint of their 30-year service life.

• The Air Force's five C-130H Hercules and six P-3K2 Orions are close to their end of life despite recent upgrades. The Hercules entered service in 1965 and the Orions in 1966. The Air Force's two Boeing 757s are also earmarked for retirement soon. Replacements for the B-757s and C-130s is "intended to occur" between 2018-2025."