Armistice Day New Zealand. We Will Remember Them.

How good would it be to see your favorite band at Eden Park? At the moment, Eden Park can only host a limited number of concerts and events each year. We’re looking at changing that to bring more concerts and big events, creating more jobs and opportunities.

NEWS📢 The #NZAirForce will be hosting several German Air Force aircraft from later this week and working alongside the visitors as they conduct flying training in Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft from Base Woodbourne.

In conclusion, the 2025 ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus was a positive and well-run series of bilateral and plenary sessions. Congratulations to Malaysia on its year as the Chairman.

How Many SEC Teams Make the CFP? These Experts Disagree!

At the Tugu Negara -National Monument Complex in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. The Cenotaph was originally erected in 1921 and relocated from the old KL railway station in the 1960’s. This is where New Zealanders and Australians gather on ANZAC day. The National Monument features

Excellent meeting this morning with Japan Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. I congratulated the Minister on his recent appointment to this important role. Minister Koizumi has previously visited New Zealand in his previous role as an agriculture minister. We discussed

Bi-lateral meeting with Lieutenant General (Ret.) Dr Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Indonesia Defense Minister. We are committed to working closer together. #Defence 🇳🇿🇮🇩

AI Infrastructure is exploding, where does “the network” stand? @Cisco President & CPO Jeetu Patel (@jpatel41) joins @DanielNewmanUV at Cisco’s Partner Summit to discuss the boom in AI infrastructure, emphasizing the pivotal role of the network in delivering secure, low-latency

Speaking at the ADMM + session in Kuala Lumpur this morning. I raised the issues of the South China Sea, Russia’s Illegal and unnecessary invasion of Ukraine, the situation in Myanmar, geopolitical tensions and the need to maintain the Rules Based system. #Defence

Rajnath Singh meets Defence Ministers of New Zealand, South Korea, Vietnam on ADMM-Plus sidelines https://t.co/kWzDmNzsGP 🇳🇿🇮🇳

Good to meet Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense Ahn Gyu-back at the start of the ADMM ‘s formal day. #ADMM2025 #ASEAN 🇳🇿🇰🇷

Positive, frank, and good-natured meeting today with China’s Minister for National Defense, Admiral Dong Jun at ADMM+ in Malaysia. Our discussions included geo-strategic issues, cooperation and UNCLOS.

They don't know it's a Big Week 🔥

New Zealand’s relationship with The Philippines continues to mature. This year New Zealand and The Philippines has signed a Status of Forces Agreement. Secretary for National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr is a great friend. 🇳🇿🇵🇭

Excellent meeting today with ASEAN Secretary- General Dr Kao Kim Hourn, today in Kuala Lumpur. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the New Zealand / ASEAN relationship.

Many thanks to the Member of Parliament for Mt Roskill, Dr Carlos Cheung for being our guest speaker that the Papakura @NZNationalParty SuperBlues meeting held in Clevedon today. Our wonderful team of volunteers led by Mrs Adrienne O’Connor certainly work to make Papakura one of

Back in New Zealand. Quick rundown on my visit to Washington DC.

It was great meeting with New Zealand’s Attorney General, @JudithCollinsMP, yesterday. We discussed combatting transnational crime, drug trafficking, and our newly updated @FBI office in Wellington. I look forward to our continued work together!

I spent a great afternoon with the @NSAGov today. Our relationship with the NSA is incredibly valuable to our national security and in tackling cybercrime. Many thanks to General Hartman and the team he assembled for the briefing. It was impressive. #CyberSecurity General