Election year:
2023
Political party:
Green Party
Associated politicians:
Policy:
Defence
- Actively promote equal opportunity within the armed services, so that advancement is not limited by discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation or any other basis
- Ensure the NZDF promotes and protects peace, justice and the environment throughout the Pacific and the world through our peacekeeping and peacemaking roles
- Ensure the NZDF has humanitarian aid, assisting in civil defence emergencies, disaster relief and search and rescue, both within Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas
- Work alongside other Government agencies in maritime border protection work.
- Build a flexible capacity to support communities in likely hotspots of instabilities and conflict by strengthening the ability of civil defence and other government agencies to assist NZDF in deploying to climate change-induced wether events.
- Develop a centre for the training of international peacekeepers and share capacity on conflict prevention and peace mediation.
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