Editorial: NZ’s place in the defence debate

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PremiumEditorialEditorialNZ Herald6 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM3 mins to readUS President Donald Trump, left, and Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of War, during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on May 27. Photo / Getty Images A surprise stoush with the United States over defence spending produced some Kiwi political unity.US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s intervention into New Zealand’s budgeting decisions got short shrift.

The former Fox News personality now helping to run the world’s biggest military force, gifted our leaders with a dig

Editorial: NZ’s place in the defence debate

Editorial: NZ’s place in the defence debate

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