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'No more freeloading': Pete Hegseth slams NZ's defence spending

Defence Minister Chris Penk was in the audience as Hegseth made the critical comments.

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Pete Hegseth's 'freeloading' snipe: Should NZ be worried?

US Defense Secretary Hegseth criticizes New Zealand as 'freeloading' and excludes it from defense-industrial collaboration, demanding 3.5% military spending. The signal recalibrates access: US military partnerships and sensitive R&D depend on demonstrated capability, not historical alliance—reshaping industrial supply chains and geopolitical alignment.

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sabato 30 maggio 2026·stuff.co.nz
Pete Hegseth says New Zealand is ‘freeloading’ off US despite $1.5b Budget boost
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says New Zealand is not spending enough on defence, shortly after stating that the days of the "US subsidising wealthy nations is over".
sabato 30 maggio 2026·nzherald.co.nz
'No more freeloading': Pete Hegseth slams NZ's defence spending
Defence Minister Chris Penk was in the audience as Hegseth made the critical comments.

'No more freeloading': Pete Hegseth slams NZ's defence spending

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Pete Hegseth says New Zealand is ‘freeloading’ off US despite $1.5b Budget boost