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New Zealand tells US it lacks billions ‘under the couch’ to boost defence
Finance Minister Willis takes a jab at Hegseth, says his demands ‘would be extremely challenging’ for New Zealand.
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france24.com
New Zealand boosts defence spending in face of 'adverse' security environment
New Zealand's government will boost defence spending by nine percent, according to its 2026 budget unveiled Thursday, with Finance Minister Nicola Willis saying the country faced…
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taipeitimes.com
New Zealand lifts defense budget, citing security fears - Taipei Times
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defensenews.com
New Zealand budget spares defense, intelligence agencies from cuts
“The rules-based global system is under strain. Countries are boosting their spending on defense," said Finance Minister Nicola Willis.
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channelnewsasia.com
New Zealand can no longer take its security for granted, says defence minister as military spending rises
New Zealand could move faster towards its target of spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence if security conditions warrant it, Defence Minister Chris Penk tells CNA.
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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".
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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.
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economictimes.indiatimes.com
Raise defence spending or else, Hegseth tells NATO, Europe
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stern warning to European allies regarding defense spending. He stated that nations failing to increase their military budgets…
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afr.com
‘No freeloading’: Hegseth praises Australia for ‘stepping up’
Giving a speech in Singapore, the US Defence Secretary chided allies for relying on America for defence and protection, saying the free ride was over.
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scmp.com
New Zealand tells US it lacks billions ‘under the couch’ to boost defence
Finance Minister Willis takes a jab at Hegseth, says his demands ‘would be extremely challenging’ for New Zealand.
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'Very much as we would expect': Penk responds to US 'freeloading' jibe
New Zealand plans to lift defence spending to just over 2% within eight years.
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Watch live: Luxon joins Newstalk ZB after US accuses NZ of defence 'freeloading'
The United States' secretary of war Pete Hegseth slammed NZ's military spending.
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Frigates, nukes, and spending: The defence debate NZ can’t avoid
Chris Penk’s nuclear remarks prompted the PM to reaffirm the nation’s ban.
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rnz.co.nz
Pete Hegseth's 'freeloading' snipe: Should NZ be worried?
Analysis- "Freeloading" was the term Pete Hegseth applied to a country that had just put another couple of billion dollars from Budget 2026 towards the goal of doubling spending…