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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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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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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…