OPINION: New Zealand spends the least on defence as a share of GDP among Nato’s IP4.

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…

Analysts say the US defence secretary’s taunts ring hollow given Washington’s own record of undermining alliance obligations.

OPINION: New Zealand spends the least on defence as a share of GDP among Nato’s IP4.

OPINION: We have carefully managed ties with the US and China for years.