Winston Peters calls for increased defence spending

Saturday 1 March 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Sat 1 Mar 2025, 3:20pm

In this story Winston Peters, Judith Collins

Winston Peters has stated that New Zealand must increase its defence spending to meet the expectations of trading partners. He noted that the United Kingdom recently announced plans to raise its defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027.

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1. RNZSat 1 Mar 2025, 11:30am

   New Zealand needs to 'step up' on defence spending, Winston Peters says (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesSat 1 Mar 2025, 3:20pm

   NZ needs to 'step up' on defence spending - Peters (opens in new tab)