Kua Takoto Te Manuka: Meeting the Challenges of New Zealand’s Contemporary Strategic Environment
Kua Takoto Te Manuka: Meeting the Challenges of New Zealand’s Contemporary Strategic Environment

Summary/Abstract: This article introduces New Zealand’s national security framework for responding to significant security events. It examines how New Zealand’s strategic context influences its approach to national security and how the government defines national security. The major national security events of 2010/2011 Christchurch Earthquakes, Christchurch Mosque Shootings, Whakaari/White Island eruption and COVID-19 Response are introduced to demonstrate the complexity of New Zealand’s security environment since September 2001. Finally, the article concludes by examining the benefits of a consolidated national security strategy to New Zealand’s national security system.

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