Ron Mark

The government will spend more than $1 billion on new aircraft, a decision Defence Minister Ron Mark says is driven by climate change and a responsibility to help our Pacific neighbours. Video, Audio

The National Party is on board with the government pulling New Zealand troops out of Iraq next year on the condition Australia and the United States also withdraw.

Up to 95 troops are currently… Audio

Defence Minister Ron Mark joins Checkpoint live to discuss the government's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq by mid 2020. There are currently up to 95 troops at Camp Taji training Iraqi security… Video, Audio

The partner of a man sexually assaulted while in the army in the 1970s is demanding the attack be investigated.

An Insight investigation has discovered Terry King's partner wrote to the Defence… Video, Audio

Cabinet has until next month to decide whether to either further extend New Zealand's deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan - or end them altogether. Last year the coalition government extended the Iraq… Audio

The March 15 terror attack has forced politicians to reckon with their previous positions on gun reform - the Defence Minister Ron Mark more than most. The New Zealand First MP last year boasted in… Audio

Veteran Affairs Minister Ron Mark says he needs to be "tighter" with his words after a speech he gave at No Duff's charity event may have been misinterpreted as a pitch for votes and linked to ongoing… Video, Audio

A scathing Defence Force assessment highlights outdated, potentially earthquake prone, unsafe and failing buildings. RNZ has obtained a briefing document to Defence Minister Ron Mark in September… Audio

Thirty Vietnam War veterans will have their bravery and exceptional service formally recognised in ceremonies at Government House in Auckland and Wellington over the next two days. Veterans' groups… Audio

Defence Force Minister Ron Mark is on his way to Africa and the Middle East. He's going to be meeting with New Zealand defence force personnel who're part the Multinational Force and Observers mission… Audio

The Defence Minister says it won't be long before there are more details of one of the biggest procurements in decades. Last year, the government announced $2.3 billion for new planes to replace the… Audio

The Minister of Defence, Ron Mark is pinning his hopes on there being a final peace settlement with North Korea soon, so the remains of the only New Zealand serviceman to die in the Korean War whose… Audio

The government has announced it will extend its military presence in Iraq until June 2019, despite Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens all having been highly critical of the deployment in the… Audio

A decision on whether New Zealand troops should stay in Iraq is imminent, with the Defence Force training mission due to end in November. The Defence Minister says Cabinet has to be convinced it… Audio

The Defence Minister says Cabinet will have to be convinced the training mission to Iraq continues to be in New Zealand's interests, and is sustainable, as they prepare to make decisions about its… Audio

The National Party says the decision to call in the Army to help during the nurses strike shows the Government mishandled the situation. Seventeen Defence Force nurses were called in to help in… Audio

The Defence Minister Ron Mark is now under pressure to replace the Airforce's ageing Hercules planes before their useby date in three to five years. They frequently fly on humanitarian aid missions… Audio

The Defence Minister is being urged to scrap plans to put missiles and bombs on board the new aircraft that will replace the country's old Orions. The four P-8A Poseidon planes are similar to the… Audio

The Government is to purchase four Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from the United States, at a cost of somewhere in the region of $2.3 billion. John Campbell interviews Defence Minister… Video, Audio