About this episode

Chris Penk discusses New Zealand's defence preparedness in light of recent global tensions.

Former naval officer Chris Penk took over the helm of the defence portfolio from ministerial veteran Judith Collins in April of this year. Since then, the geostrategic environment has only grown in intensity and complexity with the continuation of conflict in Iran. Freshly returned from the NATO summit in Turkiye, and in the wake of a Chinese ballistic missile test in the Pacific, he joins Q+A to discuss New Zealand's defence preparedness. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Tame

Guest: Chris Penk

Topics covered

• defence
• geostrategic environment
• military preparedness
• New Zealand politics
• international relations

Keywords

• defence workforce
• Chris Penk
• Judith Collins
• NATO summit
• geostrategic environment
• military readiness
• New Zealand

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO

Places: Turkiye, New Zealand, Pacific

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