Acting Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott today announced the appointment of Mr Brook Barrington as the Secretary of Defence and Chief Executive, Ministry of Defence.
While there is a small decrease from the actual amount of military spending over the past year, it illustrates that the government remains stuck in the same old thinking about ‘security’.
With the Philippines increasingly playing a critical role in Washington’s aggressive confrontation with Beijing, New Zealand is further integrating into US-led warmongering in the Asia-Pacific.
In the face of rising popular anti-war sentiment, Wellington is drawing closer to Washington and Canberra amid intensifying preparations for a US-led war against China.