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How many New Zealand Defence Force personnel in total have been based in Middle East/Red Sea/Persian Gulf countries during some or all the last six months; and what is the breakdown of this total into personnel per country?

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Phil Twyford

Member for Te Atatū · Labour Party

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  • How many New Zealand Defence Force personnel in total have been based in Middle East/Red Sea/Persian Gulf countries during some or all the last six months; and what is the breakdown of this total into personnel per country?

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Hon Judith Collins

Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister of Defence

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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has had up to 57 personnel deployed in the Middle East Region during some or all of the last six months. Specific location details are publicly available on the NZDF website https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/operations-and-engagements/.