AUSTRALIAN+NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE DIRECTORY 2025 INDUSTRY GROUPS, ASSOCIATIONS & GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS www.defence.directory 38 DEFENCE DIGITAL GROUP Defence Digital Group (DDG) is responsible to the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) as a unit within the wider Joint Defence Services portfolio. DDG is tasked to provide an integrated Defence Information Environment that continuously evolves to meet the needs of the NZDF (connecting the warfighter to the people, the information and the technology that they need). The Chief Information Officer (CIO) provides leadership of DDG through nine direct reports: • Chief of Staff via the Office of the CIO (CoS via OCIO) • Director Architecture, Policy and Design Portfolio (DAPDP) • Director Business Services (DBS) • Director of Defence Information Platform Programme (DDIPP) • Director Enterprise Products and Systems (DEPS) • Chief Data Officer via the Knowledge & Information Management Directorate (CDO, via KIMD) • Strategic J6 (SJ6, via Office of the Strategic J6) • Director Service Integration (DSI) • Director Service Portfolios (DSP) DDG is led by CIO, To be appointed . DDG POC Debbie Howarth Director - Industry Engagement P: +64 21 916 382 DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (DTA) DTA is the main provider of research, science and technology support to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the Ministry of Defence. The Agency supports the NZDF by providing technical and scientific advice that’s based on good scientific practice, is independent, unbiased, transparent and timely. The technical solutions which are developed are used across the spectrum of Defence operations. We are a business unit of the NZDF, with facilities located at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. POINT OF CONTACT: Matt Hopkins Division Chief Science Excellence & Partnering E: matthew.hopkins@nzdf.mil.nz DEFENCE ESTATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE Defence Estate and Infrastructure is responsible for managing all aspects of real estate, facilities management and infrastructure development for the New Zealand Defence Force. It is part of Defence Headquarters in Wellington, with offices and staff located at the nine camps and bases throughout the country. Led by Mark Brunton - Head of Estate & Infrastructure KEY PERSONNEL FOR DAY TO DAY CONTACT ARE AS FOLLOWS : Phil Gurnsey GM Estate Strategy E: philip.gurnsey@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 27 274 3379 John MacLachlan Director Estate Strategy E: john.maclachlan@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 27 496 6137 Wally Butt E: Walter.butt@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 21 243 0641 Heather Staley GM Performance E: heather.staley@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 21 906 492 Position currently vacant (contact John MacLachlan) Director Strategic Partnerships Rob Owen Manager - Environmental Services E: robert.owen@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 27 293 2734 DEFENCE INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND Useful websites related to New Zealand Defence acquisitions, other government departments, and Industry include: Ministry of Defence: www.defence.govt.nz/industry New Zealand Defence Force: www.nzdf.mil.nz/industry-partners/workingwith-us The New Zealand Defence Industry Advisory Council (NZDIAC) The NZDIAC is a non-statutory Ministerial advisory board comprising of senior defence industry leaders and representatives from the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force. The Council has a wide brief to • provide national and international defence industry advice to the Minister of Defence; • encourage strategic relationships between Defence and industry; and • act as conduit between the Minister of Defence and industry on defence matters. The Council also facilitates annual Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence to industry, and is supported administratively by the Ministry of Defence. GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH DEFENCE AND DEFENCE INDUSTRY Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS) www.gets.govt.nz The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) operate GETS, a tool for government departments to advertise tenders. To comply with the New Zealand Government Rules of Sourcing GETS is used to advertise all government department tenders, above a set threshold, including those of the MOD and NZDF. GETS is also used widely by other government agencies outside the central departments. Suppliers registered on GETS can view all current Open Tenders and set their profile to receive email notifications based on their areas of interest and regions in which they operate. NZ DEFENCE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION The NZDIA is a group of businesses with a specific interest in the defence market. The NZ DIA meets on a regular basis to discuss marketing to New Zealand overseas Defence Forces, CONTACT: CEO: Ian Harman E: ian@nzdia.co.nz P: +64 21 246 4871
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