Good morning S.E. Shaw

 

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will
be provided as soon as possible and no later than 13 February 2026.
Responses to requests for information that are considered to be in the
wider public interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force
website ([1]www.nzdf.mil.nz).

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa

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From: S.E. Shaw [[3]mailto:[FOI #33471 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2026 10:14 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[4][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Policy

 

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Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

We request information on policy which relates to Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion (DEI) within the NZDF either internal or imposed externally by
government or another agency. Specifically we request information on
policy related to the following areas, both as it is in place now and any
changes which have occurred since 2021:

 

1. Quotas or targets given based on gender, ethnicity, LGBTQ or any other
aspect of diversity in the following areas:

a. Recruitment,

b. Officer Selection Board offers,

c. Officer Cadet School graduates,

d. Commanding Officer positions,

e. Command and Staff college positions,

f. Promotions,

g. Diversity targets in any other area.

 

2. What training are NZDF service members and civilians required to
undergo relating to DEI?

3. What measures has the NZDF put in place to meet the Public Service
Commission's  DEI plan 2024 and 2025 (2-year)?

4. What initiatives are in place related to the inclusion of the LGBTQ
community?

5. What other DEI initiatives are in place not included above?

 

Thank you for your response on this.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mr. S.E. Shaw

 

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Good afternoon Mr Shaw

 

Please find attached the response to your request.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa

[1]www.nzdf.mil.nz

 

-----Original Message-----

From: S.E. Shaw [[2]mailto:[FOI #33471 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2026 10:14 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[3][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Policy

 

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CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization.

Do not follow guidance, click links, or open attachments unless you
recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If in any doubt, please
forward the email to [4][email address] and then delete the email from
your Inbox. Thank you

 

 

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

We request information on policy which relates to Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion (DEI) within the NZDF either internal or imposed externally by
government or another agency. Specifically we request information on
policy related to the following areas, both as it is in place now and any
changes which have occurred since 2021:

 

1. Quotas or targets given based on gender, ethnicity, LGBTQ or any other
aspect of diversity in the following areas:

a. Recruitment,

b. Officer Selection Board offers,

c. Officer Cadet School graduates,

d. Commanding Officer positions,

e. Command and Staff college positions,

f. Promotions,

g. Diversity targets in any other area.

 

2. What training are NZDF service members and civilians required to
undergo relating to DEI?

3. What measures has the NZDF put in place to meet the Public Service
Commission's  DEI plan 2024 and 2025 (2-year)?

4. What initiatives are in place related to the inclusion of the LGBTQ
community?

5. What other DEI initiatives are in place not included above?

 

Thank you for your response on this.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mr. S.E. Shaw

 

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