57476 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister of Defence

Written Question

Published date: 23 Dec 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	57476 (2025)
Question asked:	09 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Hon Rachel Brooking
Portfolio:	Minister of Defence
Minister replying:	Hon Judith Collins
Answer received:	17 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_57476_2025
Document guid:	b81ba6fc-fed6-452b-9fd9-425dba2ab93b

57476 (2025). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister of Defence: What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents, if any, has she received about the technology accelerator and its implementation since May 2025?

Hon Judith Collins: I have received the following advice: • The Defence Capability Plan 2025 document Release, which includes reference to the Technology Accelerator (TA). • The NZDF Industry Strategy, which includes reference to the TA • NZDF Monthly summaries to the Associate Minister of Defence : - TA project Update. - Industry RFI Response update. • For the 18 November Cabinet Expenditure and Regulatory Review Committee (EXP). - pre-brief - Cabinet paper - Aide Memoire