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Ministry of Defence

government ministry in New Zealand responsible for military and national defence
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Ministry of Defence

Summary

Ministry of Defence is a defence ministry[1]. It draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (defence_ministry category, ranking #43 of 84).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ministry of Defence is in the country of New Zealand[3].
  • Ministry of Defence's instance of is recorded as defence ministry[4].
  • Ministry of Defence's instance of is recorded as New Zealand Public Service department[5].
  • Ministry of Defence's headquarters location is recorded as Wellington[6].
  • Ministry of Defence is part of Government of New Zealand[7].
  • 1964 marks the founding of Ministry of Defence[8].
  • Ministry of Defence's official website is recorded as https://www.defence.govt.nz[9].
  • Ministry of Defence's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][10].
  • Ministry of Defence's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as New Zealand[11].
  • Ministry of Defence's phone number is recorded as +64-4-496-0999[12].
  • Ministry of Defence's short name is recorded as MoD[13].
  • Ministry of Defence's short name is recorded as MoD (NZ)[14].
  • Ministry of Defence's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Secretary of Defence[15].
  • Ministry of Defence's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[16].

Body

Founding

1964 marks the founding of Ministry of Defence[8].

Identity

Ministry of Defence is part of Government of New Zealand[7]. Short names include MoD[13] and MoD (NZ)[14].

Operations

Ministry of Defence's headquarters location is recorded as Wellington[6].

Why It Matters

Ministry of Defence draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (defence_ministry category, ranking #43 of 84).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . defence.govt.nz. Retrieved . defence.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . defence.govt.nz. Retrieved . defence.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Defence Act 1990. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alexander turnbull library id → 95637
    Email address → mailto:[email protected]
    Official website → https://www.defence.govt.nz
    Applies to jurisdiction → New Zealand
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Add commons sitelink"
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