New Zealand Defence Force to Receive Biggest Pay Increase ‘In Decades’ as Personnel Leave in Droves

Soldiers carry 160 kilogram bags during Exercise Torokiki at Linton Military Camp in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on Nov. 25, 2022. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel are getting the biggest pay rise in over a decade in an attempt to stop serving members deserting the forces.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the wages of men and women who served in the defence force have lagged behind.