as required. Responsibilities In 1999 James Rolfe described in The Armed Forces of New Zealand the then structure of the Ministry of Defence. It numbered only about 70 people in total, with three divisions involved in policy: Policy Division, Acquisition Division, and Evaluation Division. Also part of the structure were Corporate Services Division and Corporate Finance Division. The Ministry is responsible for the following functions: Providing advice to the New Zealand Government on the Defence of New Zealand and its national interests, Acquisition of Military Equipment, Assessment and audit of the New Zealand Defence Force functions, duties and projects. See also Minister of Defence (New Zealand) New Zealand Defence Force Defence Diplomacy Military history of New Zealand References Further reading James Rolfe, Defending New Zealand: A Study of Structures, Processes and Relationships. Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, 1993. External links New Zealand Ministry Defence