Key Personnel: HQ NZDF

Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force

• Chief of Defence Force - Lieutenant General J. Mateparae, ONZM
• Vice Chief of Defence Force - Rear Admiral J. Steer, ONZM
• Chief of Navy - Rear Admiral D. I. Ledson, ONZM
• Chief of Army - Major General L. J. Gardiner, ONZM
• Chief of Air Force - Air Vice-Marshal G. B. Lintott , ONZM
• Commander Joint Forces New Zealand - Major-General R.R (Rhys) Jones 
• Warrant Officer of the Defence Force - WO1 J. C Barclay
• Warrant Officer of Navy -WOSA N. Roberts
• Warrant Officer of Army -WO1 B. Ngata, MNZM
• Warrant Officer of Air Force - W/O K. Gell 
• Head International Defence Relations - Mr P. A. Sinclair
• Director General of Legal Services -Brigadier K. J. Riordan, ONZM, BA, LLB, LLM (Cornell)
• Director Risk and Assurance - Mr A. Yuile
• Chief Defence Scientist - Mr S. P. Wilce
• Executive Programme Manager - Mr D. Bamfield

Staff of the Vice Chief of Defence Force

• Chief of Staff, Organisational Support  - Commodore P. J Williams
• Deputy Chief of Staff - Group Captain K. Pollock
• Director Services - Mr D. Salter

Strategic Commitments and Intelligence

• Assistant Chief Strategic Commitments and Intelligence - Air Commodore P. Stockwell 
• Director Strategic Commitments - Group Captain I. C. Gore
• Director Defence Intelligence and Security - Colonel K. Arlidge

Development Branch

• Assistant Chief Development - Air Commodore K. Short
• Director Capability Development - Captain W. Mackey 
• Director Capability Requirements - Colonel P. Van den Broek 
• Director Logistics Development - Captain ECF. Riordan
• Director Land and Facilities Management - Mr J. Maclachlan
• Director Property Rationalisation - Mr P. Bollmann

Personnel Branch

• Assistant Chief Personnel - Brigadier M. Wheeler, ONZM
• Deputy Assistant Chief Personnel - Colonel D. Russell
• Manager Human Resources Policy and Capability - Vacant
• Manager Human Resources Service Delivery - Mr D. J. Edwards
• Director Strategic Human Resources Requirements - Commander S. Rennie, MNZM
• Director Military Personnel Policy - Lieutenant Colonel H. Duffy
• Director Personnel Policy Support - Commander T. Grubb, VRD 
• Principal Defence Chaplain - (Group Captain) Chaplain J. Neal
• Director Reserve Forces - Captain C. Holmes
• Director General Defence Medical Services - Brigadier A. Campbell
• Commandant NZ Cadet Forces - Wing Commander G. Bendall

Corporate Finance

• Corporate Financial Controller - Mr M. Horner
• Financial Controller - Mr D. M. Eades
• Director Finance Plans - Mr N.D. Rush
• Director Risk and Assurance - Mr A Yuile

Organisational Support Branch

• General Manager Organisational Support - Dr G. Benny

Communications and Information Systems Branch

• Chief Information Officer - Mr P. Thomas 
• Head of CIS Policy - Mr E. J. Knowsley
• Head of CIS Architecture - Mr M. Baddeley
• Director Systems Applications and Products (SAP) - Mr M. Palairet
• Manager Corporate Applications -
• Manager Service Support - Mr L. Earle

Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand

• Commander Joint Forces New Zealand - Major General R Jones
• Maritime Component Commander - Commodore A. J. Parr, MVO
• Land Component Commander - Brigadier A. D. Gawn, MBE  
• Air Component Commander  Air Commodore G. J. Howse, ONZM, AFC
• Chief of Staff - Captain A. J. O Martin, ONZM