Defence of Minister the by DEFENCE ESTATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE Released STRATEGY DEFENCE ESTATE TO 2025 Proactively 6 JUNE 2019 CONTENTS FOREWORD FROM CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE 01 ESTATE VISION 02 INTRODUCTION 04 LEADERSHIP AND REVIEW 10 GOALS AND PRIORITIES 11 APPENDICES Defence APPENDIX A of DEFENCE ESTATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY ON A PAGE APPENDIX B DESIGN AND PLANNING PRINCIPLES Minister the by Released Proactively Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force 20 Aitken Street Private Bag Wellington 6011 Phone: (04) 496 0999 Facsimile: (04) 496 0869 New Zealand Defence Force Website: http://www.nzdf.mil.nz © Crown Copyright FOREWORD FROM CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE Being able to bring the fight in an increasingly complex and challenging world, our Defence Force works to a well thought out plan. The vision driving our 2025 Strategy is all aboutDefence being a more “Integrated Defence Force” – being better connected, coordinated and agile as a military organisation.of The Defence Estate is responding to this challenge, improving the way we can support our Force for New Zealand. This Defence Estate Strategy is a critical enabler within Strategy 2025. The Defence Estate Strategy heads a suite of dedicated Defence estate planningMinister documents, and provides the overarching guidance for all estate investment and management decisions. Critically, it translates the high-level and longer-term Defence Force strategythe into an implementation plan for estate and infrastructure. It provides a clear set of priorities able to be cascaded through bythe leadership team down the organisation. It signals: ¡ A First Principles Review of the Defence Estate Footprint to provide a long term view of the future Estate; ¡ A transition from reactive asset recapitalisation to investment in a substantial tranche of functional regeneration and asset support to new capabilities; ¡ Better facilitating organisational development; and Released ¡ Inclusion of a sustainability framework to guide future investment in infrastructure and management of the Defence Estate. The Defence Estate Strategy and its implementation plan will be continually reviewed and updated as part of the Defence planning cycle. We all have an interest in the development, and sustainable management of the Estate. Proactively Defence is committed to implementing this Defence Estate Strategy. Together we are a Force for New Zealand. Air Marshal Kevin Short, Chief of Defence Force DEFENCE ESTATE & INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY 01 DEFENCE ESTATE TO 2025 ESTATE VISION A fit for purpose and Defence sustainable Estate that enables the delivery of of Defence outputs Minister the by Released Proactively NH-90 land at RNZAF Base Ohakea 022 DEFENCE ESTATE & INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY DEFENCE ESTATE TO 2025 THIRD HIGHEST CROWN LAND VALUE SUPPORTS >14,500 PEOPLE THIRD LARGEST AREA OF CROWN LAND behind ($845M) behind Housing New Zealand ($16.3bn) the conservation estate (8.6m hectares) and crown property and Education ($5.5bn) managed by Land Information New Zealand (almost 2m hectares) Defence >20 HANGARS of 5 OPERATIONAL PAVED RUNWAYS Base Ohakea has the THIRD LONGEST 25 WHARVES, JETTIES AND SLIPWAYS RUNWAY in New Zealand behind Auckland and covering a total area of >16,180M2 Christchurch International Airports Minister the OWNS ONE OF THE ONLY TWO DRY DOCKS in New Zealand >350 BARRACKS/HUTS providing >7,100 BEDS >35 WEAPONS RANGES as well as a number of by armouries and bunkers Owns or maintains >1,900 HOUSES >160 TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS including >90 CONFIDENCE COURSE STRUCTURES >470 WORKSHOPS, WAREHOUSES AND STORAGE BUILDINGS Released >5,350M3 OF FUEL STORAGE - thats >20 KITCHENS serving more than the volume of two olympic swimming pools >25 MESSES FIRE 8 FIRE STATIONS FIRE 15 MEDICAL FACILITIES Proactively(including both medical and dental centres) >405KM OF ROAD (sealed and unsealed) - thats longer than the length of state highway in the Auckland Region (307km) >425KM OF WATER PIPE (potable water, wastewater and stormwater pipe) 7 SWIMMING POOLS Figure 1: Overview of the Defence Estate — by the numbers DEFENCE ESTATE & INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY 303 DEFENCE ESTATE TO 2025 BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION The Defence White Paper 2010 highlighted the challenges being faced by the Estate, drawing attention to historic under- investment in the Estate that had resulted in running costs Our Defence Estate is a strategic asset. It falling considerably short of what was needed to maintain an provides our operational capability with the estate of our size and condition. The Defence White Paper 2016 training, working, living environments, and reconfirmed this position, noting that much of the Estate was at vital infrastructure critical for generating and risk of rapid deterioration. It set out the Government’s expectation for the development of a detailed plan for the regeneration of the maintaining the Defence Force. Our Defence Estate out to 2030. Force needs the right infrastructure, in the right place, at the right time, and at the right cost. We The fiscal constraints set by the Defence Mid-Point Rebalancing Review and the Defence White Paper have limited estate and also recognise mounting expectations that our green field approaches without revisiting fundingDefence requirements. estate management will be more flexible and The amount and phasing of funding influences what we can have greater capacity to cope with changing do with the Estate. The view of Estate investment,of often lasting Defence Force requirements. To achieve this, longer than specialised military equipment, necessitates a longer 50-100 year view. a fundamental culture shift is required across our organisation. The Defence Estate Regeneration Programme Plan 2016 – 2030 (the 2016 Plan) was approved by Government in 2016 along with an indicative funding envelope of $1.7 billion to 2030 This Defence Estate and Infrastructure Strategy (the to address the effects of accumulated maintenance backlog Defence Estate Strategy) provides strategic alignment with as well as upgrades and replacement across the Estate. An the Strategic Defence Policy Statement 2018, the Defence indicative operatingMinister funding envelope of $2.5 billion was also Capability Plan, and the Defence Force’s Strategy25 – provided over the same period. The 2016 Plan set out the Integrated Defence Force. It sits above the Defence Estate detailed estate and infrastructure works and investment to both Regeneration Portfolio Business Case 2019-2035 (the 2019 sustain and redevelop the Estate to meet the requirements of Plan) in the hierarchy of Estate-specific planning documents. the the future Force. This Defence Estate Strategy sets out the enterprise level strategic context for the efficient, effective and professional byThe Defence Estate Regeneration Portfolio Business Case (the delivery of a complex Estate to support and enable Defence 2019 Plan) was approved by Government in 2019 to provide outputs. It is to be used as a core document to guide decision- the refreshed framework for the regeneration, management making. The Defence Estate Strategy defines the actions for and use of the Defence Estate to 2035. The 2019 Plan provides achieving the Defence Force’s vision for the Estate including for the delivery of Estate Regeneration aligned to Government undertaking a First Principles Review of the Defence Estate policy direction in the Strategic Defence Policy Statement Footprint to ensure the Estate is best positioned into the future. 2018 and that is consistent with requirements in the Defence Effective Estate decisions are integral to the realisation of Capability Plan 2019. Defence Force outputs. Delivering a responsive, effective and efficient Estate will underpin theReleased Defence Force’s ability to The 2019 Plan reflects an increase in capital investment in advance the Government’s security objectives, and contribute Estate Regeneration from $1.7 billion (in the 2016 Plan) to $2.1 to a safe, secure and resilient New Zealand. billion to 2030. Proactively Devonport Naval Base 04 DEFENCE ESTATE & INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY DEFENCE ESTATE TO 2025 Defence of Minister the by Released The Defence Force’s approach to managing the Estate is guided iv. Obsolete and inefficient infrastructure will be replaced and by the following principles [CAB-19-MIN-0171.01 refers]: asset utilisation efficiencies and quality improvements will be generated over time; i. Operational units and support functions will be located or re-located to be in the best place for the Defence Force as v. Infrastructure will be assessed for disposal if there is no a whole; longer a foreseeable need in the longer term; ii. Investment should primarily be in core operational vi. Management of the Estate will take full advantage Proactivelylocations where the Defence Force accommodates its of mandated all-of-government capital expenditure deployable forces; processes; and iii. Opportunities to rationalise or enhance the Estate to vii. The funding allocated to the Estate Regeneration improve its efficiency and effectiveness will be pursued at Programme, as set out in the Defence Capital Plan, will not all locations, e.g. by co-locating military training schools be reallocated within Vote Defence Force without Cabinet alongside operational units; agreement. Battle Training Facility, Papakura DEFENCE ESTATE & INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY 05 DEFENCE ESTATE TO 2025 WHENUAPAI DEVONPORT PAPAKURA Defence of WAIOURU OHAKEA Minister LINTON HQNZDF WELLINGTON TRENTHAM WOODBOURNE the by BURNHAM TEKAPO Released Proactively Figure 2: Current