# Attack on defence spending causes offense

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Podcast: [The Detail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-detail-83432)
Published: 2026-06-08T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-detail?share=dacbf9fe-df4f-474b-a5a4-12e2dc0c7457
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## Resource

The US Secretary of War put NZ's defence spending in the spotlight last week, calling us 'freeloaders', and forcing a conversation about how much we spend and whether our government can justify it The New Zealand Defence Force was one of the big winners in this year's budget, but the US Secretary of War says it's still not cutting it, calling NZ 'freeloaders' Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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