Government Funding
The Cadet Forces is partially funded through the Miscellaneous Support Activities (M22) appropriation in Vote Defence Force. This covers provision of the Defence infrastructure and planned support to regional defence forces and the New Zealand community. It includes the Mutual Assistance Programme, New Zealand Cadet Forces, training of Limited Service Volunteers and Service Museums.
In year 2006/2007, Miscellaneous Support Activities received NZ$12.568M in total funding. This was up from $7.307M the previous year, only due to a change in accounting practices.
The NZCF has a low public profile in New Zealand, and as a result many politicians pay little attention to the Cadet Forces, with most parties holding no CF-specific policy. However, during the 2005 election, NZ First MP Ron Mark promised more specific funding for the NZCF if they came into power. Although the party have seven MPs in Parliament and reached a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour Party, they have yet to deliver on their promise.
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