Summarised by Centrist
Training materials circulating online indicate that the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) recently conducted a training exercise using a fictional internal security scenario set in a fictional country referred to as “DRM,” which closely resembles New Zealand’s South Island.
According to the documents discussed by women’s and girls’ rights advocate Penny Marie, the exercise was conducted at Burnham Military Camp and was in use within the past several weeks.
The material appears to form part of standard military planning training, including operational orders at company and platoon level.
The scenario describes political instability following a referendum and constitutional change, including secession, the formation of an interim government, and subsequent civil unrest involving multiple armed factions.
One of the armed groups described in the fictional scenario is called the Visayan People’s Front (VPF). Penny Marie states that the documents characterise the VPF as having emerged from Christian communities opposing Islamisation within the fictional state.
Within the scenario, the group is described as seeking the creation of a separate Christian state, being hostile toward a Muslim immigrant community, engaging in activities such as protests, intimidation, weapons smuggling, and attacks on security forces, and attempting to influence indigenous populations within the scenario.
The exercise also includes Islamist extremist groups, political parties, campus occupations, referendums, coups, and armed violence by multiple actors.
The training materials shown state that, within the fictional scenario, New Zealand troops are authorised to use lethal force in the performance of their duties and for self-protection.
Publicly available information shows that New Zealand currently lists 23 designated terrorist entities, none of which are Christian organisations.
The NZDF has not issued a public explanation or clarification regarding the content, intent, or scope of the exercise.
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