New Zealand welcomed its first Poseidon P8-A in December 2022. Since then, the multibillion-dollar investment by its local government has welcomed three more variants, with the last arriving in July 2023. The New Zealand Government chose Boeing's military-grade Poseidon aircraft to aid the country's peace and security operations, alongside in-depth maritime surveillance for the South Pacific country. In addition, the aircraft is deployed for resource protection, with humanitarian and disaster response a critical use domestically and throughout the South Pacific.