Nato's chief military officer, General Knud Bartels, will visit New Zealand tomorrow following a visit to Australia.
He will be hosted by New Zealand's vice chief of Defence Force Air Vice-Marshal Kevin Short and will hold talks with the Secretary of Defence, Helene Quilter.
He is also expected to meet Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee.
The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, is in Saudi Arabia attending a meeting of the coalition against ISIS.
General Bartels will visit the RNZAF base in Whenuapai Auckland and the Devonport naval base while he is here.
