Forces and Locations

Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force

Wellington

• Chief of Defence Force

  • Headquarters Staff

• Chief of Navy

  • Naval Staff

• Chief of Army

  • Army General Staff

• Chief of Air Force

  • Air Staff

Trentham

NZDF Command and Staff College

Overseas Units

NZ Defence Support Unit, South East Asia (Singapore)

Joint Forces New Zealand

Trentham

• Commander Joint Forces New Zealand

  • Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Navy

Auckland

Naval Support Command
RNZN Naval College
Hydrographic Business Unit
HMNZ Dockyard

HMNZ Ships

Te Kaha
Te Mana
Canterbury (decommissioned 2005)

Logistics

Endeavour (Fleet Replenishment)

Hydrographic

Resolution

Diving Support

Manawanui

Sea Training

Kahu

Inshore Patrol Craft

Moa, Kiwi, Wakakura, Hinau

New Zealand Army

Papakura

1 NZ SAS Group

Waiouru

Army Training Group
Officer Cadet School
Land Operations Training Centre
The Army Depot
Queen Alexandra's Squadron

Linton

HQ2 Land Force Group
1st Battalion RNZIR (Mounted Infantry*)
16 Field Regiment (Artillery and Air Defence)
2 Engineer Regiment
2 Signals Squadron
2 Logistics Battalion
2 Field Hospital
Operational Welfare Unit

Trentham

Trentham Regional Support Centre
Force Military Police Company

Burnham

HQ3 Land Force Group
2nd/1st Battalion RNZIR (Infantry)
3 Logistics Battalion

Tekapo

Military Training Area

Footnote:

* Mounted - New Zealand Light Armoured Vehicle (NZLAV)

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Auckland

• No 5 Squadron

  • 6x P3K Orion

• No 6 Squadron (Naval Support Flight)

  • 5x SH 2G(NZ) Seasprite

• No 40 Squadron

  • 2x Boeing 757
  • 5x C130 Hercules
  • Operational Support Squadron

Ohakea

• No 3 Squadron

  • 14x UH 1H Iroquois

• No 42 Squadron

  • 5x Beech King Air

• Flying Training Wing

  • 14x Airtrainer

Woodbourne

• Ground Training Wing