Forces and Locations

Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force

Wellington

• Chief of Defence Force

  • Headquarters Staff

• Vice-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

Joint Forces New Zealand

• 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

Combat Force

Te Kaha
Te Mana

Logistic Support Force

Canterbury
Endeavour

Hydrographic Support

Resolution

Diving Support

Manawanui

Offshore Patrol Vessels

Wellington, Otago

Inshore Patrol Vessels

Rotoiti, Taupo, Hawea, Pukaki

New Zealand Army

Papakura

1 NZ SAS Regiment

Waiouru

HQ Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
Army Command School
Land Operations Training Centre
The Army Depot
Army Simulation Centre

Linton

HQ 1 (NZ) Brigade
1st Battalion RNZIR
16 Field Regiment (Artillery and Air Defence)
2 Engineer Regiment
1 Signals Regiment
2 Combat Support Battalion
2 Health Services Battalion
NZ Collective Training Centre

Trentham

Trentham Regional Support Centre
1 Military Police Company

Burnham

HQ Deployable Joint Task Force (Land)
2nd/1st Battalion RNZIR
3 Combat Support Battalion
Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles

Tekapo

Military Training Area

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Auckland

• No 5 Squadron

  • 6 x P3K Orion

• No 6 Squadron (Naval Support Flight)

  • 5 x SH 2G(NZ) Seasprite

• No 40 Squadron

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

Ohakea

• No 3 Squadron

  • 13 x UH-1H Iroquois

• No 42 Squadron

  • 5 x Beech King Air

• Flying Training Wing

  • 14 x Airtrainer

Woodbourne

• Ground Training Wing