List of New Zealand military bases
This is a list of current New Zealand Defence Force bases. For further detail and/or history please consult the more specific articles for NZ's three military arms – the Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Army and Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Royal New Zealand Navy
RNZN bases
- Devonport Naval Base, Auckland. Incorporates the Naval Support Command and HMNZS Philomel, which in turn incorporates the Naval College Tamaki (formerly HMNZS Tamaki).
Other RNZN facilities
- Naval Communications Station Irirangi, near Waiouru, Central North Island
- Tamaki Leadership Centre, Whangaparaoa, Hibiscus Coast, Auckland
- Kauri Point Armament Depot, Birkenhead, Auckland
- Fort Takapuna, Narrowneck Beach, Auckland
- Naval Reserve units:
- HMNZS Ngapona, Auckland
- Satellite unit, PHQ Tauranga, Tauranga
- HMNZS Olphert, Wellington
- HMNZS Pegasus, Christchurch
- HMNZS Toroa, Dunedin
- HMNZS Ngapona, Auckland
Former RNZN facilities
- RNZN Stores Depot, Islington Bay, Rangitoto
- HMNZS Tamaki, Motuihe Island
New Zealand Army
Camps and Bases
- Papakura Military Camp, Auckland
- Waiouru Military Camp, Waiouru
- Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North
- Trentham Military Camp, Wellington
- Burnham Military Camp, Christchurch
- Balmoral Military Camp, Tekapo
Training Areas
- New Zealand Special Air Service Battle Training Facility, Papakura
- Waiouru Military Training Area, Waiouru
- West Melton Rifle Range, Christchurch
- Tekapo Military Training Area, Tekapo
Storage Facilities
- Glentunnel Ammunition Depot
Reserve Units
- Hauraki Army Hall, Tauranga
- Gisborne Army Hall, Gisborne
- Whanganui Army Reserve Base, Whanganui
- Wellington Army Reserve Base, Petone
- Nelson Army Hall, Nelson
- Greymouth Army Hall, Greymouth
- Cromwell Racecourse, Cromwell
- Kensington Barracks, Dunedin
- Invercargill Army Centre, Invercargill
Other NZ Army facilities
- QEII Army Memorial Museum, Waiouru
- Point Jerningham Saluting Battery, Wellington
Former NZ Army camps and facilities
Barracks and Camps
- Addington Barracks, Christchurch
- Alexandra Barracks, Wellington
- Dieppe Barracks, Singapore
- King Edward Barracks, Christchurch
- Featherston Military Camp, Featherston
- Hopuhopu Military Camp
- Mangaroa Military Camp, Upper Hutt
- Matakana Military Camp, Matakana
- Terendak Military Camp, Malaysia
- Whangaparaoa Army Base
Drill Halls
Forts
- Fort Arthur, Nelson
- Fort Ballance, Wellington
- Fort Cautley, Auckland
- Fort Dorset, Wellington
- Fort Buckley, Wellington
- Fort Kelburne, Wellington
- Fort Richmond NZ, Hutt Valley
Storage and Logistics
- Alexandra Magazines, Otago
- Belmont Magazines, Wellington
- Defence Stores Department, St Andrews Street, Dunedin (1907 to 1921)
- Kelms Road Magazines, Ngāruawāhia
- Kaikorai Valley Magazines[1]
- Mount Somers Magazines, Canterbury
Other Facilities
- Land Force Command, Takapuna, Auckland
- Mount Eden, Auckland
- Mount Wellington, Auckland
- Pattie Street, Petone
- Mogadishu Airport, Somalia
- Support Command, Palmerston North
- Sylvia Park, Panmure, Auckland
Royal New Zealand Air Force
RNZAF bases
- RNZAF Base Auckland, Whenuapai, Auckland
- RNZAF Base Ohakea, Bulls, Manawatū-Whanganui
- RNZAF Base Woodbourne, Blenheim, Marlborough
Other RNZAF facilities
- RNZAF Dip Flat, Nelson Lakes District
- Air Movements Rongotai, Wellington International Airport, Wellington
- Air Movements Harewood, Christchurch International Airport
- RNZAF Museum, Wigram, Christchurch
Former RNZAF bases and facilities
- RNZAF Base Hobsonville, Auckland
- RNZAF Base Wigram, Christchurch
- RNZAF Station Te Pirita
- RNZAF Station Waipapakauri
- RNZAF Station Wereroa
- RNZAF Station Onerahi
- RNZAF Base Shelly Bay
- RNZAF Base Linton[2]
- No 1 Stores Depot[3]
- Te Rapa, Hamilton
- Otahuhu, Auckland
- No 2 Stores Depot[3]
- Mangaroa, Wellington
- Gracefield, Wellington
- Rongatai, Wellington
- No 3 Stores Depot Weedons, Christchurch[3]
- No 4 Stores Depot Te Awamutu[3]
Tri-service facilities
- Headquarters New Zealand Defence Force, Central Wellington
- Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand, Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington
- Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt, Wellington
- Various NZDF Administrative and Recruiting centres throughout New Zealand
- Hokowhitu Campus, Palmerston North, Manawatu
See also
References
- ^ "The evolution of NZAOC ammunition responsibilities 1939-1945". rnzaoc.com.
- ^ New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch. (1949). Official history of New Zealand in the second world war, 1939-45. [Govt. Pr.] p. 285. OCLC 220893557.
- ^ a b c d "ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE EXPANSION AND DISPERSAL OF STORES DEPOTS". victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 28 September 2016.