New Zealand Army
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The New Zealand Army (Māori: Ngāti Tūmatauenga, "Tribe of the God of War"[2]) is the principal land warfare force of New Zealand, a component of the New Zealand Defence Force alongside the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
New Zealand Army | |
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Māori: Ngāti Tūmatauenga | |
Founded | 1845; 179 years ago (1845) |
Country |
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Branch | Army |
Role | Land warfare |
Size | 4,234 (Regular)[1] 2,065 (Reserve) |
Part of | New Zealand Defence Force |
Garrison/HQ | Wellington |
Colours | Red and black |
Anniversaries | Anzac Day, 25 April |
Equipment | List of equipment of the New Zealand Army |
Engagements | Flagstaff War First Taranaki War Second Taranaki War Invasion of the Waikato East Cape War Tītokowaru's War Te Kooti's War Second Boer War First World War Second World War Malayan Emergency Korean War Borneo Confrontation Vietnam War Operation Midford East Timor Solomon Islands Afghanistan Operation Astute |
Website | https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/army/ |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | Governor-General Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro, as representative of Charles III as King of New Zealand |
Chief of Defence Force | Air Marshal Kevin Short |
Chief of Army | Major General John Boswell |
Insignia | |
Logo | |
Wartime flag |
Formed in 1845, as the New Zealand Military Forces, the Army traces its history from settler militia raised in that same year.[3] The current name was adopted by the New Zealand Army Act 1950.[4]
During its history, the New Zealand Army has fought in a number of major wars, including the Second Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Vietnam War, and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Since the 1970s, deployments have tended to be assistance to multilateral peacekeeping efforts. Considering the small size of the force, operational commitments have remained high since the start of the East Timor deployment in 1999. New Zealand personnel also served in several UN and other peacekeeping missions including the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, the Sinai, South Sudan and Sudan.[5]