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Territorial Force (New Zealand)

New Zealand Army
Ngāti Tumatauenga
Crest of the New Zealand Army.jpg
Founded 1845; 172 years ago (1845)
Country  New Zealand
Type Army
Role Land warfare
Size

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  • 4,539 Regulars
  • 1,569 Reserve
  • 384 Civilians
Part of New Zealand Defence Force
Garrison/HQ Wellington
Colors Red and black
Anniversaries ANZAC Day
Engagements New Zealand Wars
Boer War
World War I
World War II
Malayan Emergency
Korean War
Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Somalia
Yugoslav Wars
East Timor
Solomon Islands
Iraq War
War In Afghanistan
Website army.mil.nz
Commanders
Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Tim Keating
Chief of Army Major General Peter Kelly
Commander-in-Chief Dame Patsy Reddy
(Governor-General of New Zealand)

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The New Zealand Army (Māori: Ngāti Tūmatauenga, "Tribe of the God of War") is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted by the New Zealand Army Act 1950. The New Zealand Army traces its history from settler militia raised in 1845.

New Zealand soldiers served with distinction in the major conflicts in the 20th Century, including the Second Boer War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, Borneo Confrontation and the Vietnam War. 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 the First Gulf War, Iraq and are currently serving in several UN and other peacekeeping missions. They have just been withdrawn from East Timor, RAMSI in the Solomons and Afghanistan.


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