Trentham Military Camp
| Trentham Military Camp | |
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| Trentham, New Zealand | |
 Trentham Military Camp
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| Coordinates | 41°08′37″S 175°02′09″E / 41.1435°S 175.0358°E |
| Type | Military Camp |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | New Zealand Defence Force |
| Site history | |
| In use | c.1914–present |
Trentham Military Camp is a New Zealand Defence Force facility located in Trentham, Upper Hutt, near Wellington. Originally an Army installation, it is now run by Defence and accommodates all three services. It also hosts Joint NZDF facilities including:
Elements of Army General Staff at Trentham Camp including Messines Defence Centre are:
Units at Trentham Military Camp include:
Prior to 1981 the camp was also home to the Royal New Zealand Police College.
From 1941 to 1954 there were several railway sidings in the Camp used for freight and for troop trains, with a shunting locomotive owned by the Army. Most of the track were removed in the 1970s. The siding was 0.53 km from Trentham Railway Station and 0.63 km from Heretaunga Railway Station. A second siding ran back to the Ministry of Works Depot, which was on the site formerly occupied by the former Central Institute of Technology campus. The dates of opening and closing of the Trentham Camp station (a temporary stopping place) are given as 11/8/1942 to 9/2/1953.
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