Royal New Zealand Navy bases and ships of the South Island

* - Multi Role Vessel: 2007- * - Protector class inshore patrol vessel: 2007- * - Protector Class Ocean Patrol Vessel: 2007- *, RNZNVR Establishment,

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

* - Protector class inshore patrol vessel: 2008- *, RNZNVR Establishment,

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

Former Royal New Zealand Navy bases, ships and units of the South Island

* - : 1971–2005 * - Military sealift ship: 1995–2000 * - : 1943–1947 * - : 1948–1957 * - Moa class patrol boat: 1984–2007 * -

Examination vessel An examination vessel is a vessel used to inspect ships and boats entering a port during wartime. An examination vessel would typically be responsible for examining and verifying all merchant ships and small craft entering or departing a port. T ...

: 1942–1944 * - Moa class patrol boat: 1984–2007 * - armed merchant cruiser and Landing Ship, Infantry: 1940–1943 * -

Hydrographic survey vessel A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel but others require a dedicated ...

: 1975–1997 * - : 1960–1983 * - : 1948–1966 * - : 1983–1997 * -

: 1942–1944 * -

Training vessel A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is mostly used to describe ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house class ...

: 1944–1946 * - Former Naval Base at Lyttelton * -

: 1942–1944 * - : 1943–1946 * -

: 1940–1944 * 3rd Minesweeping Group, Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Air Force bases and units of the South Island

* RNZAF Air Movements Harewood,

* RNZAF Base Wigram,

RNZAF Base Woodbourne RNZAF Base Woodbourne is a base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, located 8 km west of Blenheim. Woodbourne was established in 1939 as the base for No. 2 Service Flying Training School (No.2 SFTS). Also located nearby during World War II ...

* RNZAF Command Training School *

RNZAF Dip Flat RNZAF Dip Flat is the field training facility and mountain flying training area of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Located at the base of the Saint Arnaud Range at the eastern boundary of Nelson Lakes National Park in the South Island of N ...

, Nelson Lakes District * RNZAF General Service Training School * RNZAF Museum,

Wigram Wigram is a suburb in the southwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb lies close to the industrial estates of Sockburn and the satellite retail and residential zone of Hornby, and has undergone significant growth in recent years due to h ...

Former Royal New Zealand Air Force bases and units of the South Island

* RNZAF Addington * RNZAF Cashmere * RNZAF Darfield * RNZAF Dillions Point * RNZAF Eyreton (Harris Field) * RNZAF Hillside, Dunedin *

RNZAF Lyttelton The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...

RNZAF Maronan The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...

RNZAF Mayfield The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...

* RNZAF Milton * RNZAF Momona * RNZAF Outram * RNZAF Station Ashburton * RNZAF Station Birdlings Flat * RNZAF Station Christchurch Central * RNZAF Station Delta * RNZAF Station Fairhall * RNZAF Station Harwood * RNZAF Station Norwood * RNZAF Station Nelson * RNZAF Station Omaka * RNZAF Station Taieri * RNZAF Station Te Pirita * RNZAF Station Weedons * RNZAF Waimakariri * No. 1 Electrical and Wireless School * No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School * No. 1 Flying Training School RNZAF * No. 1 Ground Training Depot * No. 1 Repair Depot * No. 1 Service Flying Training School RNZAF * No. 2 Aircraft Storage Unit * No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School * No. 2 Service Flying Training School * No. 2 Squadron RNZAF * No. 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight * No. 3 Electrical and Wireless Training Squadron * No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School * No. 3 Repair Depot RNZAF *

No. 3 Squadron RNZAF No. 3 Squadron RNZAF is a unit of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). It currently operates NHIndustries NH90 and Agusta A109 helicopters. The squadron was initially formed as a territorial unit of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force in C ...

* No. 3 Stores Depot * No. 3 Technical Training School * No. 4 Squadron RNZAF * No. 4 Technical Training Centre * No. 10 Squadron RNZAF * No. 11 Squadron RNZAF * No. 12 Squadron RNZAF * No. 16 Squadron RNZAF *

No. 18 Squadron RNZAF No. 18 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in June 1943 at RNZAF Base Woodbourne, the squadron was initially equipped with Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks, before converting to F4U-1 Corsair fighter bombers in 1944. The ...

No. 21 Squadron RNZAF No. 21 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Formed in May 1944, it was equipped with F4U-1 Corsair fighter bombers. History 21 Squadron was deployed to Kukum Field on Guadalcanal from June–July 1944, to Piva Airfield ...

* No. 22 Squadron RNZAF * No. 31 Squadron RNZAF * No. 32 Squadron RNZAF * No. 41 Squadron RNZAF * No. 43 Squadron RNZAF * 311 Electrical and Wireless Squadron * Administrative Training School *Airframe Reconditioning Squadron RNZAF (

) * Navigation and Air Electronics Training Squadron RNZAF * Pilot Training Squadron RNZAF * RNZAF Advanced Ground Training Squadron *

Central Flying School RNZAF Central Flying School is the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) unit which is responsible for training the force's flight instructors. It was established at the start of World War II as the Flying Instructors School and assumed its current name ...

(1945–1993) * Elementary Ground Training Squadron * RNZAF Ground Training Depot * RNZAF Initial Training Wing * RNZAF NCO's School * RNZAF Officers' School of Instruction * RNZAF School of General Reconnaissance * RNZAF Southern Group Headquarters

South Island bases and units of the New Zealand Army

* Burnham Army Camp * Tekapo Army Training Area * HQ 3 Land Force Group *

Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles (QAMR) is an armoured regiment of the New Zealand Army and forms part of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps. The regiment was formed in 1864 and is currently an armoured cavalry unit equipped with NZLAV. Hist ...

Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. The corps was formed in 1942 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps ...

- Reconnaissance Role (30 NZLAV) * 2nd/1st Battalion,

Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the parent administrative regiment and corps of regular and reserve infantry battalions in the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1947 with a singular Regular regiment and multiple reserve r ...

(Light Infantry) * 2nd Canterbury, and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Battalion Group (Territorial Force) * 4th Otago and Southland Battalion Group (Territorial Force) * 3 Field Troop, 2 Engineer Regiment,

Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers is the administrative corps of the New Zealand Army responsible for military engineering. The role of the Engineers is to assist in maintaining friendly forces' mobility, deny freedom of movement to the ene ...

* 3 Signals Squadron Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals * 3 Logistics Battalion,

Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment The Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (The Duke of York's Own), is the New Zealand Army's main military Logistics and combat service support (CSS) element. It is the largest regiment in the NZ Army. History Prior to 1996, the logistic su ...

* 3 Military Police Platoon,

Royal New Zealand Military Police The Corps of Royal New Zealand Military Police (RNZMP) provides military police services to the New Zealand Army, performing a variety of roles including criminal investigations. It consists of one major unit, the 1st (New Zealand) Milita ...

* Medical Treatment Centre, 2 Health Services Battalion,

Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps The Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (RNZAMC) is a corps of the New Zealand Army, the land branch of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). The Medical Corps provides for the medical needs of soldiers, such as diagnosing and treating disease ...

* Army Adventure Training Centre * 3 Regional Training Unit * Health Services School, 2 Health Services Battalion,

* New Zealand Army Band

Former South Island bases and units of the New Zealand Army

Historically the South Island has provided 1/3 of the New Zealand Army's strength. * HQ Southern

Military District Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...

, King Edward Barracks, Christchurch *

5th Division (New Zealand) The 5th Division, New Zealand Military Forces, was raised in the Southern Military District during the Second World War. It consisted of the 3rd and 10th Brigades and the 11th Brigade Group. It was disbanded after the danger of invasion from Japan ...

(1942–1943) * HQ 3 Infantry Brigade, King Edward Barracks, Christchurch * Addington Barracks,

* Canterbury and Nelson Military District Ordnance Depot, King Edwards Barracks, Christchurch, 1907 to 1921 * Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (1914–1919) *

Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment was a mounted infantry regiment from New Zealand, raised for service during the First World War. It was assigned to the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, and formed part of the New Zealand Expeditionar ...

(1911–1921) * Canterbury and Nelson Military District Stores Depot, King Edwards Barracks, Christchurch, (1907 to 1921) * Canterbury Regiment (1921–1964) * Canterbury Rifle Volunteers (1859–1866) * Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry (1921–1944)* * Otago Districts Stores Depot, Defence Stores Department, St Andrews Street (1907 to 1921) * Fort Arthur,

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

* King Edward Barracks,

* Marlborough Rifle Volunteers (1861–1866) *

Nelson Battalion of Militia The Nelson Battalion of Militia was a short-lived military unit of settlers, formed 12 August 1845 under the terms of the Militia Act of 1845. It was part of the New Zealand Wars. This made the Nelson Battalion of Militia the first Army unit t ...

(1845) * Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Regiment (1923–1964) * Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles(1921–1944) * Nelson Volunteer Rifles (1860–1901) * Otago and Southland Regiment (1948–1964) *

Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment The Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment was a New Zealand Mounted Regiment formed for service during World War I. It was formed from units of the Territorial Force consisting of the 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars), the 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifle ...

(1911–1921) * Otago Mounted Rifles (1921–1944) * Otago Regiment (1921–1948) * Otago Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (1914–1919) * Southern Districts Ordnance Depot (1921 to 1968) * Southland Regiment (1921–1948) *

1st (Canterbury) Regiment The 1st (Canterbury) Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. It was formed in 1911 from various volunteer corps raised during the second half of the nineteenth century. Men from the regiment saw combat in ...

(1911–1921) * 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) (1911–1944) * 2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast),

(1964–1999) *

2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment The 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. It was formed in 1911 from various volunteer corps raised during the second half of the nineteenth century. Men from the regiment saw comb ...

(1911–1921) * 3rd Armoured Regiment,

(1944–1956) * 3 Central Ordnance Deport(1968 to 1979) * 3 Field Ambulance,

* 3rd Field Regiment Royal New Zealand Artillery (1940–1990) * 3 Field Squadron,

* 3 Supply Company (1979 to 1993) * 3 Transport Squadron, Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport * 4th Battalion (Otago and Southland),

(1964–1999) * 4th (Otago Rifles) Regiment (1911–1921) *

5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars) The 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars) was formed on 17 March 1911. It formed part of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment so they saw service during the Battle of Gallipoli, Egypt. They later served in France with the New Zealand Division and were t ...

(1911–1921) * 5th Light Regiment Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (1956–1964) * 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles (1911–1921) *

8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles The 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles was formed on March 17, 1911. They were mobilised during World War I as a squadron of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment. They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action ...

(1911–1921) * 8th (Southland Rifles) Regiment (1911–1921) *

10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles The 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles, previously known as the 1st Regiment, Nelson Mounted Rifles is a military unit based in Nelson, New Zealand. They served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I and first saw action during the Battle of G ...

(1911–1921) * 10th (North Otago Rifles) Regiment (1911–1921) * 11th Coast Regiment Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery *

12th (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiment The 12th (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Army, New Zealand Military Forces. It was formed in 1911 from various Volunteer Force (New Zealand), volunteer corps raised during the second half of ...

(1911–1921) * 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles (1911–1921) * 13th Coast Regiment Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery *

13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment The 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. It was formed in 1911 from various volunteer corps raised during the second half of the nineteenth century. Men from the reg ...

(1911–1921) * 14th (South Otago Rifles) Regiment (1911–1921) * 20th Armoured Regiment, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (1939–1945) * 20th Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (1939–1945) * 23rd Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (1939–1945) * 26th Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (1939–1945) * 30th Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (1939–1945) * 37th Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, (1939–1945)

References

External links

* http://www.regiments.org * https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/rnznhistory/nz_main.html&date=2009-10-25+21:18:58 * http://www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/RNZAF%20Stations%20South%20Island.htm