Second Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Battalion Group.

Third Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Battalion Group.

Fourth Otago and Southland Battalion Group.

Fifth Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki Battalion Group.

Seventh Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group.

For many years saluting was performed with the hand farthest from the officer saluted. This involved saluting with the left hand when passing an officer on the right hand side. To certain sections of Indian troops, however, saluting with the left hand was an insult and this method was abolished in 1918.

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Inside the NZSAS

Starting 24 May 2007, TV3's Inside New Zealand airs four installments of a groundbreaking documentary about NZDF’s elite unit - the New Zealand Special Air Service Group (NZ SAS).

The documentary Inside the NZSAS: First Among Equals has been produced by Desert Road Productions and is narrated by TV3’s Mike McRoberts. Each episode focuses on a different stage of a soldiers’ enrolment into the unit. Inside the NZSAS: First Among Equals includes archive footage such as the Original NZSAS selection and deployment to Malaya in 1955. Faces of existing unit members have been obscured to preserve their privacy and safety.

“The documentary is about informing the wider public of the NZSAS without compromising operational disclosure or posing any threat to serving members,” says Chief of Army Major General Lou Gardiner.

EPISODE 3

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