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.

The Army Reserve is the part-time component of New Zealand's Army, with a mission to provide trained individual volunteers and formed groups of soldiers for overseas operations.

Value of the Reserves

4 O South celebrates in style

The 4th Otago Southland Battalion Group celebrated their 150th anniversary with an army charter parade along George St to the Octagon in Dunedin, accompanied by an array of vintage and current military vehicles. It was one of the highlights of the weekend long celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of military service in Otago.

March, 2010, 4 O South TF Battalion celebrations (WN-09-0001-043)

Army, March 2010, 4 O South TF regiment celbrates 150 years. CA, MAJGEN R Jones presents a medal to LCPL David Lamond following the charter parade (WN-09-0001-042).

The Chief of Army, Major-General Rhys Jones, Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy, the Army Land Component Commander, Brigadier Dave Gawn, and the Director, Army Reserve, Brigadier Ants Howie, were among senior Defence Force personal who attended the celebrations.

The New Zealand Army Band also took part in the parade, which was followed by a church service at First Church, and then a mayoral reception where MAJGEN Jones presented service medals to seven soldiers. A two day NZ Army open day at the Kensington Army Hall drew in large crowds and many old soldiers from around the region attended the formal ball held in the Dunedin City Town Hall.

4 O south TF Battalion parades during the 150th celebrations (WN-09-0001-041).

The celebrations ended with a shared breakfast on the Sunday morning at the Kensington Hall where the highlight was a video link-up to soldiers from the Battalion who are currently deployed in the Solomon’s was established for families and friends.

This page was last reviewed on 10 August 2010, and is current.