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

5 WWCT

Fifth Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki Battalion Group

Introduction

The 5th Wellington, West Coast and Taranaki Battalion Group is a unit of the Army Reserve which contains part-time soldiers and officers from the Central and Western North Island with Headquarters in New Plymouth and Wanganui.

The Battalion is over 150 years old, and has the historic distinction of being the only unit of the New Zealand Army with 'New Zealand' as a Battle Honour, reflecting its role in the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s. This distinction is also unique within the British Commonwealth, as no other Commonwealth unit has ever been given the name of a country as a battle honour.

Role

The role of the unit is to provide trained volunteers for overseas operations as required, as well as a trained pool of personnel to be able to respond to civil emergency tasks within New Zealand.

In order to meet these roles the Unit trains regularly throughout the year. Training is broken down into 3 hour training nights, regular weekend exercises and an annual two-week exercise.

Locations

Free Phone: 0800 800 551

86 Maria Place Extension
Wanganui
Ph 06 345 8479

11 Robe Street
New Plymouth
Ph 06 7592384

This page was last reviewed on 9 June 2009, and is current.