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NZ Artillery units   1954 - 1964

In 1955, the RNZA consisted of the following mixture of Regular and Territorial Force units.

• District Troops
  • Northern Military District
    • 9th Coast Regiment RNZA
    • 13th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment RNZA
  • Central Military District
    • 10th Coast Regiment RNZA
    • 14th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment RNZA
  • Southern Military District
    11th Coast Regiment RNZA
    • 151st Composite Anti-aircraft Battery RNZA
• Divisional Troops
  • Headquarters Royal Artillery
    • Command
    • Royal Artillery Staff Troop
    • Divisional Counter Bombardment Staff Troop
  • 1st Field Regiment RNZA
  • 2nd Field Regiment RNZA
  • 3rd Field Regiment RNZA
  • 4th Medium Regiment RNZA
  • 5th Light Regiment RNZA
  • 6th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment RNZA
  • 1st Locating Battery RNZA

  In 1958 the Regiment was redesignated the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery.

  In 1964, the New Zealand Army was reorganised and the Regular and Territorial Force units became more integrated:

  • RNZA Directorate, Army HQ
  • 16 Field Regiment
  • 3 Field Regiment
  • 9 Coast Cadre
  • 10 Coast Cadre
  • 11 Coast Cadre
  • 4 Medium Battery
  • 1 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery not raised
  • 1 Locating Troop
  • School of Artillery, The Army Schools
  • 'A' Battery, TF Depot, Army Training Group, Waiouru

  Although New Zealand contributed forces to the Malayan Emergency (1956 - 1960) and to the Confrontation between Indonesia and Malaysia (1964 - 1966) the RNZA did not deploy as a unit until the Vietnam War.

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