The Infantry Regiments of the New Zealand Army

The Regimenting of the Rifle Volunteers

The Reorganisation of 1911

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Following recommendations from Lord Kitchener, the New Zealand Army was reorganised in 1911. For the Infantry the result was a merge of two regiments and two new units.
However a New Zealand wide numbering was adopted and the category Regiment was used for all.

1^st North Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers	→	1^st (Canterbury) Regiment
2^nd North Canterbury Battalion of IInfantry Volunteers	→	13^th (North Canterbury) Regiment

South Canterbury Battalion of Infantry	→	2^nd (South Canterbury) Regiment

1^st Battalion Auckland Infantry Volunteers (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)	→	3^rd (Auckland) Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)
2^nd Battalion Auckland (Hauraki) Infantry	→	6^th (Hauraki) Regiment
		15^th (North Auckland) Regiment
		16^th (Waikato) Regiment

1^st Battalion Otago Rifle Volunteers	→	4^th (Otago Rifles) Regiment
2^nd Battalion Otago Rifles	→	8^th (Southland Rifles) Regiment
3^rd Battalion Otago Rifles	→	10^th (North Otago) Regiment
4^th Battalion Otago Rifles	→	14^th (South Otago Rifles) Regiment

1^st Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers	→	5^th (Wellington Rifles) Regiment
2^nd Battalion Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers	→	7^th (Wellington West Coast Rifles) Regiment
3^rd Battalion Wellington (East Coast) Rifle Volunteers	→	1^st Bⁿ, 9^th (Wellington East Coast Rifles) Regiment
4^th Battalion Wellington (Taranaki) Rifle Volunteers	→	11^th (Taranaki) Regiment
5^th Battalion Wellington (Center or Ruahine) Rifle Volunteers	→	2^nd Bⁿ, 9^th (Wellington East Coast Rifles) Regiment

1^st Battalion Nelson Infantry Volunteers	}	12^th (Nelson) Regiment
2^nd Battalion Nelson Infantry Volunteers	}	12^th (Nelson) Regiment

The Territorial Force Regiments in 1914

The Regiments of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War

The Reorganisation of 1921-23

The Territorial Force Regiments in 1939

The Battalions of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II

The Territorial Force Regiments during World War II and until 1964

The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in 1974

The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in 2015