Hauraki Regiment

Hauraki Regiment
Hauraki Regiment
	Cap Badge of the Hauraki Regiment
Active	1898–2013
Country	New Zealand
Branch	Army (Territorial)
Type	Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Tauranga
Motto(s)	"Whaka tangata kia kaha" (Maori:"Acquit yourselves like men - be strong")
March	Kirkhill
Anniversaries	Infantry Day - 23 October
Commanders
Current Commanding Officer (CO)	Lieutenant Colonel Olly Te Ua
Insignia
Tartan	Royal Stewart

The Hauraki Regiment was a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. The regiment was formed as the 2nd (Hauraki) Battalion, Auckland Rifle Volunteers. Men of the Hauraki Regiment served during the First World War with the various Auckland Regiments, and with the 18th, 21st, 24th and 29th Battalions of the NZEF in the Second World War.

With the reorganisation of the army in 1964, the regiment become a TF battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. This was until the later reorganisation of 1999, which saw the TF battalions split from the RNZIR to become multi-function battalion groups. The Hauraki Regiment became the 6th Hauraki Battalion Group, which housed infantry, medical and logistics units.

History

In 1898, the unit was formed as the second battalion of the Auckland Rifle Volunteer, with a recruitment area around the Hauraki Gulf.

Battle Honours

The following battle honours were authorised to be emblazoned on the colours:^[2]

South Africa: 1900–02
First World War: Landing at ANZAC, Krithia, Sari Bair, Flers -Courcelette, Messines 1917, Broodseinde, Arras 1918, Bapaume 1918, Canal Du Nord, Sambre
Second World War: Crete, Mount Olympus, Tobruk 1941, Defence of Alamein Line, El Alamein, Tebaga Gap, The Sangro, Cassino I, The Senio, Solomons

Alliances

United Kingdom – The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
United Kingdom – The Rifles
Canada – Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Australia – 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment^[3]

Freedoms

The regiment was granted the following freedoms:^[2]

City of Rotorua (1963)
City of Tauranga (1969)
Borough of Tokoroa (1981)
Borough of Paeroa (1983)

References

^ "Following in the footsteps of family at Gallipoli". 23 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Thomas, Malcolm (1995). New Zealand Army distinguishing patches, 1911-1991, part 2. pp. 97–98.
^ Cooke, P.; Crawford, J. (2011). The Territorials. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 9781869794460.

External links

Official website

[1] "Following in the footsteps of family at Gallipoli". 23 April 2018.

[Thomas-2] Thomas, Malcolm (1995). New Zealand Army distinguishing patches, 1911-1991, part 2. pp. 97–98.

[3] Cooke, P.; Crawford, J. (2011). The Territorials. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 9781869794460.

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