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Trentham Army Camp is a New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand Defence Force

The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...

facility located in Trentham, Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...

, near Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

. As an army installation, it also hosts Joint NZDF facilities including:

Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand (HQ JFNZ)
New Zealand Defence College
New Zealand Defence College
The New Zealand Defence College is the premier educational institute for the New Zealand Defence Force and is located at Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt . The New Zealand Defence College provides professional military education to New Zealand Defence Force officers...

(incorporating former Staff Colleges)
NZDF Personnel Records, Archives & Medals

Elements of Army General Staff at Trentham Camp including Messines Army Centre are:

Logistic Executive (Log Exec)
Human Resources Executive (HR Exec)- Military Secretary (MS) and Military Career Management (MCM)
Capability Branch (Cap Br)

Units at Trentham Army Camp include:

Trade Training School (TTS)
Trentham Regional Support Battalion (TRSB)
1st (New Zealand) Military Intelligence Company
New Zealand Intelligence Corps
The New Zealand Intelligence Corps analyses information from a variety of sources and provides commanders with intelligence on such things as enemy locations, capabilities and intentions. The NZIC is one of the smallest corps in the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1942, apparently disbanded in...
1st (New Zealand) Military Police Company
Corps of Royal New Zealand Military Police
The Corps of Royal New Zealand Military Police provide military police services to the New Zealand Army, including criminal investigative services. It consists of one major unit, 1st Military Police Company; though members of the Corps are included in other units within the New Zealand Army...
1st (New Zealand) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron
B Coy, 7 WnHB Bn Gp
Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment
The Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiment is a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1964 during the reorganisation of the army by the amalgamation of two separate regiments:*5th Wellington Regiment...
5th Military Police Detachment

Civilian police

Prior to 1981 the camp was also home to the Royal New Zealand Police College

Royal New Zealand Police College

The Royal New Zealand Police College is the central training institution for police recruits and police officers in New Zealand. It is located at Papakowhai, approximately 2 km north of Porirua City....

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