Papakura Military Camp
Encyclopedia
The Papakura Military Camp is a New Zealand Army
military camp located in the Auckland
suburb of Papakura North
, in northern New Zealand
. It is the National Headquarters for the New Zealand Special Air Service.
in 1940 and remains an important army base for New Zealand
. It incorporates the New Zealand SAS training area and a local suburban area of army homes for personnel on Arimu Road and Russell Road in the same vicinity. Until recently, majority of the homes have now been sold for private use but the area still remains restricted as a Defence Area. In the early 2000s some land surrounding the camp was set aside for new housing developments by the Papakura District Council.
New Zealand Army
The New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...
military camp located in the Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
suburb of Papakura North
Papakura North
Papakura North is a suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Located on the eastern shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 30 kilometres south of Auckland CBD under authority of the Auckland Council...
, in northern New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is the National Headquarters for the New Zealand Special Air Service.
Geography
The camp was established on the outskirts of the Papakura Town CentrePapakura
The Papakura District was the name of a local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that existed from 1989 until 2010. The area made up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area....
in 1940 and remains an important army base for New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It incorporates the New Zealand SAS training area and a local suburban area of army homes for personnel on Arimu Road and Russell Road in the same vicinity. Until recently, majority of the homes have now been sold for private use but the area still remains restricted as a Defence Area. In the early 2000s some land surrounding the camp was set aside for new housing developments by the Papakura District Council.