The Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) 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: // Structure of the New Zealand Army The New Zealand Army (or NZ Army) is the land armed force of the New Zealand military and comprises around 4,500 regular personnel and 2,500 non-regulars and civilians. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

• 5th Wellington Regiment
• 9th Hawke's Bay Regiment

The amalgamation saw the new 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 Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiment became the 7th Wellington and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group, with the following unit types: Cap Badge of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the main unit in the regular army of New Zealand. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

• Infantry - Hawke's Bay Company, Wellington Company
• Artillery - 22 (Air Defence) Battery, RNZA
• Medical
• Logistics

• Battle Honours
  • South Africa 1900-02
  • First World War: Somme 1916-18, Messines 1917, Ypres 1917, Bapaume 1918, Hindenburg Line, Sambre (Le Quesnoy), Landing at ANZAC, France and Flanders 1916-18, Sari Bair, Gallipoli 1915
  • Second World War: Greece 1941, Crete, Tobruk 1941, Minquar Qaim, El Alamein, Tebaga Gap, The Sangro, Cassino I, The Senio, Solomons 1942-44

• Affiliations
  • Queen's Lancashire Regiment
  • The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
  • The Lincoln and Welland Regiment