Significant milestone for NZDF logistics

Modern and effective logistics is fundamental to an army’s effectiveness, as it enables the force’s equipment to be ready at the right time and place when called upon for operational duty.

The new facility will bring together a group of currently separate functions into a single, efficient building that will enable Ngāti Tūmatauenga, the New Zealand Army to receive, store, clean, distribute, organise, and evaluate equipment at Linton Military Camp.

It will house a new distribution hub, an expanded pool of equipment to the region and consolidated Quartermaster Stores and will serve as the home of the Army’s deployable 21 Supply Company, 2nd Combat Systems Support Battalion.

“The Linton Regional Supply Facility will provide a modern and fit for purpose capability for our logistics personnel. It will allow us to effectively and efficiently manage and control the limited resources we have, and ensure they are available to enable training and operations,” said Deputy Chief of Army Brigadier Hamish Gibbons.

This is the third of five logistics builds that will sustain the Equip-the-Force model of equipment provision.

The first Maintenance Support Facility in Linton has been delivered and the second Maintenance Facility at Burnham Camp is 75 % complete and due to be introduced into service later this year – each facility is designed to help modernise logistics to support our people, our equipment, and fleets.

Much of Defence’s logistics infrastructure dates from a post-Second World War era, and whilst personnel have done a remarkable job maintaining the assets, these new facilities signal a significant positive step forward.