2/1 Battalion RNZIR new Colours

Our Army’s new King’s and Regimental Colours were hand stitched by three talented women from Wyedean Weaving in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Read their story behind the stitch.

In a significant event for this country’s military, the first Colours have been consecrated and presented to a unit of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) during the reign of...

For the first time in nearly thirty years, the New Zealand Army is gearing up for an historic parade that will see a new and significant chapter written into the history of 2nd/...

When 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment receives its new King’s and Regimental Colours next week, two young infantry officers will have the honour of carrying them for the first time.

Seeing two new battle honours awarded to Te Hokowhitu a Tū – the NZ Maori Contingent and the NZ Maori (Pioneer) Battalion – will be a special occasion for one of our soldiers.

Read the extended version of 'Second World War veteran, 102, recounts service with pride ahead of his battalion’s historic recognition'.

It’s been nearly 80 years since the end of the Second World War and 102-year-old Doug Reid still wears his 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion tie with pride.

His Majesty King Charles III has approved a recommendation to award 22 First World War battle honours to Te Hokowhitu a Tū - the New Zealand Maori Contingent and New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion.

Commonly asked questions around Battle Honours, Colours, and history.

Learn about the history of 2/1 RNZIR's colours.