Bases & Camps
Recruits are made at Waiouru and careers are spent elsewhere. This section maps the camps and bases of the New Zealand Defence Force and tells you what each one would mean for you as a candidate.
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Bases & CampsWaiouru Army Base: Inside the NZ Army’s Main Training Camp
What recruits need to know about Waiouru army base: training area, cold-weather conditions, the Army Depot, National Marae, graduation and access details.
Waiouru comes after selection.
Before any camp gate opens you sit the NZDF aptitude assessment. That is the stage worth preparing for now.