History
Prior to 1996, the logistic support to the New Zealand Army was provided by three separate and distinct Corps; the Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RNZEME), the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (RNZAOC) and the Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport (RNZCT).
On 4 April 1996 Major General Piers Reid signed a directive to initiate the establishment of a fully integrated logistic function in the New Zealand Army, with the intention of improving logistic support in both operational and non-operational environments. The integrated logistic organisation would combine the three separate Corps into a single Regiment. The new regiment, known as the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (RNZALR), was formed on 9 December 1996 with the disbandment of the RNZEME, RNZAOC and RNZCT.
HRH the Duke of York is the Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment.
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