Waiouru Military Camp

Waiouru Military Camp
Waiouru, New Zealand
New Zealand Army soldiers with NZLAVs during "Exercise Hellfire" at Waiouru Army Camp in 2009
Waiouru Military Camp
Coordinates	39°28′13″S 175°40′49″E / 39.4704°S 175.6803°E / -39.4704; 175.6803
Type	Army Camp
Site information
Owner	New Zealand Army
Controlled by	New Zealand Army
Site history
In use	1939–present

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Waiouru Military Camp is a camp of the New Zealand Army in the central North Island of New Zealand near Waiouru.

All New Zealand Army soldiers complete their initial basic training, the All Arms Recruit Course (AARC), at Waiouru Military Camp.^[1] The camp is also the site of the army marae. The marae is the home of Ngāti Tūmatauenga, literally 'the tribe of the God of War', the Māori name for the New Zealand Army.