Waikato Regiment

16th (Waikato) Regiment
Waikato Regiment
Cap badge of the Waikato Regiment
Active1911–1950
Country New Zealand
BranchNew Zealand Military Forces
TypeInfantry
Garrison/HQHamilton
Motto(s)Ka whawhai tonu ake ake (Māori: "we shall fight for ever and ever")
EngagementsFirst World War
Second World War

The Waikato Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the New Zealand Military Forces. The Regiment was formed in 1911 as the 16th (Waikato) Regiment and provided service companies to the Auckland Infantry Regiment during the First World War. Men from the Regiment also served with the 18th, 21st, 24th and 29th battalions of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Second World War. The regiment was absorbed by the 1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato) of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps in 1950