Papakura Military Camp

Papakura Military Camp is a New Zealand Army military camp located in the Auckland suburb of Papakura North, in northern New Zealand. It is the home of the New Zealand Special Air Service.

Geography

The camp was established on the outskirts of the Papakura Town Centre in 1939. Fletcher Construction was awarded a contract to build one complete battalion block and work on a second battalion block was divided between Fletcher Construction, N Cole and A J Good. Other works built by the Stevenson family. and remains an important army base for New Zealand. It incorporates the New Zealand SAS training area and a local suburban area of army homes for personnel on Arimu Road and Russell Avenue in the same vicinity. Until recently, the majority of the homes have now been sold for private use, but the area still remains restricted as a Defence Area. In the early 2000s some land surrounding the camp was set aside for new housing developments by the Papakura District Council.