Papakura Military Camp

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Papakura Military Camp
Papakura North, New Zealand
Long Range Desert Group Memorial at Papakura Camp
Papakura Military Camp
Coordinates	37°02′59″S 174°56′39″E / 37.0497°S 174.9441°E / -37.0497; 174.9441
Type	Army Camp
Site information
Owner	New Zealand Defence Force
Controlled by	New Zealand Army
Site history
Built	1939
Built by	Sir William Stevenson
In use	1939–present
Garrison information
Occupants	New Zealand Special Air Service

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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 and 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.

References

"Stevensons - Our History". stevenson.co.nz. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
"Papakura and the rural south-east". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

v t e Papakura Local Board Area, Auckland, New Zealand
Populated places	Alfriston Conifer Grove Drury Hingaia Keri Hill Ōpaheke Pahurehure Papakura Rosehill Red Hill Takanini
Geographic features	Manukau Harbour Kōpuahingahinga Island Pahurehure Inlet Pararēkau Island Papakura Stream Pukekiwiriki (Red Hill)
Facilities and attractions	Auckland Southern Motorway Southern Path Papakura Military Camp Papakura Museum Sir Edmund Hillary Library Southern Line Takaanini Tironui (defunct) Papakura Opaheke (defunct) Drury (defunct / under construction) Takanini Gurdwara
Government	Auckland Council Papakura Local Board Manurewa-Papakura ward Mayor of Papakura Papakura City (defunct) Papakura District (defunct) Papakura District Council (defunct)
Organisations	Kelvin Road School Papakura City FC Papakura High School Papakura Normal School Papakura RFC Papakura Sea Eagles Rosehill College Rosehill Intermediate

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