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'''Auckland''' is a port city on the northern end of New Zealand's North Island.

==History==
From 1871, the person in command of the interests and facilities was dubbed "Commodore, Auckland".  On 5 March, 1893, this became "Maritime Commander, New Zealand".

On 1 July 2001, the "Headquarters, Joint Forces New Zealand" and the awkwardly-name post of "Maritime Component Commander" were established.

In 2001 or so, the commodore-in-charge's position was moved from Auckland to Wellington.<ref name=rob>Email from Colin Robinson, 20200703.</ref>

==In Command==
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Frederic Cyril Bradley|nick=Frederic C. Bradley|appt=30 January, 1925|end=|note=as Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Nelson Clover|nick=Nelson Clover|appt=17 July, 1928|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=2 January, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 300}}|end=August, 1934}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Basil Charles Barrington Brooke|nick=Basil C. B. Brooke|appt=10 November, 1933{{NLOct35|p. 300}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Bourdas Tinley|nick=Charles B. Tinley|appt=27 April, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 300}}|end=}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Merriman Barnes|nick=Hugh M. Barnes|appt=21 October, 1938|end=14 October, 1940|as=Captain in Charge, Auckland|note=as Captain in Charge, Auckland}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Douglas Alfred Bingley|nick=Douglas A. Bingley|appt=14 October, 1940|end=|note=once more as Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Eustace Rotherham|nick=Eustace Rotherham|appt=27 January, 1941|end=21 June, 1943}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=William Keith Dene Dowding|nick=William K. D. Dowding|appt=21 June, 1943|end=7 January, 1946}}
{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Douglas Alfred Bingley|nick=Douglas A. Bingley|appt=7 January, 1946|end=19 June, 1946}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Charles Richard Vernon Pugh|nick=Charles R. V. Pugh|appt=19 June, 1946|end=5 June, 1948}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Auberon Charles Alan Campbell Duckworth|nick=Auberon C. A. C. Duckworth|appt=5 June, 1948|end=8 October, 1950}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Arthur Edward Tolfrey Christie|nick=Arthur E. T. Christie|appt=8 October, 1950|end=9 October, 1952}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Maurice Linton Hardie|nick=Maurice L. Hardie|appt=9 October, 1952|end=9 November, 1954}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Terence Desmond Herrick|nick=Terence D. Herrick|appt=9 November, 1954|end=5 November, 1956|succBy=[[George Raymond Davis-Goff|George R. Davis-Goff]]}}
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* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[George Raymond Davis-Goff|George R. Davis-Goff]], 5 November, 1956 &ndash; 14 May, 1959
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Leo Patrick Bourke|Leo P. Bourke]], 14 May, 1959 &ndash; 19 April, 1960
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[John O'Connell Ross|John O'C. Ross]], 19 April, 1960 &ndash; 11 September, 1962 (as Commodore, Auckland from 1 January, 1961)
{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Frederick Danford Gordon Challis|nick=Frederick D. G. Challis|appt=11 September, 1962|end=10 June, 1964|note=henceforth as Commodore, Auckland}}
{{Tenure|rank={{Com1RN}}|name=Richard Edward Roe|nick=Richard E. Roe|appt=10 June, 1964|end=1 March, 1966}}
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Lawrence George Carr|Lawrence G. Carr]], 1 March, 1966 &ndash; 23 August, 1968
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Joffre Paul Sinton Vallant|J. P. S. Vallant]], 23 August, 1968 &ndash; 18 June, 1971
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Richard Thomas Hale|Richard T. Hale]], 18 June, 1971 &ndash; 12 December, 1972
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[John Foster McKenzie|John F. McKenzie]], 12 December, 1972 &ndash; 10 November, 1975
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Roy Herbert Longland Humby|Roy H. L. Humby]], 10 November, 1975 &ndash; 11 January, 1978
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Keith Michael Saull|Keith M. Saull]], 11 January, 1978 &ndash; 14 April, 1980
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Denis Hyland O'Donoghue|Denis H. O'Donoghue]], 14 April, 1980 &ndash; 24 March, 1981
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Cedric John Steward|Cedric J. Steward]], 24 March, 1981 &ndash; 11 April, 1983
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Lincoln John Tempero|Lincoln J. Tempero]], 11 April, 1983 &ndash; 29 January, 1986
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Somerford Francis Teagle|Somerford F. Teagle]], 29 January, 1986 &ndash; 5 February, 1988
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Ian Alexander Hunter|Ian A. Hunter]], 5 February, 1988 &ndash; 8 March, 1991
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[John Anthony Botfield Lewis|J. A. B. Lewis]], 8 March, 1991 &ndash; 14 February, 1992
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Karl Robert Moen|Karl R. Moen]], 14 February, 1992 &ndash; 5 March, 1993 (Maritime Commander, New Zealand from 5 March, 1993)
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Kevin Fredrick Wilson|K. Fred Wilson]], 5 March, 1993 &ndash; 3 April, 1995
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[John Gordon Leonard|John G. Leonard]], 3 April, 1995 &ndash; 9 May, 1997
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[John Graeme Peddie|John G. Peddie]], 9 May, 1997 &ndash; 6 March, 1998
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Peter Molesworth McHaffie|Peter M. McHaffie]], 6 March, 1998 &ndash; 3 March, 1900
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Michael James Wardlaw|Mike J. Wardlaw]], 3 March, 2000 &ndash; 1 July, 2001
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[David Ian Ledson|David I. Ledson]], 1 July, 2001 &ndash; 7 April, 2004 (as Maritime Component Commander)
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Jack Raymond Steer|Jack R. Steer]], 7 April, 2004 &ndash; 27 January, 2006
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[David Vernon Anson|David V. Anson]], 27 January, 2006 &ndash; 30 November, 2007
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Anthony Jonathan Parr|Anthony J. Parr]], 30 November, 2007 &ndash; 1 May, 2009
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Gordon Ross Smith|Gordon R. Smith]], 1 May, 2009 &ndash; 24 March, 2011
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[Alan John Ogilvie Martin|Alan J. O. Martin]], 24 March, 2011 &ndash; 25 September, 2013
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[John F. Campbell|John F. Campbell]], 25 September, 2013 &ndash; 22 January, 2016
* Commodore, R.N.Z.N. [[James L. Gilmour|James L. Gilmour]], 22 January, 2016 &ndash;  1 March, 2018
* Captain, R.N.Z.N. [[David G. McEwan]], 1 March, 2018 &ndash;

Several of the most recent men's full names provided to us courtesy of Michael Wynd, Researcher - National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

==See Also==
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{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland}}
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==Footnotes==
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