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==History==
==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".


==Royal Navy Commanders==
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=Edward Lyon Berthon|nick=Edward L. Berthon|appt=2 January, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 300}}|end=}}
{{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=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={{CommRN}}|name=Charles Bourdas Tinley|nick=Charles B. Tinley|appt=27 April, 1936{{NLJul37|p. 300}}|end=}}
</div name=fredbot:office0>
{{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==
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 14:58, 14 September 2020

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.[1]

In Command

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

Footnotes

  1. Email from Colin Robinson, 20200703.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 300.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 300.
  4. The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.