# List of wars involving New Zealand

This might be a list of wars involving New Zealand. New Zealand has participated in many armed conflicts, often alongside its allies such as the United Kingdom.
    New Zealand victory
    New Zealand defeat
    Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive)
    Ongoing conflict

## List
### Colonial New Zealand (1841–1907)

| Conflict | New Zealand | Opposing Combatant | Result | Casualties |
| Flagstaff War (1845–1846)The bombardment of Ruapekapeka, January 1846. | British Empire  United Kingdom  New South Wales  Colony of New Zealand Māori Kupapa | Māori | Inconclusive Kawiti and Heke's rebellion defeated British claimed a tactical victory British negotiate peace with Kawiti in 1846 British negotiate peace with Heke in 1848. | 60–94 killed |
| First Taranaki War (1860–1861)British troops defending their positions during the Battle of Waireka. | British Empire  New South Wales  Colony of New Zealand | Taranaki Māori Kīngitanga | Ceasefire Truce agreed to after the surrender of the Te Ārei pā Waikato Invasion plans made Māori remained in possession of the European-owned Tātaraimaka | 200 killed and wounded |
| Second Taranaki War (1863–1866) | British Empire  New South Wales  Colony of New Zealand | Taranaki Māori | Inconclusive Tribes either surrendered or withdrew towards the mountain. | ~34 killed |
| Waikato Wars (1863–1864)Ngāti Maniapoto survivors of the war, at the jubilee gathering on the battlefield of Orakau, 1 April 1914. All but Hekiera shared in the defence of Orakau pa, and fought through to the Puniu River in the retreat. | British Empire  New South Wales  Colony of New Zealand | Kīngitanga North Island allies | Victory Kingite power crushed Waikato Māori expelled south of the Waikato River. Occupation and settlement of European colonists on conquered land | 1000 killed and wounded |
| East Cape War (1865–1866) | British Empire  Colony of New Zealand Arawa Ngāti Porou Ngāti Kahungunu | Whakatohea Māori Urewera Māori Ngai Tama Māori | Victory | 35 killed |
| Titokowaru's War (1868–1869)The death of Gustavus von Tempsky at Te Ngutu o Te Manu by Tītokowaru's forces. | British Empire  United Kingdom  New South Wales  Colony of New Zealand Māori Kupapa | Ngāti Ruanui Iwi Ngāruahine tribes | Victory Ngāti Ruanui and Ngaruahine withdrawal | 11 killed |
| Te Kooti's War (1868–1872)Poverty Bay Massacre (Battles of the nineteenth century, no. 3, 1901). | British Empire  United Kingdom  New South Wales  Colony of New Zealand Māori Kupapa Ngāti Porou Ngāti Kahungunu | Māori Iwis Ngāi Tūhoe Ngati Hineuru Rongowhakaata Ringatū adherents Pai Mārire adherents | Victory End of New Zealand Wars Territory ceded by Māori iwi | ~60 killed |
| Second Boer War (1899–1902)The first contingent of New Zealand soldiers embarking for South Africa, October 1899. | British Empire  United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  Colony of New Zealand  India  Ceylon Cape Colony Natal Colony Rhodesia | Orange Free State South African Republic | Victory British sovereignty over the Orange Free State and the Transvaal in accordance with the Treaty of Vereeniging | 230 killed |
| Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901) | British Empire  United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  Colony of New Zealand  India  Japan  Russia France  United States  Germany  Austria-Hungary  Italy | Yihetuan Qing China | Victory Boxer Protocol: Anti-foreign societies banned in China | ? |

### New Zealand (1907–Present)

| Conflict | New Zealand | Opposing Combatant | Result | Casualties |
| World War I (1914–1918)New Zealand WWI Troops in Trench - Front line of the Somme. | France British Empire  United Kingdom  Canada  Newfoundland  Australia  New Zealand  India  South Africa  Russia United States Italy Serbia Montenegro Belgium Japan China Romania Portugal Brazil Hejaz Greece Armenia Nejd and Hasa Siam | Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria | Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations | 16,711 to 18,060 killed |
| Armenian–Azerbaijani War (1918–1920) | FR Armenia RM Armenia British Empire  United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  New Zealand Centrocaspian Dictatorship | Azerbaijan Ottoman Empire Russian SFSR Turkish Revolutionaries Azerbaijan SSR | Defeat Sovietization of Armenia and Azerbaijan Disputes over Karabakh and Nakhichevan settled in favor of Soviet Azerbaijan Zangezur gained by Soviet Armenia | ? |
| World War II (1939–1945)Members of the 28th Battalion performing a haka, Egypt (July 1941). | United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Norway Czechoslovakia Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Philippines Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Mongolia | Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia Finland Iraq Thailand | Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War | 11,700 killed |
| Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) | United Kingdom Federation of Malaya  Southern Rhodesia  Rhodesia and Nyasaland Fiji  Australia New Zealand | MCP MRLA | Victory Chin Peng exiled from Malaya | 15 killed |
| Korean War (1950–1953)New Zealand gunners providing artillery support for Australian forces across the Imjin River, April 1951. | South Korea United States United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand Turkey Philippines Thailand Ethiopia Greece France Colombia Belgium South Africa Netherlands Luxembourg | North Korea China Soviet Union | Ceasefire North Korean invasions of South Korea repelled United Nations invasion of North Korea repelled Chinese–North Korean–Soviet invasion of South Korea repelled Korean Armistice Agreement signed Korean Demilitarized Zone established | 45 killed |
| Borneo Confrontation (1963–1966) | Malaysia Singapore United Kingdom Australia New Zealand | Indonesia | Victory Suharto replaced Sukarno as the Supreme Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces Normalisation of diplomatic relationship Indonesia accepts the formation of Malaysia Peace treaty | 12 killed |
| Vietnam War (1965–1973)New Zealand soldier with an Australian M113 in South Vietnam during 1968. | South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand Philippines Laos Cambodia Khmer Republic | North Vietnam Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea | Defeat Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina in 1973 Dissolution of the Republic of Vietnam Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in 1975 South Vietnam is annexed by North Vietnam | 37 killed |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Qatar New Zealand | Iraq | Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber III restored Sanctions against Iraq Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure Establishment of Iraqi no-fly zones | ? |
| War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)Two members of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team provide security in Shebar district, Bamyan province, July 23. | Afghanistan ISAF  United States  United Kingdom  Canada  Australia  New Zealand  Germany  France  Italy  Georgia  Poland  Romania  Turkey | Taliban al-Qaeda IMU HI-Gulbuddin HI-Khalis Haqqani network Lashkar-e-Taiba JeM ETIM TTP IEW TNSM IJU Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Defeat Initial defeat of the Taliban government in Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda camps Killing of Osama bin Laden Long running Taliban insurgency Taliban resurgence in 2021 culminating in the Fall of Kabul (2021) Fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and re-instalment of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | 10 killed |
| Iraq War (2003–2004) | Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan United States United Kingdom South Korea Italy Poland Australia New Zealand Georgia Ukraine Netherlands Spain Romania Bulgaria Denmark Thailand | SCJL Naqshbandi Army ISI al-Qaeda Ansar al-Islam IAI Mahdi Army Badr Brigades Kata'ib Hezbollah Ba'athist Iraq | Victory Invasion and occupation of Iraq Overthrow of Ba'ath Party government Execution of Saddam Hussein Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and sectarian violence Subsequent reduction in violence and depletion of al-Qaeda in Iraq Establishment of parliamentary democracy and formation of new Shia-led government Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011 | ? |
| East Timorese Crisis (2006–2013)A New Zealand ISF soldier patrols Dili on polling day. Support for candidate Horta is displayed in background. | Australia New Zealand Malaysia Portugal East Timor | FTDL Rebels | Victory Violence ends | 5 killed |
| War on ISIL (2014–present) | United States Iraq United Kingdom Canada Jordan Morocco Australia Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Bahrain Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Egypt | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram al-Qaeda | Ongoing Coalition airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Nigeria Multinational humanitarian effort conducted by various nations. ISIL loses 30% of its territory in Iraq Over 350 Christians are in ISIL captivity. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Iraq and Syria flee from their homes to escape advancing ISIL forces. Thousands of Syrian and Iraqi civilians killed by ISIL forces. Boko Haram joins ISIL, establishing a presence in Nigeria and surrounding African countries. Arming and support for Iraq and the Syrian Opposition along with various militias opposed to ISIL. ISIL controls over 50% of Syria by May 2015. ISIL presence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and the Philippines. | ? |