# List of units in the New Zealand Cadet Corps

This is a list of units in the New Zealand Cadet Corps. Each unit is led and managed by the Cadet Unit Commander, their officers and staff.
As of 2023 there are 33 New Zealand Cadet Corps units and one unrecognised unit (Selwyn Cadet Unit) in New Zealand.

## List of New Zealand Cadet Corps Units

| Abbrv. | Unit | Town / City | Region | Area | Coordinates | Unit Colour Patch | Army Sponsor Unit | Commissioned | Website and Notes |
| OCCU | Opotiki College Cadet Unit | Ōpōtiki | Bay of Plenty | Northern Area | 38°00′50″S 177°17′16″E﻿ / ﻿38.01377705664086°S 177.28770640885824°E﻿ / -38.01377705664086; 177.28770640885824 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | - 2nd oldest unit in the New Zealand Cadet Corps. - Only unit to retain their direct association with their parent college. |
| PapCU | Papakura Cadet Unit | Papakura | Auckland | Northern Area | 37°04′01″S 174°57′56″E﻿ / ﻿37.06689777207701°S 174.96549249902546°E﻿ / -37.06689777207701; 174.96549249902546 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | Archived Formerly City of Papakura Cadet Unit |
| RDCU | Rotorua District Cadet Unit | Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | Northern Area | 38°07′46″S 176°14′20″E﻿ / ﻿38.12944329024912°S 176.23894788411695°E﻿ / -38.12944329024912; 176.23894788411695 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| CACU | City of Auckland Cadet Unit | Auckland | Auckland | Northern Area | 36°51′51″S 174°44′51″E﻿ / ﻿36.86423813417613°S 174.74760788394786°E﻿ / -36.86423813417613; 174.74760788394786 | None | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | 1987 (38 years ago) (1987) | |
| HCCU | Hamilton City Cadet Unit | Hamilton | Waikato | Northern Area | 37°46′52″S 175°16′34″E﻿ / ﻿37.78116617202551°S 175.2760328052092°E﻿ / -37.78116617202551; 175.2760328052092 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| KCU | Kerikeri Cadet Unit | Kerikeri | Northland | Northern Area | 35°13′04″S 173°52′59″E﻿ / ﻿35.21778511973829°S 173.88305800570075°E﻿ / -35.21778511973829; 173.88305800570075﻿ (Kerikeri Cadet Unit) | None | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| NSCU | North Shore Cadet Unit | North Shore | Auckland | Northern Area | 36°46′55″S 174°42′57″E﻿ / ﻿36.78197559876316°S 174.71586824134226°E﻿ / -36.78197559876316; 174.71586824134226﻿ (North Shore Cadet Unit) | None | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | Archived Formerly City of North Shore Cadet Unit |
| WaitCU | Waitakere Cadet Unit | Waitakere | Auckland | Northern Area | 36°50′29″S 174°36′02″E﻿ / ﻿36.8413°S 174.6005°E﻿ / -36.8413; 174.6005 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | 1987 (38 years ago) (1987) | Archived Formerly Waitakere City Cadet Unit Te Atatu Cadet Unit |
| TACCU | Te Awamutu Community Cadet Unit | Te Awamutu | Waikato | Northern Area | 38°00′33″S 175°19′51″E﻿ / ﻿38.0091°S 175.3308°E﻿ / -38.0091; 175.3308 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | November 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-11) | |
| WBPCU | Western Bay of Plenty Cadet Unit | Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | Northern Area | 37°42′00″S 176°09′44″E﻿ / ﻿37.7000°S 176.1623°E﻿ / -37.7000; 176.1623 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | 1998 (27 years ago) (1998) | |
| WhanDCU | Whangarei District Cadet Unit | Whangārei | Northland | Northern Area | 35°46′02″S 174°21′57″E﻿ / ﻿35.7671°S 174.3657°E﻿ / -35.7671; 174.3657 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| TamCU | Tamaki Cadet Unit | Otahuhu | Auckland | Northern Area | 36°56′02″S 174°51′46″E﻿ / ﻿36.9340°S 174.8628°E﻿ / -36.9340; 174.8628 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| MwiCU | Mangawhai Cadet Unit | Mangawhai | Northland | Northern Area | 36°08′33″S 174°30′30″E﻿ / ﻿36.1424°S 174.5082°E﻿ / -36.1424; 174.5082 | None | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| WCCU | Wellington City Cadet Unit | Wellington | Wellington | Central Area | 41°18′17″S 174°48′04″E﻿ / ﻿41.3047°S 174.8012°E﻿ / -41.3047; 174.8012 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | March 9, 2010 (14 years ago) (2010-03-09) - Re-opening | Archived Formerly Rongotai College Cadet Unit |
| CGCU | City of Gisborne Cadet Unit | Gisborne | Gisborne | Central Area | 38°39′59″S 178°01′23″E﻿ / ﻿38.6664°S 178.0230°E﻿ / -38.6664; 178.0230 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| CPorCU | City of Porirua Cadet Unit | Porirua | Wellington | Central Area | 41°05′57″S 174°51′57″E﻿ / ﻿41.0991°S 174.8658°E﻿ / -41.0991; 174.8658 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | December 1984 (40 years ago) (1984-12) | |
| CUHCU | City of Upper Hutt Cadet Unit | Upper Hutt | Wellington | Central Area | 41°08′41″S 175°02′32″E﻿ / ﻿41.1447°S 175.0423°E﻿ / -41.1447; 175.0423 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| CNPCU | City of New Plymouth Cadet Unit | New Plymouth | Taranaki | Central Area | 39°03′20″S 174°04′50″E﻿ / ﻿39.0556°S 174.0805°E﻿ / -39.0556; 174.0805 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| CLHCU | City of Lower Hutt Cadet Unit | Lower Hutt | Wellington | Central Area | 41°13′27″S 174°54′20″E﻿ / ﻿41.2243°S 174.9056°E﻿ / -41.2243; 174.9056 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | Archived |
| RCU | Ruahine Cadet Unit | Waipukurau | Hawke's Bay | Central Area | 39°59′34″S 176°33′29″E﻿ / ﻿39.9928°S 176.5580°E﻿ / -39.9928; 176.5580 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | November 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-11) | |
| RRCU | Rangitikei Ruapehu Cadet Unit | Ruapehu | Manawatū-Whanganui | Central Area | 39°28′22″S 175°40′25″E﻿ / ﻿39.4727°S 175.6735°E﻿ / -39.4727; 175.6735 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | 1998 (27 years ago) (1998) |
| CNapCU | City of Napier Cadet Unit | Napier | Hawke's Bay | Central Area | 39°29′01″S 176°55′10″E﻿ / ﻿39.4837°S 176.9195°E﻿ / -39.4837; 176.9195 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| TaupoCU | Taupō Cadet Unit | Taupō | Waikato | Central Area | 38°40′40″S 176°05′29″E﻿ / ﻿38.6777°S 176.0913°E﻿ / -38.6777; 176.0913 | | 3/6 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | Merged with Taumaranui Cadet Unit in 2020 |
| PNCU | Palmerston North Cadet Unit | Palmerston North | Manawatū-Whanganui | Central Area | 40°22′13″S 175°37′53″E﻿ / ﻿40.3702°S 175.6315°E﻿ / -40.3702; 175.6315 | | | Unknown | Archived |
| FCU | Feilding Cadet Unit | Feilding | Manawatū-Whanganui | Central Area | 40°15′27″S 175°36′08″E﻿ / ﻿40.2574°S 175.6021°E﻿ / -40.2574; 175.6021 | | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | Archived |
| WanCU | Whanganui Cadet Unit | Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | Central Area | 39°56′12″S 175°02′48″E﻿ / ﻿39.9368°S 175.0468°E﻿ / -39.9368; 175.0468 | None | 5/7 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| ACU | Ashburton Cadet Unit | Ashburton | Canterbury | Southern Area | 43°54′19″S 171°45′07″E﻿ / ﻿43.9053°S 171.7520°E﻿ / -43.9053; 171.7520 | | 2/4 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| NCU | Nelson Cadet Unit | Nelson | Nelson | Southern Area | 41°16′26″S 173°16′49″E﻿ / ﻿41.2739°S 173.2803°E﻿ / -41.2739; 173.2803 | | 2/4 Battalion RNZIR | 1987 (38 years ago) (1987) | |
| CCCU | City of Christchurch Cadet Unit | Christchurch | Canterbury | Southern Area | 43°32′56″S 172°32′49″E﻿ / ﻿43.5490°S 172.5470°E﻿ / -43.5490; 172.5470 | | 2/4 Battalion RNZIR | February 29, 1988 (36 years ago) (1988-02-29) | |
| SCU | Selwyn Cadet Unit | Rolleston | Canterbury | Southern Area | 43°36′16″S 172°23′10″E﻿ / ﻿43.6045°S 172.3862°E﻿ / -43.6045; 172.3862 | None | 2/4 Battalion RNZIR | 2022 (3 years ago) (2022) | |
| CDCU | City of Dunedin Cadet Unit | Dunedin | Otago | Southern Area | 45°53′25″S 170°29′56″E﻿ / ﻿45.8903°S 170.4989°E﻿ / -45.8903; 170.4989 | | 2/4 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| ICU | Invercargill Cadet Unit | Invercargill | Southland | Southern Area | 46°24′06″S 168°20′33″E﻿ / ﻿46.4018°S 168.3425°E﻿ / -46.4018; 168.3425 | | 2/4 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| MotCU | Motueka Cadet Unit | Motueka | Tasman | Southern Area | 41°07′23″S 174°36′02″E﻿ / ﻿41.1231°S 174.6005°E﻿ / -41.1231; 174.6005 | | 2/4 Battalion RNZIR | Unknown | |
| TimCU | Timaru Cadet Unit | Timaru | Otago | Southern Area | 44°20′58″S 171°13′51″E﻿ / ﻿44.3494°S 171.2308°E﻿ / -44.3494; 171.2308 | | 2/4 Battalion RNZIR | July 2013 (11 years ago) (2013-07) | |

## Former Units

Former Units of the New Zealand Cadet Corps :
| Abbrv. | Unit | Town / City | Area | | Commissioned | Date of Disbandment | Notes. |
| KCCU | Kaipara Community Cadet Unit | Helensville | Northern Area | 36°40′35″S 174°27′04″E﻿ / ﻿36.67638627373362°S 174.45098691405593°E﻿ / -36.67638627373362; 174.45098691405593 | 1997 | 2013 (16 Years) | |
| SCCU | Southern Cross Cadet Unit | Māngere | Northern Area | 36°57′55″S 174°49′00″E﻿ / ﻿36.96514191001699°S 174.81664065451596°E﻿ / -36.96514191001699; 174.81664065451596 | | 2018 | |
| MCU | Maungarei Cadet Unit | Mt Wellington | Northern Area | 36°53′54″S 174°51′23″E﻿ / ﻿36.89842681487263°S 174.85651578990175°E﻿ / -36.89842681487263; 174.85651578990175 | | 2018 | Archived |
| WCU | Waiuku Cadet Unit | Waiuku | Northern Area | 37°15′05″S 174°43′25″E﻿ / ﻿37.25136651724659°S 174.72365229394936°E﻿ / -37.25136651724659; 174.72365229394936 | | 2007 | |
| FHSCU | Hamilton's Fraser High School Cadet Unit | Hamilton | Northern Area | 37°47′03″S 175°14′37″E﻿ / ﻿37.78414576058581°S 175.24371458762732°E﻿ / -37.78414576058581; 175.24371458762732 | 1931 | 2016 | |
| EBopCU | Eastern Bay of Plenty Cadet Unit | Whakatāne | Northern Area | 37°56′58″S 177°00′07″E﻿ / ﻿37.94953835275128°S 177.0019392877978°E﻿ / -37.94953835275128; 177.0019392877978 | | 2009 | |
| TWaACU | Te Whanau a Apanui Cadet Unit | Te Kaha | Northern Area | 37°44′23″S 177°40′39″E﻿ / ﻿37.73977380147351°S 177.67743176005283°E﻿ / -37.73977380147351; 177.67743176005283 | | 2010 | |
| WDCU | Wairoa District Cadet Unit | Wairoa | Central Area | 39°01′45″S 177°25′04″E﻿ / ﻿39.029072516773574°S 177.41772162133228°E﻿ / -39.029072516773574; 177.41772162133228 | | 2013 | |
| NCCU | Ngāruawāhia Community Cadet Unit | Ngāruawāhia | Northern Area | | 01/11/1986 | | |
| WACCU | West Auckland Cadet Unit | Auckland | Northern Area | | 1987 | | |
| CoMCU | City of Manukau Cadet Unit | Manukau | Northern Area | | | 1996 | |
| MASCU | Mangakino Area School Cadet Unit | Mangakino | Northern Area | | | | |
| BHSCU | Bayfield Highschool Cadet Unit | Dunedin | Southern Area | | | 30/09/1996 | |
| WCU | Wairarapa Cadet Unit | Wairarapa | Central Area | | | | |
| TACU | Te Atatu Cadet Unit | Te Atatū Peninsula | Northern Area | | | | |
| ChCCU | Christs College Cadet Unit | Christchurch | Southern Area | | | 1996 | |
| KingCCU | King Country Cadet Unit | Taumaranui | Central Area | | | 2014 | Rebrand of Taumaranui Cadet unit, before Taumaranui eventually merged with Taupo Cadet unit |

## Former School Cadet Units

There are 152 former high school Cadet Units.
| Unit Name | Town / City | Area | Date of Disbandment | Notes. |
| Aranui High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Ashburton High School Cadets | Ashburton | Southern | | |
| Auckland Grammar School Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Avondale College Cadets | Avondale | Northern | | |
| Burnside High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Cambridge High School Cadets | Cambridge | Northern | | |
| Cashmere High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | 01/04/1965 | |
| Central Hawke's Bay College Cadets | Waipukurau | Central | | |
| Christ's College Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Christchurch Boys High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | 07/11/1970 | |
| Christchurch West High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | 01/04/1965 | |
| Christian Brothers High School Cadets | Dunedin | Southern | | |
| Dannevirke High School Cadets | Dannevirke | Central | | |
| Dargaville High School Cadets | Dargaville | Northern | | |
| De la Salle Cadets | Māngere | Northern | | |
| Edmund Campion College Cadets | Gisborne | Central | | |
| Fairfield College Cadets | Hamilton | Northern | | |
| Feilding Agricultural High School Cadets | Feilding | Central | | |
| Francis Douglas College Cadets | New Plymouth | Central | | |
| Freyberg High School Cadets | Palmerston North | Central | | |
| Gore High School Cadets | Gore | Southern | | |
| Greymouth High School Cadets | Greymouth | Southern | | |
| Hakatere College Cadets | Ashburton | Southern | | |
| Hamilton Boys High School Cadets | Hamilton | Northern | 28/02/1996 | |
| Hamilton Technical College Cadets | Hamilton | Northern | | |
| Hastings Boys High School Cadets | Hastings | Central | | |
| Henderson High School Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Heretaunga College Cadets | Upper Hutt | Central | | |
| Hokitika District High School Cadets | Hokitika | Southern | | |
| Horowhenua College Cadets | Levin | Central | | |
| Huntly College Cadets | Huntly | Northern | | |
| Hutt Valley High School Cadets | Lower Hutt | Central | | |
| Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College Cadets | Lower Hutt | Central | | |
| James Hargest Memorial High School Cadets | Invercargill | Southern | | |
| John McGlashan College Cadets | Dunedin | Southern | | |
| Kaeo District High School Cadets | Kaeo | Northern | | |
| Kaikorai Valley High School Cadets | Dunedin | Southern | | |
| Kaipara College Cadets | Kaipara | Northern | | |
| Kaitaia College Cadets | Kaitaia | Northern | | |
| Kings High School Cadets | Dunedin | Southern | | |
| Lindisfarne College Cadets | Hastings | Central | | |
| Linwood High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Lynfield College Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Mana College Cadets | Porirua | Central | 01/03/1965 | |
| Mangakino District High | Mangakino | Northern | | |
| Marist Brothers High School Cadets, Greymouth | Greymouth | Southern | | |
| Marist Brothers High School Cadets, Invercargill | Invercargill | Southern | | |
| Marist Brothers High School Cadets, Palmerston North | Palmerston North | Central | 07/12/1964 | |
| Marlborough College Cadets | Blenheim | Southern | | |
| Matakana Island Maori District High School Cadets | Matakana Island | Northern | | |
| Matamata College Cadets | Matamata | Northern | | |
| Morrinsville College Cadets | Morrinsvile | Northern | | |
| Motatau Maori District High School Cadets | Motatau | Northern | 26/01/1965 | |
| Mount Albert Grammar School Cadets | Auckland | Northern | 01/09/1964 | |
| Mount Maunganui College Cadets | Mount Maunganui | Northern | | |
| Mount Roskill Grammar School Cadets | Auckland | Northern | 07/1996 | |
| Naenae College Cadets | Lower Hutt | Central | | |
| Napier Boys' High School Cadets | Napier | Central | 30/11/1964 | |
| Nelson College Cadets | Nelson | Southern | | |
| New Plymouth Boys High School Cadets | New Plymouth | Central | | |
| Ngata Memorial College Cadets | Ruatoria | Northern | | |
| Ngatea District High School Cadets | Ngatea | Northern | | |
| Nightcaps District High School Cadets | Nightcaps | Southern | | |
| Northland College Cadets | Kaikohe | Northern | | |
| Okaihau District High School Cadets | Ōkaihau | Northern | | |
| Okato District High School Cadets | Ōkato | Central | | |
| Opunake High School Cadets | Ōpunake | Central | | |
| Otago Boys High School Cadets | Dunedin | Southern | | First Unit |
| Otahuhu College Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Otorohanga College Cadets | Ōtorohanga | Northern | | |
| Paeroa College Cadets | Paeroa | Northern | | |
| Palmerston District High School Cadets | Palmerston | Southern | | |
| Papanui High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Papanui High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Penrose High School Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Piopio District High School Cadets | Piopio | Northern | | |
| Pukekohe High School Cadets | Pukekohe | Northern | | |
| Punaruku Maori District High School Cadets | Punaruku | Northern | | |
| Putaruru High School Cadets | Putāruru | Northern | | |
| Rangiora High School Cadets | Rangiora | Southern | | |
| Rangitahi College Cadets | Murupara | Northern | 09/03/1966 | |
| Rangitikei College Cadets | Marton | Central | | |
| Rangitoto College Cadets | Auckland | Northern | 01/10/1964 | |
| Raupehu College Cadets | Ohakune | Central | | |
| Rawene District High School Cadets | Rawene | Northern | | |
| Reefton District High School Cadets | Reefton | Southern | | |
| Reporoa District High School Cadets | Reporoa | Northern | | |
| Rerekohu District High School Cadets | Te Araroa | Northern | | |
| Riccarton High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Riverton District High School Cadets | Invercargill | Southern | | |
| Rotorua Boys High School Cadets | Rotorua | Northern | | |
| Ruawai District High School Cadets | Ruawai | Northern | 15/09/1964 | |
| Scots College Cadets | Wellington | Central | | |
| Seddon Memorial Technical College Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Selwyn College Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Shirley Boys High School Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Southland Boys High School Cadets | Invercargill | Southern | | |
| Southland Technical College Cadets | Invercargill | Southern | | |
| St. Andrew's College Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| St. Augustine's High School Cadets | Whanganui | Central | | |
| St. Bede's College Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| St. Bernard's College Cadets | Lower Hutt | Central | 07/04/1963 | |
| St. John’s College Cadets, Hamilton | Hamilton | Northern | | |
| St. Joseph’s College Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| St. Kevin’s College Cadets | Oamaru | Southern | | |
| St. Patrick's College Cadets, Silverstream | Silverstream | Central | | |
| St. Patrick’s College Cadets, Wellington | Wellington | Central | | |
| St. Peter's College Cadets | Cambridge | Northern | 11/02/1966 | |
| St. Peter's Maori College Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| St. Stephen's School Cadets | Bombay | Northern | | |
| Stratford Technical High School Cadets | Stratford | Central | | |
| Taihape District High School Cadets | Taihape | Central | | |
| Taita College Cadets | Taitā | Central | | |
| Takapuna Grammar School Cadets | Auckland | Northern | 01/12/1964 | |
| Tamaki College Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Tararua College Cadets | Pahiatua | Central | | |
| Taumarunui High School Cadets | Taumaranui | Central | | |
| Taupō-Nui-a-Tia College Cadets | Taupō | Central | | |
| Tauranga Boys College Cadets | Tauranga | Northern | | |
| Te Aroha College Cadets | Te Aroha | Northern | | |
| Te Aute College Cadets | Pukehou | Central | | |
| Te Awamutu College Cadets | Te Awamutu | Northern | 01/09/1964 | |
| Te Kaha Maori District High School Cadets | Te Kaha | Northern | | |
| Te Kao Maori District High School Cadets | Te Kao | Northern | | |
| Te Kuiti High School Cadets | Te Kūiti | Northern | | |
| Thames High School Cadets | Thames | Northern | | |
| The Taieri High School Cadets | Mosgiel | Southern | | |
| Timaru Boys High School Cadets | Timaru | Southern | | |
| Timaru Technical High School Cadets | Timaru | Southern | | |
| Tokomairiro District High School Cadets | Milton | Southern | | |
| Waiau District High School Cadets | Waiau | Southern | | |
| Waimate High School Cadets | Waimate | Southern | | |
| Waimea College Cadets | Nelson | Southern | | |
| Wairarapa College Cadets | Masterton | Central | 23/07/1964 | |
| Waitaki Boys High School Cadets | Oamaru | Southern | | |
| Wellington College Cadets | Wellington | Central | | |
| Wellsford District High School Cadets | Wellsford | Northern | | |
| Westlake High School Cadets | Auckland | Northern | | |
| Westport Technical College Cadets | Westport | Southern | | |
| Whakatane High School Cadets | Whakatāne | Northern | | |
| Wyndham District High School Cadets | Wyndham | Southern | | |
| Xavier College Cadets | Christchurch | Southern | | |
| Yaldhurst Model School Cadets | Yaldhurst | Southern | | |