▁cam ou fl age ▁pattern ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁uniform ▁called ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Multi ▁Ter rain ▁Cam ou fl age ▁Un iform ▁( MC U .) ▁The ▁sh irt ▁remains ▁in ▁an ▁AC U - style ▁however ▁the ▁p ants ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Cry e ▁G 3 ▁combat ▁p ant ▁with ▁remov able ▁kne e ▁p ads , ▁usually ▁otherwise ▁associated ▁with ▁Special ▁Forces ▁and ▁Police ▁tact ical ▁unit ▁assault ▁uniform s . ▁The ▁MC U , ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁ber et ▁or ▁sometimes ▁the ▁Mount ed ▁R if les ▁Hat , ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁working ▁uniform ▁for ▁all ▁branches ▁and ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁N Z DF . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁short com ings ▁and ▁poor ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁MC U ▁uniform , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁replace ▁it ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁cam ou fl age ▁pattern ▁called ▁N Z M TP , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁Multi - T er rain ▁Pattern ▁( M TP ) ▁produced ▁by ▁Cry e ▁P rec ision ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁new ▁uniform s ▁will ▁revert ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁cut ▁and ▁be ▁manufact ured ▁locally . ▁ ▁Rank ▁structure ▁and ▁ins ign ia ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁is ▁commanded ▁by ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Army ▁( Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 ), ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁general ▁or ▁two - star ▁appointment . ▁The ▁current ▁Chief ▁of