▁art illery ▁battery ▁account ed ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 7 5 0 . ▁ ▁Late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century : ▁peace keep ing ▁▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Division ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁as ▁succeed ing ▁govern ments ▁reduced ▁the ▁force , ▁first ▁to ▁two ▁brig ades , ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁single ▁one . ▁This ▁one - br ig ade ▁force ▁became , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Integr ated ▁Exp ansion ▁Force , ▁to ▁be ▁formed ▁by ▁producing ▁three ▁composite ▁batt al ions ▁from ▁the ▁six ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁inf antry ▁reg iments . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁a ▁national ▁museum ▁for ▁the ▁Army , ▁the ▁Q E II ▁Army ▁Memorial ▁Museum , ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁W ai our u , ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁main ▁training ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁North ▁Island . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Def ence ▁Review , ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁command ▁structure ▁was ▁adjust ed ▁to ▁distinguish ▁more ▁clearly ▁the ▁separate ▁roles ▁of ▁operations ▁and ▁base ▁support ▁training . ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁internal ▁re organisation ▁within ▁the ▁Army ▁General ▁Staff , ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Land ▁Forces ▁Command ▁in ▁Tak ap una ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁a ▁Land ▁Force ▁Command ▁and ▁a ▁Support ▁Command . ▁Land ▁Force ▁Command , ▁which ▁from ▁then ▁on ▁compr ised ▁ 1 st ▁Task ▁Force ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Task ▁Force ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Island , ▁assumed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁oper