▁After ▁being ▁renamed ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Const ab ul ary ▁Force , ▁it ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁separate ▁military ▁and ▁police ▁forces ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁The ▁military ▁force ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Milit ia ▁and ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Force . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 0 2 ▁Major ▁Alfred ▁William ▁Robin ▁led ▁the ▁First ▁Cont ing ent ▁sent ▁from ▁New ▁Zealand ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Army ▁sent ▁ten ▁cont ing ents ▁in ▁total ▁( including ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Cont ing ent ), ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁were ▁raised ▁and ▁instruct ed ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Joseph ▁Henry ▁B anks , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Cont ing ent ▁into ▁battle . ▁These ▁were ▁mounted ▁rif le men , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁cont ing ents ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁to ▁go , ▁providing ▁their ▁own ▁horses , ▁equipment ▁and ▁weapons . ▁ ▁The ▁Def ence ▁Act ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁which ▁disp la ced ▁the ▁old ▁volunte er ▁system , ▁rem od elled ▁the ▁def ences ▁of ▁the ▁domin ion ▁on ▁a ▁territorial ▁basis , ▁em body ing ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁universal ▁service ▁between ▁certain ▁ages . ▁It ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁territorial ▁force , ▁or ▁fighting ▁strength , ▁fully ▁equ ipped ▁for ▁modern ▁requirements , ▁of ▁thirty ▁thousand ▁men . ▁These ▁troops , ▁with ▁the ▁territorial ▁reserve