9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁although ▁the ▁" bo onie ▁hat ," ▁was ▁common ▁in ▁over se as ▁the at res , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁forces ▁also ▁used ▁the ▁U . S ▁P AS GT ▁hel met ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁Australian ▁En hanced ▁Com bat ▁Hel met ▁became ▁the ▁standard ▁issue ▁hel met ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁current ▁combat ▁hel met ▁is ▁the ▁Vi per ▁P 4 ▁Advanced ▁Com bat ▁Hel met ▁by ▁Re vision ▁Military . ▁ ▁British ▁D PM ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁as ▁the ▁cam ou fl age ▁pattern ▁for ▁cl othing , ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁further ▁modified ▁several ▁times ▁to ▁better ▁suit ▁New ▁Zealand ▁conditions . ▁This ▁evol ved ▁pattern ▁is ▁now ▁officially ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁New ▁Zealand ▁dis rupt ive ▁pattern ▁material ▁( N Z DP M .) ▁A ▁new ▁field ▁uniform , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Army ' s ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁a ▁universal ▁pattern ▁mess ▁uniform ▁replaced ▁various ▁regiment al ▁and ▁corps ▁mess ▁dress ▁uniform s ▁previously ▁worn . ▁The ▁mess ▁uniform ▁is ▁worn ▁by ▁officers ▁and ▁senior ▁N CO s ▁for ▁formal ▁evening ▁occasions . ▁ ▁The ▁wide - br im med ▁k h aki ▁sl ouch ▁hat ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mount ed ▁R if les ▁Hat ▁( MR H ) ▁with ▁green ▁p