Commanding Officers
“Each of these officers has played his part in moulding, nuturing, ecouraging and at times browbeating the unit into that which we know today.” – 6 RNZIR Newsletter, August 1966
| 1898 – 1900 | Maj J.N.E. Kenny |
| 1900 – 1919 | Lt Col E. W. Porritt, VD |
| 1919 – 1922 | Lt Col R. C. Allen, DSO and Bar, VD |
| 1922 – 1924 | Maj E. Edwards |
| 1924 – 1926 | Lt Col R. F. Gambrill |
| 1926 – 1928 | Lt Col S.S. Allen, CMG, DSO and Bar, ED |
| 1928 – 1934 | Lt Col F. Prideaux, ED |
| 1934 – 1937 | Lt Col C. L Knight, MC |
| 1937 – 1939 | Maj J.M. Allen, MP |
| 1940 – 1944 | Lt Col B. R. Penlington |
| 1944 – 1945 | Lt Col J.R. Bongard, MC (2nd Battalion Hauraki Regiment) |
| 1945 – 1948 | Lt Col S. J. Hedge, ED |
| 1948 – 1955 | Lt Col E. W. Aked, MC, ED |
| 1955 – 1959 | Lt Col R. F. Smith, ED |
| 1959 – 1962 | Lt Col A. H. Balzer, ED |
| 1962 – 1966 | Lt Col D. P. C Walls |
| 1966 – 1970 | Lt Col G. J. MacLeod, ED,JP |
| 1970 – 1974 | Lt Col A. P. Coster,OBE, ED,JP |
| 1974 – 1975 | Lt Col E. J. Torrance |
| 1975 – 1979 | Lt Col S. T. Foster, MBE, ED |
| 1979 – 1981 | Lt Col H. R. Burt, MBE |
| 1981 – 1984 | Lt Col E. A. D. Brooker, ED |
| 1984 – 1987 | Lt Col P. J. Clarke, ED |
| 1987 – 1990 | Lt Col K. L. Maloney, ED |
| 1990 – 1993 | Lt Col E. P. Dean, ED |
| 1993 – 1995 | Lt Col S. N. Pilbrow |
| 1995 – 1998 | Lt Col A. McCaw, ED |
| 1998 – 2002 | Lt Col K Brown, ED |
| 2002 – 2006 | Lt Col J W Dick, ED |
| 2006 – 2009 | Lt Col W Banks, MNZM,ED,JP |
| 2009 – 2012 | Lt Col J Sewell |
| 2012 – 2014 | Lt Col J Sewell (Merged Units 3/6 Bn) |
Reference: Appendix Eight – Commanding Officers, Comrades Brave – A history of the Hauraki Regiment, Richard Taylor
