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Kōrero: Asian conflicts

161 Battery in action at Bien Hoa, 1965

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New Zealand's 161 Battery was initially based at Bien Hoa, north of Saigon, where it was attached to an American artillery battalion, providing support to American and Australian units. In 1966 the Australian and New Zealand units at Bien Hoa were moved south to a base at Nui Dat.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: New Zealanders in South-east Asia. National Film Unit, 1965.

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Ian McGibbon, Asian conflicts – Vietnam War, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/34540/161-battery-in-action-at-bien-hoa-1965 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ian McGibbon, i tāngia i te 16 April 2012, updated 1 February 2016.