They must also accept a high degree of personal responsibility because the lives of soldiers can often rely on the fast and accurate transmission of battlefield information.

[2] The principal unit of the RNZCS from 1948 to 1964 was the 1st Divisional Signals Regiment, from which the following units were established after its disbandment:[2] A notable member of the RNZCS was Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Bassett, who was the only soldier serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) to be awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) in the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War.

[4][5] The RNZSig has the following structure:[6][7] Note to future editors: The only DESIGNATED reserves are the 3 Infantry Battalions, as per https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/army/our-structure/ The corps school is known as the School of Signals and is located at Linton Military Camp, where both the Regular Force and Army Reserve personnel attend to attain qualification as a Royal New Zealand Signaller.

It is one of the only pipe bands in New Zealand that is allowed to parade in full traditional highland military uniform.

[2][8] The badge of The Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals consists of the Roman god Mercury, holding a caduceus and standing on a globe, with a Royal crown above and two scrolls below bearing the Corps motto "Certa Cito" (meaning "swift and sure").