The Royal New Zealand Navy Band is the musical arm of the Royal New Zealand Navy, serving its musical needs from its headquarters at HMNZS Philomel on Devonport Naval Base, North Shore City, Auckland.

By 1944, with the decommissioning of Leander from RNZN service and Achilles in refit, only one ship contained a band, with the one it had consisting of fifteen musicians from the RM.

Post-1945 there was one Royal Marine detachment and band that served aboard the cruiser HMNZS Bellona that arrived in 1946 for service.

Duties included participating in a full-scale version of The Mikado staged by HMNZS Irrirangi, concerts around New Zealand, and the 1953 Presentation of the Queen's Colour of the RNZN by Queen Elizabeth II.

[5] The band maintains a regular schedule of public duties in Auckland, the largest city in the country.