The Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment was a Territorial Force (TF) regiment of the New Zealand Army.
It was formed in 1964 during the reorganisation of the army by the amalgamation of two separate regiments: This amalgamation saw the new regiment become a TF battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
This was until the later reorganisation of 1999, which saw the TF battalions split from the RNZIR to become multi-function battalion groups.
The Wellington and Hawke's Bay Regiment became the 7th Wellington and Hawke's Bay Battalion Group, with the following unit types: In December 2012 the regiment was amalgamated with the 5th Wellington West Coast Taranaki Battalion Group to form the 5/7 Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (5/7 RNZIR).
The following battle honours were authorised to be emblazoned on the colours:[1] The regiment was granted the following freedoms:[1]