Scroll through the timeline below to look at key events relating to New Zealand's participation in the Vietnam War, 1963–1975. A plain text version of the timeline is available at the bottom of the page.
1963
- April: New Zealand civilian surgical team arrives in Vietnam, based at Qui Nhon in Binh Dinh province
1964
- June: New Zealand Army Detachment Vietnam (NEWZAD) arrives in Vietnam, based at Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong province
1965
- July: NEWZAD withdrawn from Vietnam
- July: 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), arrives in Vietnam, based at Bien Hoa air base as part of the US 173rd Airborne Brigade
1966
- June: 161 Battery, RNZA, comes under operational control of 1st Australian Task Force (ATF) at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy province
- July: 161 Battery, RNZA, increased in strength from 4 to 6 guns
- August: 161 Battery, RNZA, involved in the Battle of Long Tan, in which they assist 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR)
1967
- April: New Zealand Services medical team arrives in Vietnam, based at Bong Son in Binh Dinh province
- May: Victor (V) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR), deployed to Vietnam from Malaysia
- November: V Company, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam; replaced by Victor 2 (V2) Company, 1RNZIR
- December: Whiskey (W) Company, 1RNZIR deployed to Vietnam from Malaysia
1968
- March: New Zealand infantry companies integrate with 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), to form 2RAR/NZ (Anzac) Battalion; the battalion is part of 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) based at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy province
- May: V2 Company, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam; replaced by Victor 3 (V3) Company, 1RNZIR
- November: W Company, 1st Battalion, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam; replaced by Whiskey 2 (W2) Company, 1RNZIR
1969
- May: V3 Company, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam; replaced by Victor 4 (V4) Company, 1RNZIR
- November: W2 Company, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam; replaced by Whiskey 3 (W3) Company, 1RNZIR
1970
- May: V4 Company, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam; replaced by V5 (Victor 5) Company, 1RNZIR
- November: W3 Company, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam
1971
- January: First New Zealand Army Training Team Vietnam (1NZATTV) deployed at the National Training Centre at Chi Lang
- May: 161 Battery, RNZA withdrawn from Vietnam
- May: V5 Company, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam; replaced by Victor 6 (V6) Company, 1RNZIR
- December: New Zealand Services medical team withdrawn from Vietnam
- December: V6 Company, 1RNZIR leaves Vietnam
1972
- March: Second New Zealand Army Training Team Vietnam (2NZATTV) arrives at Dong Ba Thin, near Cam Ranh Bay
- December: 1NZATTV and 2NZATTV training teams withdrawn from Vietnam
1975
- March: New Zealand civilian surgical team leaves Vietnam
- April: New Zealand Ambassador to (South) Vietnam evacuated from Saigon by 41 Squadron, RNZAF; this is the last RNZAF flight out of Vietnam
How to cite this page: '
Timeline - NZ's Vietnam War 1963–75
', URL: https://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/resources/timeline, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 10-Sep-2021