| Unit Name: | 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery |
| Dates: | 1956–1961 |
| Branch: | New Zealand Army |
| Type: | Air Defence |
The 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery was a territorial air defence regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1956 from the heavy batteries of the 13th and 14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiments, based in Auckland and Wellington respectively, as well as an independent battery based in Christchurch (formerly of 15th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiments which had been disbanded in 1954). The 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft regiment was disbanded in 1961.[1] [2]