Courage, Commitment, Comradeship, Integrity

Want to find out what those words mean? No. 19 (Auckland) Squadron is a volunteer youth organisation that aims to equip the youth of today with skills for tomorrow.

What do we do? In a brief summary: flying, shooting, tramping, running, first aid, navigation, radio telephone procedure. That's not to mention the leadership training and citizen building that comes with being a member.19 Squadron has a reputation of being one of the best New Zealand Cadet Force units in the country, and that's a reputation we intend to hold on to.

Join the Team

Want to know about joining up or do you have questions about whether we're right for you?

Find Out →

What we do

Find out about our organization, mission, and activities undertaken by the unit.

Learn More →

Keep an eye out below for updates from our Instagram!

19 SQN and @cityofaucklandcadetunit spent the day together on the range working on our marksmanship. Well done to CDT Romaniuk (19 SQN) who had the highest score of the day with 69 and to CDT Touchette (CACU) who had the biggest improvement in their
Just because it’s school holidays it doesn’t mean activities don’t continue. Over the past 10 days FGOFF Gathercole and SGT Parkinson attended the National Aviation Course in Woodbourne, FGOFF was staffing and SGT was a student. SGT
Tuesday the 6th of November, we celebrated our final parade at New Lynn RSA. A big thank you to New Lynn RSA for hosting us and for all the help you have given us over the years, and to the friends and family who joined us on our final parade. Congra
Congratulations to our newest member of the officer team - A/PLTOFF Charles Quin. A/PLTOFF Quin successfully completed the nine day Commissioning Course held at RNZAF Base Ohakea last week. He was in good company with A/PLTOFF Parulkar attending as
After 4 long years,19SQN finally took to the skies once again for our annual gliding camp! Cadets were able to get a first hand experience in traditional gliders and motor gliders,as well as helping out with tasks on the airfield. Big thank you to
Tonight we bid farewell to what has been our home for 19 years. We celebrated by sharing a meal together while practicing for our upcoming Dine In. We lowered the ensign for the last time at the end of the night as an officer team. Mā whero mā pang
19 SQN were blessed with incredible weather this weekend during Winter Camp! Cadets went on a tramp, cooked their own meals and even put their tents up in the dark! Another successful bushcraft camp which ended in a very quiet ride back to HQ 😴
In what is a rare occurrence, we had a full set of ATC officer ranks amongst our staff tonight. A unique occasion that has been a long time coming (we've been waiting three months!), worth sharing with the 19 Squadron whānau #ranks
Beach games and competitions from the Squadron Summer Camp at the end of last term ☀️
Cadets visiting Whatipu caves ⛰
Thursday throwback: last term 19 Squadron had our annual summer camp at Whatipu (our first field camp since 2019 due to Covid)! Cadets learnt search and rescue techniques, radio and compass use, survival shelter construction, and a raft of other fiel
⭐️ Level Up ⭐️ Congratulations to 19 Squadron’s freshly promoted NCOs. Well done F/S Winson, CPL Ali, CPL Glencross, CPL Donaldson, and CPL Newby! #nzcadets #youngleaders
19SQN had an excellent time yesterday at the Auckland Combined ATC Sports Day! They played in all four of the sports and dug deep at Tug of War, coming away with 4th overall! Congratulations to 3 SQN for placing 1st and a big thank you to them and t
19 SQN and @cityofaucklandcadetunit are out and about in New Lynn for the second day collecting for the annual @newzealandrsa Poppy Day appeal. Please give generously
Congratulations to our newly promoted LACs: LAC Jayasinghe, LAC Khan & LAC Kitson.
Bootcamp wasn’t just about drill! Cadets took part in outdoor team challenges and confidence course activities 🏆☀️
Congratulations to our newest Cadets of 19 Squadron! Bootcamp is the weekend camp where our first year Cadets learn the foundations of drill and what it means to be a Cadet, whilst becoming part of a close-knit team. Our more senior Cadets spent the
Bootcamp off to a good start! Lots of drill and CFK for our new recruits and upskilling of our current cadets. Looking forward to another day of learning tomorrow! #nzcf #learning #bootcamp
Covid won’t stop us! We are back to online parade nights. Great to see our cadets participating in online lessons. #onlinelearning #nzcf #aircadets
It's parents vs. cadets at our RSA Family Fun Night with indoor bowls, eight ball, darts and some board games on offer. A big thank you to the New Lynn RSA for hosting and having some experts on hand to show us the ropes