Waiouru Military Camp is a camp of the New Zealand Army in the central North Island near Waiouru. Waiouru is often referred to by soldiers as the home of the army as it houses the army marae and is the base where all New Zealand Army soldiers complete their initial basic training called All Arms Recruit Course (AARC). The Marae (which is located inside the camp housing area) is also the home of Ngati Tumatauenga, literally translated this means 'the people of the God of War' and is the tribe that all NZ Army personnel are inducted into on joining.