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Find selected images, audio, video and more relating to New Zealand and the First World War. From the capture of German Samoa to the fatal Gallipoli landings, Passchendaele to peace celebrations.
Samoans were not consulted when Britain, Germany and the United States agreed to partition their islands in December 1899.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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When war broke out in Europe in August 1914, Britain asked New Zealand to seize German Samoa as a 'great and urgent Imperial service'. Although the tiny German garrison offered no opposition, at the time it was regarded as a potentially risky action.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Text is in English. Numbered paragraphs. A proclamation announcing the occupation of German Samoa by the New Zealand government. The rules of the occupation follow. This is a copy of the Proclamation of Occup...
![[German Samoa Proclamation] - Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira](http://media.api.aucklandmuseum.com/id/media/p/2906eeced42a2126f61e614b294b398be2ece875?rendering=standard.jpg "[German Samoa Proclamation] - Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira")
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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Text in German. Numbered paragraphs. A proclamation announcing the occupation of German Samoa by the New Zealand government. The rules of the occupation follow. This is a copy of the Proclamation of Occupatio...
![[German Samoa Proclamation] - Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira](http://media.api.aucklandmuseum.com/id/media/p/21c8edac09f8d40c41883d71cff40cafabed9830?rendering=standard.jpg "[German Samoa Proclamation] - Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira")
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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Text in Samoan. Numbered paragraphs. A proclamation announcing the occupation of German Samoa by the New Zealand government. The rules of the occupation follow. This is a copy of the Proclamation of Occupatio...
![[German Samoa Proclamation] - Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira](http://media.api.aucklandmuseum.com/id/media/p/178c2ecbe0e544e66d2562d71c3b0efc0c10cc19?rendering=standard.jpg "[German Samoa Proclamation] - Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira")
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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
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With hindsight, New Zealand's capture of German Samoa on 29 August 1914 was an easy affair. But at the time it was regarded as a potentially risky action with uncertain outcomes.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Text is in English. Numbered paragraphs. A proclamation announcing the occupation of German Samoa by the New Zealand government. The rules of the occupation follow. This is a copy of the Proclamation of Occup...
![[German Samoa Proclamation] - Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira](http://media.api.aucklandmuseum.com/id/media/p/3d5420632f46426e731456b3f8dbf29a60a3ed13?rendering=standard.jpg "[German Samoa Proclamation] - Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira")
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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
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With hindsight, New Zealand's capture of German Samoa on 29 August 1914 was an easy affair. But at the time it was regarded as a potentially risky action with uncertain outcomes.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Colonel Robert Logan led a 1400-strong expeditionary force to capture German Samoa in New Zealand’s first action of the First World War. This was the second German territory, after Togoland in East Africa, to fall to the Allies in the war.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Colonel Robert Logan led a 1400-strong expeditionary force to capture German Samoa (later renamed Western Samoa). The Germans stationed there were in no position to resist.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Find out more about the capture of German Samoa in the First World War.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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German officials were replaced by New Zealand military officers, civilians, or British residents. These often lacked the experience or qualifications to do the job.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Royal Navy officers arrive at Apia, Samoa, 29 August 1914, with the demand for German surrender.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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This map of Samoa and surrounds contains information in relation to the urban and rural geography of Samoa during the late period of German Administration. The physical map itself broken into many pieces and has been stitched together digitally.
The...
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Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
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A total of 141 New Zealand horses were transported to Samoa during the First World War. Of these, 25 were despatched with the Samoa Advance Party of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in August 1914.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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View of soldiers of the 2nd Contingent, Auckland Territorials entering Queen Street Railway Station on their departure for the German Samoa.
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Showing fishing in the harbour at Apia, capital of Samoa
Samoa
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Auckland Libraries
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