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Battle of Passchendaele 95th anniversary

10 October 2012

Friday 12 October 2012 marked the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele.

Work starts on National War Memorial Park

28 September 2012

Work starts in October 2012 to create a National War Memorial Park in Wellington ready in time to commemorate the centenary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 2015.

Dynamic hub for WW100 commemorations

19 September 2012

Be part of New Zealand’s First World War centenary through this new dynamic WW100 website.

National War Memorial Park Bill Passes First Reading

31 August 2012

Legislation to start work on the new National War Memorial Park to be ready in time for Anzac Day 2015 has passed its first reading.

WW100 funding applications now open

22 August 2012

Over $17m has been set aside to fund commemorative events, activities and projects ahead of the centenary of the First World War.

Trusted New Zealanders appointed to WW100 Centenary Panel

16 August 2012

An advisory Panel of known and trusted New Zealanders will guide commemorations for the centenary of the First World War 1914-1918.

New National War Memorial Park to be ready for Anzac centenary

07 August 2012

A National War Memorial Park will be the Government’s key legacy project to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War and the centrepiece of 2015 Anzac Day commemorations.

First World War Centenary identity launched

02 August 2012

We've launched WW100 New Zealand - a name and stylised poppy that can be used to identify and link commemorative events and activities.

Neill Atkinson: WWI is as close as history gets

25 July 2012

The Chief Historian explains why this war was not just something that happened somewhere else and why it had such a seismic impact on NZ.

NZ'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY 2014–2019

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