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Students encouraged to remember Passchendaele

31 July 2015

Veterans’ Affairs Minister Craig Foss says a multi-media competition for year 13 students will help ensure the bravery and sacrifice of New Zealand troops during the Battle of Passchendaele is not forgotten.

One hundred years of military nursing

16 July 2015

On 17 July 2015 past and present military nurses will attend a commemorative service to mark the centenary of the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (RNZNC), at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park.

The centenary of the return of the Willochra

10 July 2015

The ship Willochra arrived at Glasgow Wharf in Wellington with the first large group of wounded men from Gallipoli, during the afternoon of 15 July 1915.

Special status given to NZ & Australian memorial in Albany

06 July 2015

A memorial commemorating the service of the Australian Light Horse and New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Middle East during the First World War has been declared a Military Memorial of National Significance.

Chunuk Bair centenary marked at Pukeahu on 8 August

01 July 2015

The national ceremony to mark the centenary of the battle for Chunuk Bair during the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign will take place at 4pm, Saturday 8 August at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington.

NZ honours four Belgians for dedication to remembering kiwi contribution to historic battles

17 June 2015

New Zealand recognised the outstanding contribution of four Belgians on Queen’s Birthday weekend, making them Honorary Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit for their services to New Zealand-Belgium relations and World War One commemorations.

Anzac Day: Nation pays its respects

25 April 2015

Services around the country were held to mark 100 years since the Gallipoli campaign, with tens of thousands turning out to remember those who died far from home.

Collaborative arts projects to mark First World War Centenary

22 April 2015

Creative New Zealand is pleased to announce the third round of grants from its First World War Centenary (WW100) Co-Commissioning Fund.

Te Papa and Weta Workshop open ground-breaking Gallipoli exhibition

17 April 2015

A ground-breaking national exhibition opens at Te Papa on 18 April, to mark the centenary of the First World War.

Anzac Week marks 100th anniversary of Gallipoli

15 April 2015

A spectacular week of events to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings during the First World War begins this Saturday, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says.

NZ'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY 2014–2019

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