WW100 – New Zealand's First World War Centenary Programme ran from 2014 to 2019

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NZ'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY 2014–2019

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Designs for Auckland Domain memorial on display
08 January 2016

Visitors to Auckland War Memorial Museum during 8-24 January have the opportunity to view and comment on five concepts for a new commemorative memorial planned for the Auckland Domain to mark the centenary of the Great War.

Battle of the Somme Centenary ticket ballot
05 January 2016

Did your relative serve in the 1916 Battle of the Somme? 40 tickets are available for New Zealanders to attend the joint British and French Centenary of the Battle of the Somme event in Thiepval, northern France, 1 July 2016.

A second Christmas
18 December 2015

The realities of a second Christmas far away from home tore at many families’ celebrations in 1915.

Auckland Museum's new ‘Home Front’ exhibition explores life in New Zealand during the First World War
18 December 2015

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum is proud to announce a new exhibition, 'Home Front: Experiences of the First World War in New Zealand', opens 26 February 2016.

Visitors flock to Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
17 December 2015

Thousands of visitors have taken the chance to experience the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington since it opened in April this year, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says.

WW100 centenary theme for 2016 is “Transition – A National War Effort”
06 November 2015

In 2016, WW100 marks the retreat of the NZEF from Gallipoli to Egypt and their transition to the Western Front. The centenary will also present commentary on the growth of the ‘national war effort’ at home, including conscription, shipping and the impacts on industry and society.

Ngā Tapuwae Western Front trails released
19 October 2015

A new interactive guide to New Zealand’s First World War history on the Western Front – and one of the First World War centenary legacy projects – is now available.

Role of Honour for three Niuean First World War soldiers
12 October 2015

Three Niuean soldiers who served in the First World War will now be included in the New Zealand Roll of Honour and Commonwealth War Graves Commission records, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says.

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