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

News

Minister Barry to visit Europe ahead of Western Front commemorations
28 September 2015

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry is heading to Europe to take part in a series of memorial events, visit the new Ngā Tapuwae New Zealand First World War trails and build ties for the next three years of centenary commemorations.

Students’ Anzac garden wins top prize
24 September 2015

Education Minister Hekia Parata awarded the top prize in a competition commemorating the First World War to two secondary school students for their memorial garden at Hauraki Plains College.

Penguin launches Book of New Zealand War Writing
21 September 2015

Warfare, both at home and abroad, has shaped the way New Zealand defines itself. A rich collection of different kinds of writing about different kinds of war, including the First World War, was launched on 1 October 2015.

Designers sought to memorialise impact of war on Auckland
16 September 2015

Auckland Council is calling for expressions of interest to design a memorial in Auckland Domain that will mark the centenary commemorations of the First World War.

Hundreds remembered at Chunuk Bair 100 years on
10 August 2015

More than 400 people attended the commemoration of the Battle for Chunuk Bair on the Gallipoli Peninsula, at an intimate and poignant service to remember the hundreds of soldiers killed during the violent battle.

Unsung heroes honoured with online series
07 August 2015

Veterans’ Affairs Minister Craig Foss announced a new series of stories honouring New Zealand’s unsung heroes of the First World War, which were launched on the WW100 New Zealand website today.

National Ceremony to mark the Centenary of the Battle for Chunuk Bair
05 August 2015

The National Ceremony to mark the Centenary of the Battle for Chunuk Bair at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington anchors WW100 events around New Zealand.

Minister Barry announces national service to commemorate Chunuk Bair
05 August 2015

The centenary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair will be marked in Wellington this weekend with a national commemorative service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says.

Ngā Tapuwae Gallipoli app announced as finalist in global tech awards
03 August 2015

Communications Minister Amy Adams has acknowledged six New Zealand finalists in this year’s World Summit Awards for creativity and innovation in ICT, including the Ngā Tapuwae Gallipoli app.

Johnny Enzed – the truth of war in soldiers’ words
02 August 2015

Testimonies from more than 2000 letters, diaries and journal entries of New Zealand soldiers who served in the Great War provide vivid, moving and horrifying written accounts in the latest Centenary Print History book by Glyn Harper.

Entangled Islands exhibition opens in Sāmoa
31 July 2015

Auckland War Memorial Museum partnered with The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Museum of Sāmoa to modify their 'Entangled Islands' exhibition for Sāmoa, where it now resides.

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