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Belgian WW1 exhibition shows respect for New Zealand soldiers

12 July 2017

'Passchendaele: The Belgians have not forgotten' – an exhibition developed in Belgium to acknowledge New Zealand’s part in the Battle of Passchendaele opens for a three week period at the National War Memorial in Wellington.

‘Luck of the Draw’ project explores conscription

11 July 2017

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says a project by eight young New Zealand artists will spark new conversations on conscription and give us all a better understanding of its place in our history.

Two English Sites Protected to Commemorate New Zealand Lives Lost in the Battle of Messines

15 June 2017

Historic England has marked the centenary of the Battle of Messines by protecting the Bulford Kiwi and a terrain model of the Belgian village.

National commemoration to mark Messines centenary

06 June 2017

A national commemoration to mark the heavy price paid by New Zealand troops at Messines a hundred years ago will be streamed online tomorrow so all Kiwis can pay their respects to the 700 who died in the battle on 7 June 1917.

NZDF to mark the Battle of Messines centenary in Belgium

02 June 2017

New Zealand Defence Force personnel are travelling to Belgium to mark 100 years since New Zealand’s involvement in the Battle of Messines at Mesen/Messines in Belgium on 7 June 2017.

Canterbury student takes title in Battle of Passchendaele social media competition

31 May 2017

Nineteen year-old Emma Catto has been announced as the overall winner of this year’s Battle of Passchendaele social media competition.

First World War chalice returns to Belgium battlefield

22 May 2017

The chalice of First World War chaplain, Father James Joseph McMenamin, was handed over to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) chaplains during a Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Petone on Sunday 21 May at 9.30am.

Battle of Passchendaele competition launched

09 May 2017

Ten senior students will get the opportunity to join the 100th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium later this year, as part of a competition for schools and kura.

Final appeal for images of Māori soldiers

05 May 2017

Historian Monty Soutar has issued a final plea for images of Māori soldiers from the First World War for inclusion in his book about the conflict.

Myriad Faces conference about 1917’s significance looms

18 April 2017

With less than two weeks till the opening of the Myriad Faces of War symposium, its relevance to the wider community continues to grow.

Massive survey of World War I tunnels handed over

18 April 2017

A highly complex University of Otago project to preserve the unique Kiwi character of World War I tunnels in France has reached a milestone.

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