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NZ'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY 2014–2019

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Pre-order your Ngā Tapuwae official pin now for Anzac Day
24 March 2016

WW100 and Te Papa have partnered together to bring you the official Ngā Tapuwae pin. Pre-orders are now available, so that you can get the pin in time for Anzac Day.

The National War Memorial becomes a canvas for multimedia Anzac commemorations
16 March 2016

A stunning image and sound event at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park will give people another opportunity to remember and pay tribute to these Anzac commemorations.

New author for First World War Centenary Print History series announced
14 March 2016

Historian Anna Rogers has signed up to write the New Zealand medical services volume in the Centenary History Programme series of publications commemorating New Zealand's involvement in the war.

Centenary of the Somme to be marked
09 March 2016

The centenary of the horrific Battle of the Somme and the enduring impact of the First World War on New Zealand society will be marked by the WW100 programme this year, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says.

Serve for New Zealanders initiative launched
22 February 2016

Serve for New Zealanders, a new concept where members of the public are encouraged to undertake some form of volunteering on a national holiday, will be piloted on Anzac Day 2016, coinciding this year with the RSA’s centenary.

First World War rugby trophy now on display at the National Army Museum
18 February 2016

One of the first international military rugby trophies, the Somme Cup, is on display at the National Army Museum in Waiouru until 26 April 2016.

Funding for arts projects to commemorate the First World War
03 February 2016

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

First World War commemorations focus on the Western Front in 2016
27 January 2016

New Zealand’s international First World War commemorations will focus on the Western Front with Anzac Day-related ceremonies in France and Belgium and the Battle of the Somme centenary on 15 September this year.

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