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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New Zealand Tunnelling Company Memorial Dedication

A programme of commemorative events surround the unveiling of the New Zealand Tunnelling Company memorial dedication in Waihi's Gilmour Reserve on 22 January 2015.

Topics: Commemorations, Ceremonies, Events, Tunnellers, Memorials, New Zealand Tunnelling Company Audience: General, Descendants, Local residents, historians Located in: New Zealand, Waihi
Category: Commemorative events, parades and services, Memorials or monuments, Conferences, public talks, symposiums, Concerts, festivals or performances
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New Zealand Tunnelling Company Memorial

Construction of a new memorial to New Zealand First World War Tunnellers in Waihi. Officially dedicated by the Governor-General on 22 January 2016.

Topics: Memorials, New Zealand Tunnelling Company, Lottery Grant Recipients, Western Front, NZEF Audience: local visitors, Teachers, School students, Descendants Located in: New Zealand, Waihi
Category: Commemorative events, parades and services
Organised by: Waihi Heritage Vision
Operation Minefield event, Waihi

A military vehicles display, including carrying First World War Waihi Tunnellers names and the Waihi Tunnellers emblem down into the minefield. 19 April 2014.

Topics: New Zealand Tunnelling Company, Events, Anzac Day 2014 Audience: General, Families, local visitors Located in: New Zealand, Waihi
Category: Commemorative events, parades and services, Exhibitions and new educational facilities, Memorials or monuments, Creative projects or crafts
Organised by: Go Waihi and the New Zealand Military Vehicle Collectors Club
Enriching the Thames/Coromandel WW1 Roll of Honour online

Researching and documenting local involvement in the First World War to enrich the Coromandel Heritage Trust's existing website.

Topics: Historical records, Local history, Monuments, Memorials, Archives Audience: Descendants, Teachers, Students, Family history researchers, Researchers Located in: Coromandel, Paeroa, Te Aroha, Thames, Waihi, Whangamata, Whitianga
Category: Publications and online resources, Visitor centres, Memorials or monuments, Preservation, conservation or protection
Organised by: Coromandel Heritage Trust