NZ at War
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Part of the First World War centenary history programme, this printed overview of New Zealanders’ experiences on the Western Front was published in September 2016.
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Legacy projects
Listen to New Zealand's First World War story. Audio guides, soldiers' personal stories and historical insights to help you explore Gallipoli and discover the Western Front.
Overseas Ceremonies
Marking the 100th anniversary New Zealand's participation in the Battle of Passchendaele on 12 October 2017.
Latest News
It was quiet when English visited but in a few months things will be much busier as the 100th anniversaries of the major battles are commemorated.
Supported by Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture and Heritage The Myriad Faces of War: 1917 and its legacy will bring together speakers from around the world to Wellington in April 2017 to discuss the impact of the First World War and other significant events.
WW1914-1919
@life100yearsago
History from the perspective of New Zealanders who experienced it. Daily tweets from diaries, letters, newspapers... shared 100 years later in 'real-time'.
PapersPast
30 January 1917
SELF-EXTINGUISHING CANDLES - Thames Star, 30 January 1917 https://t.co/MvGy6wMxaq #WW100 via @PapersPastNZ
CS Clarke's Diary
30 January 1917
I wrote a letter and directed a Weekly News to my brother Henry and my son Willie. https://t.co/sB5KOyv18w #WW100 via @csclarke_diary
PapersPast
30 January 1917
BIG PROFITS to be made Dairy Farming - Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1917 https://t.co/dd2HKdC1ts #WW100 via @PapersPastNZ
Fred Welch's diary
30 January 1917
Britain laying mines to prevent Germans leaving with submarines from Kiel Canal & Heligoland. #WW100. https://t.co/kTUyFNPQLz via @FPWelchdiaries
James Cox's diary
30 January 1917
This morning I walked by Belvedere to Dalefield and did nothing since #WW100 via @cox_diary
PapersPast
30 January 1917
SEIZED BY AN OCTOPUS - BATHING SENSATIONS - Sun, 30 January 1917 https://t.co/pa3pXRJwCV #WW100 via @PapersPastNZ