The Government of New Zealand has developed New Zealand WW100 as ‘an official programme to mark the First World War Centenary from 2014 to 2018’.
The programme will help to create a ‘shared identityfor First World War Centenary projects and activities, from official state ceremonies to community initiatives’.
New Zealand WW100 has stated that it hopes by 2018:
“New Zealanders [will] have a better understanding of how our military heritage shaped New Zealand identity
- New Zealanders [will] have a better understanding of the impact of the First World War on New Zealand families, particularly women, and on those who served abroad
- New Zealand’s long history of contributing to global peace and security is better understood and valued both in New Zealand an overseas
- New Zealand’s ongoing relationships with Australia, the wider Commonwealth and other participants in the First World War are strengthened.
New Zealand WW100 offers every New Zealander the chance to find out what their First World War story is”.
To visit the New Zealand WW100 website, click here.
Images courtesy of the New Zealand WW100 website
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News