The Mayor of Auckland and the Director of the Auckland War Memorial announce “the themes forming the basis of Auckland’s contribution to the WW100 commemoration events and programmes”.
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Call for papers for ‘Rethinking War’ conference, New Zealand
The Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies together with the Ministry for Culture & Heritage is holding a multidisciplinary conference, on ‘rethinking war’, and has made a call for papers.
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Massey University Foundation receives $500,000 grant for three volumes of Centenary History of New Zealand
The Massey University Foundation has received a $500,000 grant in lottery funding towards three volumes of ‘the Centenary History of New Zealand and the First World War’ project.
Continue readingWhangarei Art Museum, New Zealand, receives funding for ‘Living Remembrance Floral Carpet’ project to mark Centenary
Whangarei Art Museum, New Zealand, announces $12,000 funding from the Lottery towards the creation of “five living floral commemorative carpets” for Centenary.
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Australia and New Zealand announce details of ticket ballot for Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli in 2015
Australia and New Zealand announce details of the ballot system for tickets to be used for Anzac Day Centenary commemorations at Gallipoli in 2015.
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Director Peter Jackson to work with Te Papa Museum, New Zealand, to recreate Gallipoli trenches
Director Sir Peter Jackson and Creative Director of Weta Workshop, Sir Richard Taylor, are to work with New Zealand’s Te Papa Museum to recreate a ‘trench experience’ to mark the Centenary.
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Centenary News examines the role New Zealand troops played at Gallipoli
Centenary News contributor Svar Barrington reflects on the role New Zealand troops played in the landings at Gallipoli during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915.
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Centenary News examines the role New Zealand troops played at Gallipoli
Centenary News contributor Svar Barrington reflects on the role New Zealand troops played in the landings at Gallipoli during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915.
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New Zealand National War Memorial Park
The New Zealand Government has announced that work on the National War Memorial Park “is progressing well and is on target for the opening to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings on 25 April 2015”.
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National Library of New Zealand continues digitisation of First World War diaries
The National Library of New Zealand has written a blog entry about the progress of its "war diaries project".
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