Events In History
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22 December 1916Future prime minister charged with sedition
Peter Fraser’s trial in the Wellington Magistrates’ Court was the sequel to a speech in which he attacked the government’s policy of military conscription. Read more...
Articles
Conscientious objection and dissent
There are always supporters and opponents of a country fighting a war. Over 2500 conscientious objectors lost their civil rights in New Zealand for refusing to serve in the First World War.
- Page 1 - Conscientious objection and dissent in the First World WarThere are always supporters and opponents of a country fighting a war. Over 2500 conscientious objectors lost their civil rights in New Zealand for refusing to serve in the First
New Zealanders who resisted the First World War
Lists of men who for a variety of reasons refused to serve in the First World War.
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Page 2 – Imprisoned conscientious objectors, 1916-1920
A database of individuals imprisoned for rejecting military service during the First World War
First World War - overview
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Sophie were assassinated in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo. This was a key event in sparking the Great War of 1914–18.
- Page 5 - The war at homeNew Zealand played a small but useful part in the British Empire's war effort, and its essential war aim was achieved with the defeat of Germany and its allies in late 1918. New
Māori and the First World War
Māori reactions to serving in the First World War largely reflected iwi experiences of British actions in the 19th century.
- Page 3 - Māori objection to conscriptionMāori served in the First World War in the Maori Contingent. At home, some Māori strongly opposed
Biographies
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Fraser, Peter
Peter Fraser, New Zealand’s wartime PM, led the nation for nine years. Respected rather than loved like Savage, many experts rate him our finest PM.
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Bain, Wilhelmina Sherriff
Wilhelmina Bain was a feminist and peace activist who gained notoriety for her outspoken views against New Zealand’s participation in the South African War.
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Burton, Ormond Edward
Ormond Burton was a Methodist minister and prominent pacifist who developed anti-war views after serving in the First World War.
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Baxter, Archibald McColl Learmond
Archibald Baxter's memoir, We will not cease, is a powerful account of dissent and its consequences, and has become a classic of New Zealand literature.
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Main image: Weraroa State Farm for conscientious objectors
During the First World War the Military Service Boards exempted only 60 men on grounds of religious belief, but these men were expected to undertake alternate work for the state